Abstract:
Cruise 2 of the R/V ANTON BRUUN took place in the western Indian
Ocean from May 22 to July 23, 1964, The following report presents the
station lists for plankton collections, bathythermograph positions, and
reduced oceanographic, chemical, and biological data for Cruise 2. The
cruise track is shown in Figure 1, and the itinerary with ports of call
is given in Table 1.
A summary of the types of scientific activities carried out during
the cruise, and a list of the techniques employed are given in Tables 2
and 3, respectively. In addition to the basic hydrographic and
biological programs and the researches of individual scientists, a
special program of long-line fishing was carried out in a cooperative
effort with the U. S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Details regarding
the composition of the long-line catches and associated data are on file
at the Biological Laboratory; Bureau of Commercial Fisheries; U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.
A narrative report of Cruise 2, including a list of participants
and brief descriptions of their research interests and preliminary
results, was issued as New Bulletin No. 3 of the U. S. Program in Biology,
IIOE, dated January, 1964,
