Locality:
Eniwetok Atoll,
Fred,
Yvonne.
Date:
Aug.
5,
1964
Wed.
Personnel:
Welander,
Williams,
Palumbo, Lewis, McClin, Allsup,
Lowman, Billings, Sneddon,
Bonham, Donaldson & Koranda.
Radiation level(s):
McClin--survey meter #2651 at 3'
average ground level
.34 m4/hr at 3'
max.
for Bty average at ground level .39 mr/hr.
Entire party went to Yvonne
a major collection.
Weather:
(Runit)
Rains.
1" max.
average 0.31 mr/hr.
Island by “M" boat for
Two members of the U. of Hawaii E.M.B.L.
crew went along to work on their special problems.
Welander & Donaldson collected fish north of the island
with very good success.
convict surgeon
Large numbers of big goat fish and
fish were collected--no groupers were captured
-~-gray shark present.
Palumbo collected land plants and algae.
Plants and soils
were obtained on the lagoon side of the Cactus crater.
Algae
were collected from the edges of Cactus and LaCrosse craters
as well as the small deep crater.
Lagoon collections of algae
from a coral head near south end of island,
Algae collected
from the channel about 300 yards south of the island.
Lowman--(2)
dock site.
of water.
clams,
rats obtained about 200 yards north of
the
Clams collected from new coral growth in 20+ feet
Many fish were seen about the coral head.
five large cucumbers,
snails obtained.
Seven
Area had been
destroyed and new growths were evident everywhere.