At Sea Survey - August 1964 - Draft - Progress Report 
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INTRODUCTION 
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This report is based on results end observations made in the 
thirteenth of a monthly series of investigations of the flora and fauna 
in a particular study area of the Central Pacific Ocean* Observations 
cover a period of 23 days ~ 3 August to 27 August 1?61|« 
The areas investigated were the same as last month, with the ex- 
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elusion of extending the first two legs of the grid to ten degrees 
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North, and the inclusion of and extention to Pearl and Hermes Reef — 
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returning to Qahu along the Northern sides of the Leeward Islands, 
The islands of Pearl and Hermes Reef and Lisianski were visited 
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and occupied five of the twenty- three days — August 17-19 end 21-22. 
This report covers the times the ship was in motion only. 
Diurnal and nocturnal observations were made in the grid and 
diurnal observations in all other areas. 
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Six members of the Smithsonian Institution Pacific Project 
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participated in the survey - Ken Amerman (Biologist in Charge), 
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J. Douglas Whitman, Paul W* Woodward, Peter Marshall, Richard W. Merrill 
and Alan Anderson* William Forester and Alan Young, engaged in oceano- 
graphic studies, were representing Dr. M* Doty of the University of 
Hawaii. 
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The areas of study investigated will be reported by letter 
designations thusly: 
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