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banded more Masked and Red -footed Boobies (he got 25 more). I 
tried to recover the dead seal pup but he had not been dead long 
enough and was still quite messy. I also collected some Berlese 
material. We returned to the Whaleboats and by 12:45 were back 
aboard the Tavakon! . The equipment was first stared on the quarterdeck 
and after taking a welcomed shower (and eating) we began to unpack 
the rubber bags. The material was sorted cleaned and more items 
adcied where needed. 'The equipment was then repacked and stored in 
the aft hole for Pearl and Hermes Reef. At 5 p.m. we left French 
Frigate Shoals bound for Gardner Pinnacles. Before leaving the 
material in the Berlese funnels were changed and the collected 
fauna preserved in vials. During the afternoon several schools 
of porpoises swam by the ship. At 7:50 I went to bed. Fred had 
already lain dam and was filling out Banding Reports. 
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Awoke this morning at 6 a.m. after a good night of rest and 
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sleep. Upon going topside Gardner Pinnacles was in view. We 
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were told ve would get there approximately 7:50 a.m. After eating 
breakfast we dressed for going ashore. Upon anchoring ve could ' 
see that the water on the south side was very calm. Since the ruth er 
boat was being repaired, we loaded bands, camera, net, and water into 
the whaleboat and left the ship. We landed cn the S. E. tip without 
even getting wet. Our light gear was passed ashore. It was now 
8:50 a.m. A signalman also came ashore with Fred and I. Fred started 
