223, 1 | MR. HARRIS: Then this might have some long range applications as far as Operation Gabriel is concerned. DR. BUGHER: 4 | Alderson Reporting Company Washington, D. C. 6 about simply taking specimens at intervals as the islands are visited from their pigs, from their chickens and dogs, and 6 from the people as they die, too, if you can possibly get 7 the material, without making a special planned location of 8 experimental animrls? 9 essentially an empirical one, soil, plants, and animals, and locations of fission products. 11 then, 12 in terms of manpower and time. It 138 is really implied in the fauna. 14] Some of these islands have high populations of crabs, or did. 15 I don't know what the situation would be now. 16 been ai impressive thing that at Eniwetok, certain of the 17 islands are favored localities for particular species of 18 crabs. 19 particular island. 270} atolls generally. It has always I believe that holds true on the other Are these edible crabs you are speakigg of? 23 DR. BUGHER: 24 CAR. CONARD: ‘ae The shell fish and crabs. You find large populations of partiaiar species on a CDR. CONARD: nat gt Sppsame bil ouhEES That costs almost nothing, Wild animals might have been mentioned here. 22 h That is our Gabriel program which is 10 21 arc In this consideration, how do you feel Yes, I presume they are. but I wouldn't eat them, Vv I have seen a lot of crabs there, probably. ¥ 224