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There seems to "be quite a hit of drift iee in desultory movement in this 
area, prohally more wind and current driven than otherwise; hut its be¬ 
havior could not he foretold or counted on. 
We really have a rich and promising bottom in this area, in and 
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about Seymout, Snow Hill, and nearby Vega, Cockburn, and other islands. 
In almost every dredge haul made along the Palmer Peninsula we got some 
form of animal life that we had not turned up in any of the hauls preced¬ 
ing the one in hand. 
It does seem to me that a thorough-going marine biological survey 
be made of the territory - the sea and bay bottoms sailed over in this 
cruise, in the area where the Eltanin cannot or should not operate. 
And for this a vessel or vessels should be provided with all neces¬ 
sary "gear" and equipment, enabling it to work in depths upwards of 
aboard 
A00 and 500 fathoms, and with auxilliary small crafts/for inshore. 
shallow water work. 
