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all other edible marine fauna will be eagerly Sought.
The
fTridacna and other large shellfish are especially prized by
these people.
The largest numbers of these animals are
said to have been found in the reef area of Nam and continuing down to the end of Bokdrolul Island and the tip of this
“long, continuous reef.
Tsland to south of Nam,
This includes the area from Bokbata
where large atomic blasts occurred.
Two islands were destroyed and a large area of the reef was
blown out.
What effect this had on the shellfish population
4s unknown. It 4s logical to assume that many of these
ereatures were killed either during the blasts’‘or as a result
of the change in their environment after the blasts occurred,
Another important habitat far shellfish,
especically Tridacna,
was said to have been the veef area around the islands of
~LukSj and Jelete,
mentioned area.
which lie to the southeast of the previously
These islands are also
important as a
source
of birds and their eggs, as well as turtles and turtle egems.
Utilization of the smaller islands of the atoll will of
course require transportation.
Some of these can be reached on
foot
islands,
from the
neighboring large
“islands are isolated and
but many of these
water transportation
is
necessary.
The relocatees will need a number of large sailing canoes
and
smaller paddling canoes.
A
small
schooner,
foot type used throughout the Marshalls,
of the fifty-
will probably also be
needed to move between the large islands of the atoll.
smaller craft are
not
able
to carry much carjo.
The
Adequate