then; and t> collect all possible data regarding th© biology of the kin- 
crabs, their life history, growth, size, distribution and environment. 
ks many fully equip, ad prospecting boats should b© provided and 
operated as available funds will permits 
a. :ao!i prospeotin boat should be provided with a reliable 
inboard motor boat suitable for setting tangle sots and setting out crab 
pots to bo carried on deck or towed; If possible a portion of the fish bold 
should ba rigged with ladder and tea orary tables, some form of heat and 
light for th® accompanying biologist. 
b. .ach prospecting boot should have at least two Bureau mm 
aboard , a fishery export and a biologist. 
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fathometer on euefc bo t is hi ■ -hly desirable and would be 
of inesti nble value to the investigation* It is realised that the l natal* 
2 r t ion of such ©qulpfiamt will rrobably bo financially impossible. 
loth olden of the Peninsula rhcrnld be investigated si'oultaneoualy, and 
thoroughly* All reliable reports of the occurrence of crabs should be 
investigated ©ginning In the vicinity of > otorsburg in outheastern Alaska 
where crabs ore now caught in United numbers by hr imp trawlers, and 
runs log out through the Aleutian Inlands if possible. 
Tf • a are really to learn something about king crabs field parties 
baaed on shore stations in Jtnoe' Bay and Jlgn 'a- should be established 
for tha purpose of conducting intensive studies of the biology of th© crab, 
'fheae two arena at some distance from one another a r* sugge tef as king 
crabs nr*" at sous stag© of th ir life a opear to be present the year round* 
T only case of those parties can bo organised it should be located at 
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itak or ulga Isay - here shore facilities ax® available. 
’>uch facilities 
