3 - 
aad dead eoral between the open sea and the area in which t hey 
were found. Often a bank of live coral would be located right at 
the edge of the reef and the water quickly dropped off to at 
least twenty-five or thirty feet. In most cases even though the 
Vasum nut ting! were found in shallow water, they were within a 
very short distance generally not to exceed fifty to a hundred 
feet from deep water. 
11. Mi area that needs considerably more investigation is that consist* 
log of the small islands off the northeast coast of £mtigu% in 
particular the windward side of hong Island and Ganna Island* also 
Exchange Island and kittle Exchange, Hellgate, Pelican island and 
Maid Island, This general area has not been investigated but dead 
shells have been picked op that appear to be larger longer than 
those found on the south aide of the island. 
