NOTES 
2. Problems that have been demonstrated 
to be of particular importance to native 
populations. 
a. Diseases of special importance to na¬ 
tives, such as tuberculosis, yaws, ma¬ 
laria, leprosy, and helminthiases. 
b. Medical education for native doctors 
and nurses of the area. 
c. Feasibility of instituting modern pub¬ 
lic health procedures in certain native 
groups. 
d. Native nutrition. 
VI. DIVISION OF ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 
General preamble. It is proposed that this con¬ 
ference aid and stimulate a broad basic program 
of zoological collecting in, and a study of, the land 
and water areas that fall within its scope. To this 
end it is recommended: 
1. That a "clearing house” be established 
to assemble data on unstudied scientific 
materials from the Pacific; that such 
materials and specimens be located and 
listed as to scope, place, time of collec¬ 
tion, and collector; that such informa¬ 
tion be made available to all interested 
scientists; that staff and funds be secured 
for the organization, study, and identifi¬ 
cation of existing Pacific collections and 
for the preparation of reports, such staff 
and funds to be used to strengthen the 
appropriate departments of existing in¬ 
stitutions. 
2. That special attention be given to the 
survey of the fish life of the Pacific, in¬ 
cluding: 
a. Preparation of a bibliography of the 
entire Indo-Pacific fauna. 
b. Collection of specimens in all parts of 
Oceania. 
c. Revisions of the fauna, group by 
group, at several institutions. 
d. Preparation and publication of a 
check list and successive revisions. 
3. That the governments of the Philip¬ 
pines, of Canada, of the United States 
(especially in the Territory of Hawaii 
and the States of Washington, Oregon, 
and California), and other countries con¬ 
cerned, be encouraged to: 
a. Undertake a thorough, closely inte¬ 
grated investigation of the tuna-like 
fishes of the tropical Pacific. 
b. Co-ordinate their research with the 
needs of the industry. 
4. That researches be conducted on the 
reef and lagoon fisheries of the Micro- 
nesian Islands and that the products of 
, these fisheries be allocated for native use. 
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5. That a vessel and crew be furnished to 
facilitate a survey of the fishes and mol- 
lusks of the Carolines. 
6. That advanced studies of evolution be 
supported by the establishment of ade¬ 
quate laboratory facilities in the Hawai¬ 
ian Islands, where advantage can be 
taken of the unique development of 
Drosophila and of other animals and 
plants in that area, which may yield data 
of utmost importance bearing on the 
evolution of living organisms. 
7. That the zoological survey of the Pa¬ 
cific area be implemented by the provi¬ 
sion of funds for permanent staff and 
visiting fellows to utilize the facilities of 
the biological stations proposed. 
8. That the zoological work of shore and 
floating biological stations relating to the 
marine fauna be co-ordinated with bio¬ 
logical oceanographic work undertaken 
as part of the total survey of the Pacific 
envisaged. 
9. That investigations in animal husbandry 
in the Pacific region be undertaken to 
cover: 
a. Determination of existing livestock 
populations, including adaptabilities. 
b. Possible improvement of livestock pro¬ 
duction by the use of better adapted 
breeds and improved species, such as 
Indian cattle. 
c. Study of existing livestock diseases 
and parasites on the islands. 
10. That early and continued attention be 
given to the following biological prob¬ 
lems: 
a d Comprehensive investigations of the 
zooplankton. 
b. 1 Determination of causes and seasonal 
variation of phosphorescent waters. 
c. 1 Analysis of the character and preval¬ 
ence of background noises of animal 
origin. This will involve studies of 
(1) sound production, and (2) geo¬ 
graphical and seasonal distribution of 
sound-producing animals and their 
ecological relationships. 
d. Regional studies on the biology of 
fouling and boring organisms. 
e. Researches on the biology of reef¬ 
building corals, with particular refer¬ 
ence to composition of populations 
and to growth rates in different areas. 
/. Ecological studies of poisonous and 
otherwise dangerous animals. 
g. Ecological studies of termites. 
h. Survey of the populations and major 
breeding grounds of the larger marine 
birds. 
1 This should be correlated with other researches and pro¬ 
grams in physical oceanography and fisheries biology. 
