more erphasis car be placed on the deep water samoling rear the test
site,
Although the program chocld rerair flexitle i: crder to accommodate
emerserncy s tuations ard tc follow leads indicated by the survey work,
the several prorrar has four phases which are as :ollows:
I.
Island, reef ard lag or surveys cf the Marehall Islards ard
adjoiring areas in the Carolines a:d Gilterts.
Carples to be collected
pre-test, post-test ad cre year post-test.
Il.
Oceanogranhic ard fishing surveys ir the Test ‘ite area and
tc the westward, pre-test ard post-test.
ITI.
‘arine survera in the #eeterr, “acific a t.ovsand or nore miles
west cf the test site to te taker perlodica ly during the year following
the teéting orogran.
IV.
Surveys to te tase
on ar "as needed" tasis.
These would in-
clude (1) ewergercy situatiors that ocecr dwri)g the testing crcogram
sch a8 at Ronvelap i: 19° and (2) the extension of sampling to areas
other thar tne schedctled sirvey areas wher the reevlts cf the sched.led
arveys Sipgest that thie sho:id te dore,
Is the crese:t prograr adequate?
Frobabl- 1c reasorable program
can be ertirely adequate teca.se th. problem ard its rarifications sre
sc vast.
Therefcre, the qrestion sho.ld be asxed, "Is the present
program adequa‘e te provide the information needed by the AkC to frifill
their rescorstbilities?"
The answer {s a q.alified no if refererce {a made to the programs
unm to the orevert.
‘owever the abcve poropram for {.ture radiobiological