2 . Dr. John C, Bugher mbm Fro September 22, 1952 Xarl HM. Wilbur -PERMANENT BIGLCQY PROGRAM FOR TMZ EWIWETCK AREA The recent meetings af the Amerfesn Institute of Biological Sciences at Cornell afforded en opportunity to disouss the possibility of an AEC biclogical facility at Eniwetok with persons conversant with problems fm Pacific marine researeh. These included Dr. R. Fleming, former Chief, Division ef Oceancgraphy, Navy Depertment, Dr. 0. E. , Ohief, Division of Biologieal Ssiencses, OMR, Dr. Charles Fish, Head of the Narragansett Oceanographic Institute and now serving with the Pacific Science Board, and Dr. Tf. H, Bullock, UCLA, who took pert in the Enivetok survey in 1948. Dr. Douglas Whitaker, Vice President of Stanford University, has also been consulted, All of these persons felt that the AEC would be rendering a very considerable service in making the Enivetok area available to biologists, In the discussions we specifically asked for opinions as to the needs that would be met by studies in that partiowlar area as contrasted with studies which could be carried out in marine laboratories in this country. The chief points advanced were the following: TS Soireeerrs Toeco SeerreneTeese 2. 1. Information concerning the biology of the Enfwetok area of the Pacific is minimal and studies along several lines are needed, This also applies to poisonous and food fishes. 2. Studies of coral reef formation could be profitably studied both by following growth of corals marked by fission products and by gevliogical studies. Dr. John Wells of Cornell has begun geological stuiies of ccrals fn the area; and he and others would be interested in further studies, 3. Ecological and physiologiaal studies could be pursued to great advantage because of the abundance and diversity of fauna. Such studies would supplement and provide comparative data for similar studies in wore northerly latitudes, 4. Gontinuing studies of the distribution and fate of fission products are desirable fn their own right and to provide training for individuals in this general line of study. The desirability of having a permanent biological facility avaflable in area se ms oqlear, Also there isgood indication tha@= Ee TNEETEELY Ee q4 OFFICE p>] enougt biclogists void make use of this th to make|such « projeet ; oe * feasible ~ ff Iasa a | “p--- eno ee mr “ wf ” ;