august 17..and 18, 1964 (cont .) apout 3' deep. Near the outer surf (within about 100' to 200') scattered small coral tufts (mostly Acropora) were more numerous. Slate-pencil sea urchins were plentiful. scarce. Sea cucumbers were Only one H. atra was seen. Lowman --The main change I noted on Bikini Island was the marked reduction of the numbers of papaya trees and the regrowth of coconuts. In 1956, we thought all the coconut trees had died, although a few nuts were sprouting, amount of arrow root (Tacca). The island has a large ' Bikini is not as heavily silted as the islands on the northeast of Eniwetok.. On the outer reef near nat seeage Ae han Bese? ee Ens the southeast end of the island almost all of the depressions in the reef contain BB shot. terns Saw large numbers of noddy and fairy (not as many as at Enyu), curlews, crested terns, reef herons and plovers. The west end of the island remains a sand spit as before. Evidently. the spit moves back and forth because the coral to the seaward about 50 yards has been smothered out. Jackson: road. Rats were trapped along the edge of the old beach Traps were set in both the very open and very dense growths. Roof rats were caught (10 in 17 traps) in all types of vegetation. Along the trail cut across the middle of the island. roof and Polynesian rats were caught. teen roof rats and 9 Polynesian rats.) 25 rats in 30 traps. Both (Six-