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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AILY LOG
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Personne! Bonham
Lowman
4002ge
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Date.__Oetober19,1955=Wednesday
Elmer’ ~ Bikini
Locality.
C
APPLIED FISHERIES LABORATORY
Held
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Seymour
Weather Rain squalls early morning
Water conditions...
then. fair
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Radiation level(s)
Operations:
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0730 left Elmer for Fred to pick upflighttoBikiniwherewillboar
theLST on Thursday for the Rongelap trin.,
Left Fred about 0900 in a C-47 for Bikini (Nan),
After an early lunch accompanied Bob Taft on a.trip to Bikini Island
(HOW) vila M boat then Jeep to collectplankton,waterandsoilsamples.‘The
plankton tow was taken one mile off the centerofBikiniIsland,A4-meter
net of #6 silk was towed for 30 minutes,‘Thiswasa_usednetbutwashed
out before using.
The water sample was taken 50 yards offshore at the boat
Landing.
_..—-AlLl_thecoconutpalmsotherthantheverylowones,lessthan.tenfeet,
were dead with very few exceptions,
palms.
See photograph.
Only the trunk remains on most of the
Very occasglonally on the south + of theisland
there would be a palm bearing a few live fronds but even these were in bad
shape.
See photograph.
was to be seen.
abundant.
blossom,
A search was made for coconuts but not a one
“The papayas_and arrowroot on the other hand were extremely
Both the fruit bearing and nonfruit bearing papayas were in
See photographs.
There was also a large bush found occasgionally
that was unfamiliar to us with @ large blossom sonewhat similar to
"cup of gold."
Most of the grasses and low bushes and shrubs were growing
Lluxuriantly* but the naked palms gave the island a ghostly appearance,
Ed caught a 2 line mackerel on the way up (not saved) and a bonito
(Euthynnus yaito} on the way back (saved).
soil.
IUUZI 18
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Also took samples of papaya and