Aug. 3, 1964 Monday-Left Fred at 0800 for Japtan (David). to select sampling stations. of disturbed habitats. Drove around island General appearance of island one Coconut plantation disrupted by build- ings and large areas demanded to make room for buildings, antennas and other equipment throughout most of the island. Only a few small "Virgin" forests remain, these composed of large Pisonia-Messerschmidia associations and located near the seaward side next to the deep entrance. Before lunch, made - collections of soil and plants and others surveyed reef for fish collecting. Raul McClin made gamma surveys with picker lab monitor at 3 feet--readings variable from 200-600 c/m + 50 c/m at each reading (?). Background not determined yet Lunch at 11:30 at mess hall here on Japtan. (?). After lunch poisoned at northeast side of island in fast flowing water about 150 yds. from Nickajack trail. Welander and Murchison (U. Hawaii) Collected 1 1/2 fish! and Palumbo each placed 1 gallon fish poison in cubitainer on bottom--2 to 4 feet of water. Tide and currents too strong-~-Palumbo and Billings to reef edge for algae collection--footing difficult and tide too strong to swim--algal population very sparse from shore to reef edge, a distance of 300 yds. Collected a few species for identi-