4-
fty te 100 fian should be odtained for a
sample froma single sres.
The sample to ¢con-
tain the common larger forme of the reefs and
neigndoring open waters with mere than five
species involved,
if possible.
Pieh snould be frosen as soon after soileeting
as possibdle.
Rate meter reading of whole fish using a prove
snould be made.
Remove from frozen fien tissues of uniform
size ant shape ts Cit converitently on a 1” to i$”
place.
weignt
Jt is important that the sise and
of
the
tissues be consistent.
Tiseues to de assayed will de musele and liver,
preferably from large fish so threat dissection
of frosen tiseves will ve facilitated to cunform to (¢).
Vests 2 7-*°? peter plated wet tiseves will then
de araivzed for var...
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*&Se@ amounts of
radioactive materials.
All like cissues thus obtained will be placed ee
in a Werirg Blendor and namogeni sed.
Two or three samples of equal
size will be re-
acved crom the Blendor, dried in pliofilla bdegs
and sent to Seattle for counting in the Mucieaeters.