They were down at Majuro, 400 miles to the south, UPTON: The fish then continued to te more active in the Rongelap area over the passage of years, Right. UPTON: CONARD: Yes, And the fish were still quite active with zine-65, . UPTON: These are marine fish? 10 CONARD: il DONALDSON: i2 UPTON: 13 CONARD: 14 FREMONT-SMITH: 15 .. That was a three-year period up until their return, ww on ow = CONARD: lagoon, 16 Yes, There's no fresh®water, The lagoon is a marine lagoon. Yes, It's salt water, These are fish that stay in the They were not going in and out of the ocean, DONALDSON: Both. Both populations exist there, 17 The residual fish that Live in the lagoon are there but there's 18 also tuna fish that are used, 19 20 FREMONT-SMITH: marily responsible for the increased body burden, do you know? 21 22 23 24 Which were the ones that were pri- CONARD: I really don't. They ate all kinds of fish. FREMONT-SMITH: I mean do you presume that the ocean fish in that area still carried the heavy? 25 CONARD: 26 DONALDSON: Lauren, it was maybe lagoon fish, wasn't it? The ocean fish are essentially carnivores 27 and the lagoon fish are herbivores and you immediately fraction- 28 ate on this basis alone, that is, the food chain is different. 29 FREMONT-SMITH: 30 DONALDSON: 32 as if you dilute it, 32 33 And as you go up the thing looks again FREMONT-SMITH: responsible obviously. Yes, So it was the herbsivore that was SEeeUCLA, 2