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APPLIED FISHERIES LABORATORY
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
““PATLY~-LOG
10/21/55
Locality. _Rongelap Atoll - Kabelle Islandpate
Labared J
Personnel
cont.
"weather
Water conditions
Radiation level(s). Labaredj - range
Operations:
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open
closed
11-0,6 m,rep/hr.,
2-0.6
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(sland.Theseincludedsmallconvictsurgeon,goatfish,br.sp.grouper,—
lamselfishandblennies,Primacordwasusedattheregularcollecting_
area in the channel between the two islands .
Big groupers, half beaks and
aigcellaneousfishbutnotinlargenumbersweretaken.Notasmanyfish_
38 usual were seen here previous to blasting,
Lagoonwatersamplestaken.
Coconuts (10-5 for AFL 5 for NYO) were taken from central and north
sentral part of Island,
Arrowroot from center of island,
Two coconut,
crabsfromnorthernpartofIsland,Seacucumbers,spidersnails,and
some algae from lagoon off center of Island,
zorner of Island.
Algae and Tridacna from NW
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2 fairy terns, 1 noddy tern and 1 fairy tern egg from
a
center of T.
A sketch of Kabelle Island showing collecting areas, meter readings, etc.
has been prepared.
___LeftKabelleforLabared!shortlyafter1400 ve
baoaredjf:
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| Arrived approximately 1500. Beached LOVP_ in sand at south end of
Isiand close to rock ledge,
Very good landing area,
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~—-Meter_readings_taken_with-seme-insteument-and-in-similar-manner-es-et—
Kabelle.Rangeof values_givenat-top—ofpage,-—Other_readings—lListed-—on—the
sheet showing the sketch of the Tsland,
Soil samples taken 100 yards inland. from lagoon near southvest corner—.
of Island.
First sample taken inopen onlevelground:surfacereadings
3_&2m.rep/nr;at6"below.ground-level,.0.5%0,08
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