ANIMAL RESEARCH
RAT. A lightly anesthetized, wild trapped rat is weighed and measured prior to marking it, taking a blood sample, and releasing it in a controlled ecosystem.
FISH. Fisheries biologist with a large jackfish caught off Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll.
COCONUT CRAB. Measuring the radioactivity of the shell of a coconut crab caught on Bikini Island.
GEESE. Banding wild geese to study environmental effects of radionuclides on wildlife and possible entry of radionuclides into the human food chain.
PLANKTON. An ingenious plankton trap is placed in a river as part of a long-range study of radionuclide uptake by aquatic organisms.
SKATE. A clear-nosed skate being monitored by fisheries personnel to gather data on accumulation of radionuclides in its blood and tissues.