August 9, 192k. Saturday 
Took me 3 /k of day sorting through several tubs of weeds obtained yester¬ 
day. Of course, noticeable things were picked out on launch at time of 
dredging, but in the seaweed found very little as compared to other timesj 
Undoubtedly due to fact that it must have begun to macerate. It certainly did 
not keep well over night. Should be washed out same day. Doesn't pay to 
get too much. 
Squillas make most of noise on reef. Have never yet seen them — 
spiny dactyls, which, when you come to think of it, are quite weak. Always 
knock you with bulbous base on the snap. As sharp and sudden as when you 
snap pencil against leg or / against your finger. 
