■< 
* 
Preliminary Report on Aleutian Trip J y 
Part B 
September-October 1965 
The second phase of the Aleutian Islands (1965) vork began on 28 
September vhen Smithsonian personnel consisting of Max C. Thompson (Leader) 
and Robert DeLong arrived at Adak. At Adak ve joined the Bureau of 
Commercial Fisheries ship the R/V GEORGE B. KELEZ on 29 September. The 
ship departed Adak for the Western Aleutians on JO September at 1600. 
The objectives of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries in the cruise 
vere to study the distribution of salmon on the high seas along longitude 
173° E from the Aleutian Islands to kl° N. Our objective vas to study 
distribution of sea birds in this area and to secure as many species as 
possible. Accordingly ve vere able to secure 57 specimens of 15 species. 
The Master of R/V G&ORGE B. KELEZ vas Harry Jacobsen and the Senior 
Biologist Jean Dunn. During the cruise oceanographic studies vere con¬ 
ducted by James Ingraham. The ship returned to Adak on 19 October after 
covering some 2,000 miles. 
Methods 
The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries placed a 17-foot fiberglass skiff 
aboard the ship vhich vas placed over the side by a deck crane. We vere 
alloved to use this boat vhenever veather permitted vhich vas three times. 
Since the ship had to make approximately 60 miles per day, ve vere forced 
to run vith the ship as it progressed. This alloved us to collect tvo 
to three hours at a time. 
