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all other edible marine fauna will be eagerly Sought.

The

fTridacna and other large shellfish are especially prized by
these people.

The largest numbers of these animals are

said to have been found in the reef area of Nam and continuing down to the end of Bokdrolul Island and the tip of this

“long, continuous reef.
Tsland to south of Nam,

This includes the area from Bokbata
where large atomic blasts occurred.

Two islands were destroyed and a large area of the reef was

blown out.

What effect this had on the shellfish population

4s unknown. It 4s logical to assume that many of these
ereatures were killed either during the blasts’‘or as a result
of the change in their environment after the blasts occurred,
Another important habitat far shellfish,

especically Tridacna,

was said to have been the veef area around the islands of
~LukSj and Jelete,
mentioned area.

which lie to the southeast of the previously
These islands are also

important as a

source

of birds and their eggs, as well as turtles and turtle egems.
Utilization of the smaller islands of the atoll will of
course require transportation.

Some of these can be reached on

foot

islands,

from the

neighboring large

“islands are isolated and

but many of these

water transportation

is

necessary.

The relocatees will need a number of large sailing canoes
and

smaller paddling canoes.

A

small

schooner,

foot type used throughout the Marshalls,

of the fifty-

will probably also be

needed to move between the large islands of the atoll.
smaller craft are

not

able

to carry much carjo.

The

Adequate

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