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CAVIAT COMPLETED 
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the Italian boot. of Otranto, at the western tip of 
In 1976, when it began to look like nothin would be d a 
"Cavtat," The Cousteau Society published a abe Story a rac eieaus 
Review" magazine (see "Time Bomb in the Mediterranean," supplement 
to "Calypso Log," Volume 3, Number 3). Finally, under public pres- 
sure caused by our outcry, German tourist organizations recommended 
to their clients that they should avoid the area. 
Judge Maritanti, in Otranto, ordered the Italian government to re- 
move the drums of poison from the sea and worry about the costs later. 
Work began at the end of February, 1977, and was expertly carried on 
by SAIPEM, a powerful Italian salvage company. The last drums were 
removed in April, 1978. The total cost of the operation was about 
$12,000,000. An international lawsuit continues to determine who 
will have to pay these costs. 
"Calypso" and The Cousteau Society have followed the difficult and 
dangerous salvage operation from beginning to end. A film was made 
by our Society, and a detailed report will reach you in a subsequent 
issue of the "Log." The salvage of the "Cavtat" is an example of 
responsible action governments can take on behalf of the environment. 
We congratulate the Italian government on the success of the opera- 
tion, and hope it will set an example for other governments. 
(The Cousteau Society, Inc., is located at 777 Third Avenue, New 
York, New York 10017. Their publication, "Calypso Log," is sent 
to their members by third class mail. Membership contribution to 
The Society (in 1978) $15.00 per year.) 

A RETURN OF HAMINOEA 
On a trip to Jones Beach August 8th we were pleased to find that live 
Haminoea solitaria and their egg capsules were present in the silty 
Sand east of the fishing piers. This is the first occurrence here 
in some years, as the area had become polluted, with a layer of 
Sludge, in which nothing lived, covering the substrate. This time 
the sludge was not so evident, and there were patches of healthy- 
looking algae. 
The outstanding feature of these fragile ica | ies Sa 
their larger an ave / 
their return to this station) was the g Sophtge pipe O 
Of 42 specimens measured, half were 14mm and more, 
17mm, ee cases were comparably large, generally 15mm-17mm in cet 
meter with one case measuring 20mm, The living and fresh-dead et 8 
had orange-brown periostracum, and invariably each served as a hold- 
fast for a strand of seaweed. We hope to make further observations. 
Dorothy Raeihle 
