DRAFT ee) later in the report the lagoons of Bikini and Ailinginae are still markedly contaminated. atolls. ~~ No studies wore made cf other | Three samples of the deep-sea fauna were obtained in the area, using the 10 ft. Isaacs~Kidd Midwater Trawl as the sampling device. meters. The depths sampled ranged from 730 to 2550 But only one sample, that from the shallowest depth, has so far been studied in detail. The activity levels were, in most instances, quite similar to those of the zooplankton from the upper water levels. Fishes and planktonic fsrms from the remaining two depths, 1300 and 2560 meters, wert verry similar in levels of activity to those of the o 3 Ld % HereLlorg Table 3. $ the results frou the 730 weter depth. 9 730 meter depth only sre listed, Beceuse the trawl continues to fish constantly during the two hours required for Lowering and retrievinz, it is not possible to state with certainty at what depth any form was captured. individusl However, as the trewl remnuine? at the 5 ever jevel for more than 9 hours it is resseonsble to esse the majority ci the sample was taken at tnat deoth, 20