Renort by tre John te. oy ner Jirector, Jivision of arch 31, 195) a ee aul Lav - aD . fob: } ’ Peet he hh, a hy act or a: (2 ae Vee ” Bd toy My Pra: Pet My fhe purpose of this mesoraulun is to review une recent events ta vhe raci lic related to the provlems of the marketing of tuna fish, ant 2 statesent of our current activities witii respect to tis subject. while the Comaission hus for seven years convicted resuurci ou ie ofseots of the Hanford onerations on the salmon of the Columbia ‘diver anc has sponsored recurring surveys ol the effects of miciear detonations on tie marine bioloytical balance of both vikink and -niwetok atolis, tt appeared that, wita the impendia wats of large yield weapois in the vaclifie whan the thermonuclear nrorvran was advanced suffictentlr to indicate that such weanons were possible, an expansion of our snowledge af tarine Diolony war needede Since the food supplies of large pooulations, cota in Asia and Morty #émerica as vell sc tue islands of the “Vacifle, are derived from tac Sta, any significant raciolorvical contamination of ane xortinn of these fon Cnains woudl v@ of serisug concern to uSe Therefore, orior to Cperublon .w.. Poa f luitzeatou an exoanodos. da the auovnt of marine biolorical studies eiel voulé be conducted orier to the test ag well a3 after the conclusion of oicrationse 4 oban lor tue estavlisgihnent a a marine olorical (tation on cniwetok was presented toe the stivisory Corrmittue Vor .siglo,y ana .e@diciac ami tas recomended uy tuem on durch Lh, 1v23. Constrnictian of tails suall taboratory was pesmi iter the completion of voeration EY ana ico osw in uxistence ad veru activel; utitined jor tae marine work duriag tha current test sertes. The cmrnese of tais station in to oerait marine bioloyists drow uiiversities, after srover eLearance, to make use of the facilities at “nivetok for tbe conduct of marine studies all kinds that ure espuciassy pertinent to the g.olo-deal pattern of the atoll. This should add suustantially to the -eneral xnowledte of the fains af this arcay and ia cactreutar suodkd sive us quantitative fvermaition wich will be uUivalsable in yours to come. it the same time, a goneral ‘nerease in enmphas Loon marine studies was oo pia Wit specdlic reference to une astake of Pission sireducts be Dlanston, shellfish, and other vortinns of the suman fool supeie frothe sea. Tate Mas ueen conidebed at varlons weariic researca centers ene as oads WwLes tae University of Vashineton ab . eattle, the comiversity of Vawali, ana the iversity of Corth Carolinas oteps uave ween tuken wit tne Saibagonian institution to conduct certain related studies in both fresh and salt water marine problems at the ovale tropical bhologicel station possessed iy the united tates - that at ‘arro Colorade [sland in the Canal LON e BEST COPYAVAILASLE | Tokay tae Rij REPOSITORY .—. COLLECTION (x. A tt BOX No. iz! FOLDER —L a Hy } f fa Pot see i er ee cer