Alpha Helix Program Management Office Records
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
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Descriptive Summary
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Alpha Helix Program Management Office Records
Creator:
Alpha Helix Program Management Office
Creator:
Scholander, P. F. (Per Fredrik), 1905-1980
Identifier/Call Number: SAC 0007
Physical Description:
10 Linear feet
(9 records cartons, 3 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, and 4 films)
Date (inclusive): 1962-1991
Abstract: The Alpha Helix Program Management Office records document the administration and activities of the Research Vessel
Alpha Helix while under the management of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). The Alpha Helix Program was operated by SIO from
1966 to 1980.
Languages:
English
.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Alpha Helix Program Management Office records document the administration and activities of the R/V
Alpha Helix while under the management of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). The Alpha Helix Program was operated by SIO from
1966 to 1980.
The material reveals the advantages of working from a floating laboratory stationed in remote areas and capable of conducting
research onsite. The close relationship between the researchers aboard the R/V
Alpha Helix and the Program Management Office during the expeditions is made clear through the extensive correspondence, radio messages,
and reports throughout the collection.
Arranged in three series: 1) ADMINISTRATIVE FILES, 2) OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES, and 3) EXPEDITIONS.
Administrative History
The R/V
Alpha Helix was a National Oceanographic Research Facility of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS). It and
was owned and operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) from February 1966 to January 1980. It was constructed
and operated through National Science Foundation funding, administered by the Alpha Helix Program Management Office (PMO)
at SIO, and, after its 1973 designation as a National Oceanographic Research Facility, scheduled by UNOLS.
In the late 1950s, SIO physiologist Per Fredrik Scholander envisioned a floating laboratory that would allow scientists to
explore biological problems while at sea. In May 1961, Scholander submitted a proposal to the NSF, requesting support for
the construction and operation of a biological laboratory ship and an accompanying shore facility. The proposal recommended
that the ship be equipped with the innovative technology necessary to conduct biological investigations in any geographical
region in the world. The NSF approved the proposal. The ship was designed by L. R. Glosten and Associates, and constructed
by the J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation. Built with space for twelve crew members and a ten scientists, the ship was
equipped to be capable of operating in both polar and tropical regions, and with laboratory, support, and habitation facilities.
The R/V
Alpha Helix was delivered to SIO in February 1966. Part of SIO's research fleet, it was maintained by the Marine Facilities Division
and managed by the Ship Operations and Marine Technical Support Division (SOMTS).
SIO was designated a NSF research project office and was authorized to manage the Alpha Helix Program. The Program Director
of SIO's Physiological Research Laboratory (PRL) was delegated authority and responsibility for several matters related to
the Alpha Helix Program by the SIO Director. The establishment and maintenance of any shore stations required as part of an
expedition was subject to his approval. Whenever non-SIO personnel were directing operations aboard the R/V
Alpha Helix, the PRL Director was expected to review their proposed operations closely and to halt any investigations which were unsafe
or did not conform to local laws and regulations. Further, the PRL Director was authorized to assume control over operations
if situations of international discord, violation of law, or hazardous conditions arose.
Overall guidance and administrative responsibility was assigned to the non-salaried Program Manager, who headed the Program
as part of his paid SIO position's duties. Coordination of the Program was conducted by the PMO administrative staff, which
consisted of the Program Manager, an Administrative Assistant, and two Marine Technicians. Walter Garey served as Program
Manager from August 1970 to September 1976 in addition to his position as an SIO physiologist. Robert L. Fisher, Associate
Director of SIO and head of SOMTS, succeeded Garey and headed the program as part of his Associate Director duties from December
1976 until August 1980.
The National Advisory Board of the Alpha Helix Program was established in 1964 as the committee in charge of program oversight.
SIO Director Roger Revelle appointed each member in consultation with the NSF. Composed of prominent scientists from several
American institutions, the Board selected the areas of operations for each calendar year and solicited proposals for research
programs suitable for those geographical areas. The Board upheld program policies, assisted the PMO in reviewing proposals
for use of the R/V
Alpha Helix, and made recommendations to the director of SIO. A. Baird Hastings served as its first chairman.
In 1973, the R/V
Alpha Helix was formally designated a National Oceanographic Facility within UNOLS by means of a three way agreement among UNOLS, the
NSF, and SIO. At this time, the UNOLS Alpha Helix Review Committee (AHRC) committee was established. Seven members, including
one scientist from SIO, were appointed by UNOLS and made recommendations to SIO. The AHRC was responsible for evaluating the
scientific quality of preliminary proposals, assessing the suitability of projects to the use of the R/V
Alpha Helix, selecting potential areas for cruises based on applicants' interests, and overseeing the scheduling and operation of the
R/V
Alpha Helix. First preference was given to NSF funded projects. After the NSF or other granting agency approved a proposal, the AHRC
would group together compatible projects, create tentative cruise schedules, and appoint chief scientists.
The PMO was responsible for all administrative and logistical support for the researchers who used the ship. The Office participated
in cruise planning, facilitated any pre-cruise workshops or site visits, and provided staff support for UNOLS and AHRC. During
expeditions, the PMO managed the expenses of the vessel, participant travel arrangements, laboratory equipment, and supplies.
The Office monitored the progress of scientific work during the expeditions, publicized the R/V
Alpha Helix's activities, and ensured all reporting, specimen and data sharing, and publication commitments were met. After the expeditions,
the PMO collected the abstracts of scientific work that were required of all chief scientists and other scientific members
of the cruises. The PMO then submitted the abstracts to the National Advisory Board and the NSF, and prepared an annual report
for UNOLS.
In March 1979, the AHRC asked UNOLS to appoint a committee to assess whether continued operation of the R/V
Alpha Helix as a National Oceanographic Facility was justified, based on long term interest of the scientific community. The ad hoc Alpha
Helix committee met in April 1979 and eventually recommended that the ship no longer be designated a National Oceanographic
Facility after the conclusion of the currently planned and funded operations. UNOLS approved these recommendations in May
1979; the title of the R/V
Alpha Helix was transferred from SIO to the NSF, and the NSF and UNOLS began to investigate possibilities for relocation of the ship
to some other institution within the UNOLS system.
On January 9, 1980, the NSF transferred the title of the R/V
Alpha Helix to the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF). The ship's laboratories and equipment, designed in the early 1960s for biological
studies, were modified to suit the more general oceanographic studies that were to be conducted by UAF until 2004. Today,
after periods of dry dock and several changes in ownership, the R/V
Alpha Helix is owned and operated by the CICESE Research Center in Ensenada, Mexico. She retains her name, and continues to be utilized
for oceanographic research.
Preferred Citation
Alpha Helix Program Management Office Records, SAC 7. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1981-1997.
OFF-SITE STORAGE
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Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Restrictions
Original media formats are restricted. Viewing/listening copies may be available for researchers.
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Digital Content
Selected audiovisual recordings from this collection have been digitized and are viewable directly through links in the container
list.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scientific expeditions
Alpha Helix Program Management Office -- Archives
Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- History
Alpha Helix (Research vessel) -- Archives
ADMINISTRATIVE FILES
Scope and Contents
Series 1) ADMINISTRATIVE FILES: Documents the administrative functions performed by the Alpha Helix Program Management Office,
including cooperation with the National Science Foundation, host countries, and researchers. Materials include correspondence,
information about the design and construction of the R/V
Alpha Helix, manuals and policies, and grant proposals.
Arranged within three subseries: A) Administrative Files, B) R/V
Alpha Helix Construction, and C) Proposals to the National Science Foundation.
Box 1, Folder 1
Administrative and equipment grants
circa 1978
Box 1, Folder 2
Alpha Helix Program account - Quarterly reports
1977-1979
General note
Includes expense summaries for six expeditions: Amazon I, Joint II, Amazon II, Amazon III, Amazon IV, Amazon V.
Box 1, Folder 3
Alpha Helix Program bibliography
undated
Box 1, Folder 4
Alpha Helix Program brochure
1975
Box 1, Folder 5
Alpha Helix Program leadership
1979
Box 1, Folder 6-7
Alpha Helix Program participant index
undated
Box 1, Folder 8
Alpha Helix Program publications index
undated
Oversize FB-035, Folder 05
Alpha Helix reference library - Bibliography
undated
Box 1, Folder 9
Chief Scientist's Manual
1977 July
Box 1, Folder 23-34
A through Z
1969-1976
General note
No correspondence is filed under the letters B through K, Q, or U.
Box 1, Folder 37-42
National Science Foundation
1968-1976
Box 1, Folder 43
Diving participant application
1978
Box 1, Folder 44
Maps of R/V
Alpha Helix routes 1977-1980
Box 1, Folder 46
Participant letters
1972-1978
Box 1, Folder 47
Per Fredrik Scholander
1980-1986
General note
Scholander secured the NSF grant to build the R/V
Alpha Helix and helped design the ship's laboratory and mechanical facilities.
Box 1, Folder 48
Miscellaneous expedition activities
undated
Box 1, Folder 50
Slides
1967-1978
General note
Includes a run of slides numbered 1 through 97 and a handwritten list of descriptions of each slide. Images include the ship
in dock and on various expeditions, scientists at work, and flora and fauna.
Box 1, Folder 51
Alphelixia sicca
1972
General note
Portrait of a genus of giant cockroach named after the Alpha Helix.
Box 1, Folder 52
R/V
Alpha Helix - Summary of expeditions FY 1974-75
Box 1, Folder 53
R/V
Alpha Helix - Ship time request pamphlets
1974-1977
General note
Pamphlets include ship design and facilities descriptions.
Box 2, Folder 1
The floating biological laboratory: concept and realization. An assessment of the first five years of operation of the Research
Vessel
Alpha Helix, 1966-1970 and recommendations for its future mission
1971 May
General note
Per Scholander's annotated copy of a report requested by the National Science Foundation and prepared by the National Advisory
Board for the R/V
Alpha Helix.
Box 2, Folder 2
Transfer of R/V
Alpha Helix to University of Alaska
1979-1980
R/V
Alpha Helix Construction
Box 2, Folder 3
Description of the R/V
Alpha Helix
undated
Box 2, Folder 4
Functional arrangement of the R/V
Alpha Helix
undated
Box 2, Folder 5
Photographs of the R/V
Alpha Helix
undated
General note
Images taken of the ship in dock and on expeditions. Includes photographs of the ship's laboratory facilities.
Box 2, Folder 6
Correspondence
1962-1967
General note
Includes discussion of the ship's proposed design and construction process.
Oversize FB-035, Folder 05
Preliminary Technical Specifications for Biological Research Vessel for Scripps Institution of Oceanography
1963 March 1
General note
L. R. Glosten and Associates.
Box 2, Folder 7-8
Bid and construction documents
1964-1966
General note
Captain James Faughn's binder. Includes specifications, change orders, and correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 9
Specification for Physiological Research Laboratory
1964 January
Oversize Annex MC-006, Folder 04
Blueprints
1963-1964
General
Eight blueprints including preliminary lines, typical midship section, main deck and above, hold and bottom, outboard profile,
and inboard profile.
Oversize Annex MC-006, Folder 04
Cold Lab for Physiological Research Laboratory
1966 June 20
Box 2, Folder 10
List of addenda issued to date
1964 February 6
Box 2, Folder 11
Bidder's conference minutes
1964 May 6
Box 2, Folder 12
Construction photographs
1964-1966
General note
Taken by James L. Faughn at Tacoma, Washington.
Box 2, Folder 13
Dedication ceremony - Slides
1966 March 11
General note
The R/V
Alpha Helix, the R/V
Thomas Washington, and the Scripps Marine Facility were dedicated at a large ceremony on March 11, 1966. The slides depict the assembly in
front of the two research vessels.
Box 2, Folder 14
Figurehead and name board
1966, 1989
Box 2, Folder 15
The R/V
Alpha Helix Story - Historical development
1967
Box 2, Folder 16
Poems by A. Baird Hastings
1972-1976
Proposals to the National Science Foundation
Box 2, Folder 17
Support for Physiological Research Ship, R/V
Alpha Helix for September 1, 1968-June 30, 1970
Box 2, Folder 18
Support for Physiological Research Ship, R/V
Alpha Helix for July 1, 1970-December 31, 1970
Box 2, Folder 19
Biological Oceanography Programs, R/V
Alpha Helix: Equipment for Shipboard Field Work for May 28, 1970-May 27, 1971
Box 2, Folder 20
Support for Research Program for Physiological Laboratory Ship, R/V
Alpha Helix for July 1, 1970-June 30, 1972
Box 2, Folder 21
Support for Physiological Research Ship, R/V
Alpha Helix for January 1, 1971-June 30, 1971
Box 2, Folder 22
Support for Physiological Research Ship, R/V
Alpha Helix for July 1, 1971-December 31, 1971
Box 2, Folder 23
Support for Physiological Research Ship, R/V
Alpha Helix for January 1, 1972-December 31, 1972
Box 2, Folder 24
Administrative and Support Functions of the R/V
Alpha Helix Research Program for July 1, 1972-June 30, 1974
Box 2, Folder 25
Operating Support for R/V
Alpha Helix for July 1, 1972-November 30, 1973
Box 2, Folder 26
Support of R/V
Alpha Helix for June 1, 1973-December 31, 1973
Box 2, Folder 27
Functional and Supporting Operations for Alpha Helix Research Programs for June 1, 1973-December 31, 1973
Box 2, Folder 28
Proposed projects for implementation aboard R/V
Alpha Helix
1973-1974
Box 2, Folder 29
List of proposals
1974 June
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES
Scope and Contents
Series 2) OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES: The National Advisory Board of the Alpha Helix Program was established in 1964 as the committee
in charge of program oversight. The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System Alpha Helix Review Committee was established
after the 1973 designation of the ship as a UNOLS National Oceanographic Facility.
Arranged alphabetically within two subseries: A) National Advisory Board of the Alpha Helix Program, and B) University-National
Oceanographic Laboratory System Alpha Helix Review Committee (AHRC).
National Advisory Board of the Alpha Helix Program
Box 2, Folder 32
Correspondence - Bullock, Theodore H. (chairman)
1970-1976
Box 2, Folder 33
Meetings
1970-1972
General note
Includes agendas, minutes, and recommendations.
Box 2, Folder 34
Questionnaire concerning assessment and recommendations for the R/V
Alpha Helix
1971
Box 2, Folder 35
Expedition lists
1972
General note
Includes details on past and planned expeditions from 1970-1974, including their chief scientists, locales, durations, and
research activities.
University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Alpha Helix Review Committee (AHRC)
Box 2, Folder 36
R/V
Alpha Helix informational brochure
undated
General note
Includes instructions for requesting use of the ship, descriptions of the facilities and equipment aboard the ship, the responsibilities
of scientific party members and the Program Office, and requirements for foreign clearance, customs, and shipping.
Box 2, Folder 37
Cruise Summaries
1972 January-1973 June
Box 2, Folder 45
Fisher, Robert L.
1976-1979
General note
SIO Associate Director, Ship Operations/Marine Technical Support (SOMTS).
Box 2, Folder 46
Holm-Hansen, Osmund
1977-1978
Box 2, Folder 47
Morrison, Peter
1974-1976
General note
Regarding research participation in the Amazon Expedition Phase 4.
Box 2, Folder 48
National Science Foundation
1976-1977
Box 2, Folder 49
University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
1977-1979
Box 2, Folder 50
Meetings
1972-1979
General note
Includes correspondence, agendas, and minutes.
Box 2, Folder 51
Guidelines for UNOLS Alpha Helix Review Committee (AHRC)
1975-1978
General note
Includes correspondence regarding the development of the guidelines.
Box 2, Folder 52
Guidelines for Management Oversight of R/V
Alpha Helix Program
1976
Box 2, Folder 53-55
Ship time requests
1976-1978
General note
Includes proposals and correspondence.
Box 3, Folder 1-2
Ship time requests
1978-1979
General note
Includes proposals and correspondence.
Box 3, Folder 3
R/V
Alpha Helix scientific inventory
1978 September
EXPEDITIONS
Scope and Contents
Series 3) EXPEDITIONS: Documents the expeditions and research conducted aboard the R/V
Alpha Helix while the Alpha Helix Program Management Office was located at SIO, from February 1966 to January 9, 1980. Materials include
proposals, correspondence, scientific and cruise reports, and films. The films were made out of expedition budgets, were usually
recorded by the captain and crew of the R/V
Alpha Helix, and were intended to be shown at future scientific meetings. A brief description of each of the following
expeditions is available here.
Australian Expedition: Billabong (March-November 1966)
Amazon Expedition (February 15-December 4, 1967)
Bering Sea Expedition (March 1, 1968-April 4, 1969)
New Guinea Expedition (May 1-December 1, 1969)
Guadalupe Island Cruise (February 25-May 3, 1970)
Eastern Pacific Programs and Antarctic Expedition (July 1, 1970-July 26, 1971)
Hukilau/New Guinea Expedition (July 21-23, 1971)
Eastern Pacific Expedition (October 1971-January 1972)
Aztec I Expedition (January 26-February 11, 1972)
Bering Sea Expedition (March 16-June 12, 1972)
South Seas Expeditions (July 24, 1972-November 29, 1972)
Australian Cruise (December 9, 1972-May 13, 1973)
Bering Sea Expedition (July 11-September 7, 1973)
Kona Coast Expedition and Climax 8 Cruise (October 4-December 18, 1973)
Baja California Expedition (February 11-April 8, 1974)
North Pacific Gyre Expedition: Dramamine II (April 22-May 20, 1974)
Aleutian Trench Cruise and Bering Sea Expedition (June 2-July 10, 1974)
British Columbia Expedition: Nimpkish Program (August 12-September 19, 1974)
Seattle-San Diego Cruise (September 22-29, 1974)
Gulf of California Expedition (October 28-November 26, 1974)
Clarion Expedition (November 28-December 18, 1974)
East Asian Expedition (January 27-December 24, 1975)
Joint II Expedition (March 5-May 5, 1976)
Amazon Expedition (June 1976-August 1977)
Caribbean-Pacific Expedition (October 14, 1977-October 10, 1978)
Moro Expedition (April-November 1979)
Australian Expedition: Billabong (March-November, 1966)
Oversize FS-149
Billabong Expedition (16mm film)
1966
Billabong Expedition: 1966
Amazon Expedition (February 15-December 4, 1967)
Box 3, Folder 5
Logistics and planning
1965-1968
General note
Includes reports of preliminary visits to Brazil made by Per F. Scholander, Howard K. Davis, and Captain James Faughn.
Box 3, Folder 7
Proposal for Programs I, II, and III
1966 June 27
Box 7, Folder 1
Amazon Expedition (16mm film)
1967
Amazon Expedition: 1967
General note
Annotated "mostly Galapagos."
Box 3, Folder 8
Arrival and departure reports
1967
Box 3, Folder 9
Program A (February 15-May 15, 1967) - Progress reports
General note
Behavioral studies of fish and animal life. Chief scientist: Theodore H. Bullock (UCSD).
Box 3, Folder 10
Program B (May 16-June 30, 1967) - Progress reports
General note
Evolutionary transitions experienced by fish moving through various environments such as salt and water. Chief scientist:
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen (Duke University)
Box 3, Folder 11
Expedition Anaconda - Bob Livingston's logs
1967
Box 3, Folder 12
Galapagos Expedition (November 12-December 4, 1967) - Field report
General note
Pressure studies in protected water areas off Albemarle Island. Chief scientist: Malcom S. Gordon (UCLA).
Box 3, Folder 13
News release
1967 December 16
Box 3, Folder 14
List of publications resulting from the Amazon Expedition
1975
Bering Sea Expedition (March 1, 1968-April 4, 1969)
Box 3, Folder 15
Logistics and planning
1966-1968
Box 3, Folder 17
News release
1968 February 2
Box 3, Folder 18
Arrival and departure reports
1968
Box 3, Folder 19
Program descriptions
1968
Box 3, Folder 20-21
Program A (March 1-April 30, 1968) - Correspondence and progress reports
General note
Temperature studies on arctic fishes, birds, walrus, and seals. Development of dive reflex in seal and walrus pups. Chief
scientist: Per F. Scholander (SIO).
Box 3, Folder 22
Program A Continuation (March 27-April 4, 1969) - Program report
Box 3, Folder 23-24
Program B (May 1-June 30, 1968) - Correspondence and progress reports
General note
Circulation and respiratory studies in fish, seals, walrus, and reindeer. Diving physiology and metabolic studies of seals
and sea otters. Chief scientist: Kjell Johansen (University of Washington).
Box 3, Folder 25-26
Program C (July 1-August 15, 1968) - Correspondence and progress reports
General note
Enzyme, muscle, and reflex studies of cold water fish. Seaweed studies including gas transfer, photosynthesis, and respiration.
Chief scientist: C. Ladd Prosser (University of Illinois).
Box 3, Folder 27
Program D (August 16-September 30, 1968) - Correspondence
General note
Respiratory, metabolic, and circulatory studies of salmon. Chief scientist: Andrew A. Benson (SIO).
Oversize FS-150
Bering Sea Expedition
1968
Bering Sea Expedition: 1968
Box 8, Folder 1-12
Bering Sea Expedition outtakes
1968-1969
General note
1) Cannula, 2) Blood, 3) Scholander apparatus, 4) Skinning, 5) Otter hunt, 6) Otter in a cage, 7) Zoo, 8) Gases, 9) Kjell
Johansen's laboratory, 10) Respiration, 11) Rick, and 12) NG footage LML.
Box 7, Folder 2-12
Program A
1968
General note
Includes footage of Scholander, Maggert, and Hammel projects, as well as other work done at Kodiak Island and Nunivak.
Box 7, Folder 13-15
Program B - Johansen program
1968
Box 7, Folder 17
Program C - Somero program
1968
Box 7, Folder 18
Program D - Benson and Patton projects
1968
New Guinea Expedition (May 1-December 1, 1969)
Box 3, Folder 28
History of Papua and New Guinea
undated
Guadalupe Island Cruise (February 25-May 3, 1970)
Box 3, Folder 31
Correspondence and proposal
1970
Box 3, Folder 33
Report to Mexican officials
1970
Eastern Pacific Programs and Antarctic Expedition (July 1, 1970-July 26, 1971)
Box 3, Folder 36
Arrival and departure reports
1970-1971
Box 3, Folder 38-39
Southern California cruise 1 (July 1-15, 1970) - Correspondence and cruise report
General note
Phytoplankton growth dynamics. Includes proposal. Chief scientist: Richard W. Eppley (SIO).
Box 3, Folder 40-41
Southern California cruise 2 (July 16-21, 1970) - Correspondence and cruise report
General note
Physiological studies of deep-sea crustaceans and fishes in the waters of the San Clemente Basin. Includes proposal. Chief
scientist: James J. Childress (UCSB).
Box 3, Folder 42
Washington and Oregon cruise (July 28-August 13, 1970) - Correspondence
1970-1971
General note
Oxygen consumption by the coastal seabed. Subsurface plankton maximum studies. Includes proposal. Chief scientist: Mario M.
Pamatmat (University of Washington).
Leg 1: Sea Snake Program (August 27-September 11, 1970)
Box 3, Folder 43
Correspondence
1970-1971
General note
Physiological ecology and population dynamics of sea snakes in the waters between San Diego and Panama. Chief scientist: William
A. Dunson (Pennsylvania State University).
Box 3, Folder 46
Commentary for Dunson film
1970
General note
Film located in Box 8, Folder 18.
Box 3, Folder 47
Leg 2: Coral Reefs Program (September 14-October 9, 1970) - Correspondence and proposal
1970-1972
General note
Ecological survey of coral reefs and reef predators near Costa Rica and Panama. Chief scientist: William A. Newman (SIO).
Box 3, Folder 48
Leg 3: Galapagos Phase (October 16-November 27, 1970) - Correspondence and proposal
1970-1975
General note
Effects of hydrostatic pressure and low temperatures on bottom fishes. Chief scientist: Peter Hochachka (University of British
Columbia).
Oversize FB-035, Folder 05
Leg 3: Galapagos Phase (October 16-November 27, 1970) - Chart of the Archipelago de Colon (Galapagos Islands), Cabo Corrientes
to Punta Angamos, Brazilian Coast
undated
Box 3, Folder 49
Leg 5: Antarctic Program (December 24, 1970-March 5, 1971) - Correspondence
General note
Physiological studies on Antarctic fishes, birds, and mammals. Cardiovascular and respiratory studies. Chief scientist: E.
A. Hemmingsen (SIO).
Box 3, Folder 50
Leg 5: Antarctic Program (December 24, 1970-March 5, 1971) - Hemmingsen, Edvard A. The R/V
Alpha Helix Antarctic Expedition
Leg 8: Eniwetok Expedition. Project Symbios (April 29-June 26, 1971)
Box 3, Folder 51
SAMTEC Program Management Plan, R/V
Alpha Helix Operation Symbios (draft)
undated
General note
Coral reef metabolism. Chief scientists: R. E. Johannes and L. R. Pomeroy (University of Georgia).
Box 3, Folder 56
Research abstracts
circa 1971
Oversize FS-151
Eastern Pacific Programs and Antarctic Expedition (16mm film)
1970
General note
Documents the three research efforts that took place off the coast of North and South America, and the subsequent Antarctic
Expedition. Beginning with William Dunson's research, the programs were referred to as Antarctic Expedition Legs.
Box 8, Folder 13
Eastern Pacific Programs and Antarctic Expedition - Various projects (16mm film)
1970
Box 8, Folder 14-16
Eastern Pacific Programs - Eppley, Childress, and Pamatmat projects (16mm films)
1970
Box 8, Folder 17
Antarctic Expedition - General scenes (16mm films)
1970
General note
1) General scenes, 2) General activity, | 3) Argentine Station.
Box 8, Folder 18
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 1 - Dunson sea snakes program (16mm film)
1970
General note
For commentary, see Box 3, Folder 46.
Box 8, Folder 19
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 2 - Newman program
1970
Box 8, Folder 20-22
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 3 - Hochachka Galapagos Islands program (16mm films)
1970
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 3 - Hochachka Galapagos Islands program
1970
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 3 - Hochachka Galapagos Islands program: 1970
Box 8, Folder 23
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 4 - Description of Murrish and White projects (audiocassette)
1970
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 4 - Description of Murrish and White projects: 1970
Box 8, Folder 24
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 4 - White catheterization sequence (16mm film)
1971
Box 8, Folder 25
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 5: Antarctic Program - Description of Hammel and Johansen projects (audiocassette)
1971
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 5: Antarctic Program - Description of Hammel and Johansen projects: 1971
Box 8, Folder 26
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 5: Antarctic Program (16mm films)
1971
General note
1) Palmer Station, Anvers Island, 2) L Crawshaw project, 3) Gerald Kooyman project, 4) H. T. Hammel project - Penguin treadmill,
5) D. G. Greene project, 6) D. E. Murrish project, 7) A. R. Hargens project, 8) Fred N. White project.
Box 8, Folder 27
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 6 - Robison program (16mm film)
1971
Box 8, Folder 28-32
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 8: Eniwetok Expedition. Project Symbios (16mm films and digital video tapes)
1971
Footage, part 1: 1971
Footage, part 2: 1971
Footage, part 3: 1971
Box 9, Folder 1
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 8: Eniwetok Expedition. Project Symbios - Johannes project (16mm film)
1971
Box 9, Folder 2
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 8: Eniwetok Expedition. Project Symbios - Description of expedition work (audiocassette)
1971
Antarctic Expedition, Leg 8: Eniwetok Expedition, Project Symbios - Description of expedition work: 1971
Hukilau/New Guinea Expedition (July 21-23, 1971)
Box 3, Folder 58
Correspondence and proposal
1970-1971
Box 9, Folder 3
Robison project (16mm film)
1971 July
Eastern Pacific Expedition (October 1971-January 1972)
Oversize FS-152
Eastern Pacific Expedition (16mm film)
1971
Lasker Cruise (October 4-8, 1971)
Box 3, Folder 60
Proposal
1970-1971
General note
Marine zooplankton predation on fish larvae. Chief scientist: Reuben Lasker (SIO).
Box 9, Folder 4-5
Lasker Cruise (16mm films)
1971
Kooyman Cruise (October 13-22, 1971; December 1-10, 1971)
Box 3, Folder 64
Proposal
1971
General note
Whale study including behavior, acoustics, and deep diving. The cruise was divided into two parts, with Michael Mullin's cruise
in between. Chief scientist: Gerald L. Kooyman (SIO).
Mullin Cruise. North Pacific Gyre Expedition (October 27-November 24, 1971)
Box 3, Folder 68
Correspondence
1971
General note
Ecology of plankton. Chief scientist: Michael M. Mullin (SIO).
Box 9, Folder 6
North Pacific Gyre Expedition (16mm film)
1971
Lange Cruise. Catalina Expedition (January 3-21, 1972)
Box 3, Folder 72
Correspondence
1971-1972
General note
Neurophysiological investigations of the squid Loligo opalescens. Chief scientist: David Lange (UCSD).
Box 3, Folder 73
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1972
Box 9, Folder 7-8
Catalina Expedition (16mm films)
1972 January
Aztec I Expedition (January 26-February 11, 1972)
Box 3, Folder 78
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1972
Box 9, Folder 9
Aztec I Expedition (16mm film)
1972
Bering Sea Expedition (March 16-June 12, 1972)
Box 3, Folder 80
Proposal
1970 December
General note
Includes phase descriptions.
Box 3, Folder 82
News release
1972 February 28
Oversize FB-035, Folder 05
Map showing ice thickness
1972 February-March
Box 3, Folder 83
Arrival and departure reports
1972
Box 9, Folder 10-11
Bering Sea Expedition (16mm films)
1972
General note
Includes footage of Elsner project and other work done at Dutch Harbor and Cold Bay.
Phase A (March 16-April 29, 1972)
Box 4, Folder 1
Correspondence
1970-1972
General note
Seal studies including the physiology of diving, temperature regulation, and survival priorities. Chief scientist: Robert
W. Elsner (SIO).
Box 4, Folder 3
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1972
Phase B (May 5-June 12, 1972)
Box 4, Folder 4
Correspondence
1971-1972
General note
Physiological studies on beluga whales, similar to those studies conducted on seals in Phase A. Chief scientist: L. Keith
Miller (University of Alaska).
Box 4, Folder 6
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1972
Box 4, Folder 7
After action report - Gerald Kooyman's whale study
1972
South Seas Expeditions (July 24, 1972-November 29, 1972)
Box 9, Folder 13
South Seas Expeditions (16mm film)
1972
South Seas Expeditions: 1972
General note
Includes footage of the expedition's three separate human medical studies.
Solomon A Expedition: Uluwa and Ontong Java Islands (July 24-September 4, 1972)
Box 4, Folder 10
Proposal
circa 1971
General note
Anthropological and genetic relationships between two isolated human populations in the Solomon Islands. Chief scientist:
Albert Damon (Harvard University).
Box 4, Folder 12
Arrival and departure reports
1972
Box 4, Folder 13
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1972
Solomon B Expedition: Solomon and New Hebrides Islands (September 17-November 18, 1972)
Box 4, Folder 15
Correspondence
1971-1973
General note
Disease patterns, congenital defects, and epidemic diseases among the inhabitants of twelve islands. Chief scientist: D. Carleton
Gajdusek (National Institutes of Health).
Oversize FB-035, Folder 05
Box 4, Folder 17
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1972
Box 4, Folder 19-20
Pingelap, Caroline Islands stopover (November 22-29, 1972) - Correspondence and cruise report
1971-1972
General note
Genetically linked diseases of achromatopsia and nearsightedness. Chief scientist: Ronald Carr (New York University).
Australian Cruise (December 9, 1972-May 13, 1973)
Program A: Ashmore Reef Expedition (December 9, 1972 -January 21, 1973)
Box 4, Folder 22
Proposal
1972
General note
Biological studies of venomous sea snakes. Chief scientist: William Dunson (Pennsylvania State University).
Box 4, Folder 24
Arrival and departure reports
1972
Box 4, Folder 25
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1973
Box 4, Folder 26-27
Program B: Lizard Island Expedition (January 29-March 18, 1973) - Proposal and correspondence
1972-1973
General note
Neurobiological studies of fish. Chief scientist: Susumu Hagiwara (UCLA).
Program C: Great Barrier Reef Expedition (March 26-May 13, 1973)
Box 4, Folder 28
Proposal
1972
General note
Photorespiration in marine plants and coral. Chief scientist: Edward Tolbert (Michigan State University).
Box 4, Folder 30
Arrival and departure reports
1973
Box 4, Folder 32
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1973
Bering Sea Expedition (July 11-September 7, 1973)
Oversize FB-035, Folder 06
Logistics schedule
1973 February 9
Box 4, Folder 35
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1973
Box 4, Folder 36
Phase descriptions and participant lists
1973
Kona Coast Expedition and Climax 8 Cruise (October 4-December 18, 1973)
Kona Coast Expedition (October 4-November 30, 1973)
Box 4, Folder 39
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1973
Climax 8 Cruise (December 4-18, 1973)
Baja California Expedition (February 11-April 8, 1974)
North Pacific Gyre Expedition: Dramamine II (April 22-May 20, 1974)
Box 9, Folder 14
North Pacific Gyre Expedition: Dramamine II (16mm film)
1974
North Pacific Gyre Expedition: Dramamine II: 1974
Aleutian Trench Cruise and Bering Sea Expedition (June 2-July 10, 1974)
Box 4, Folder 49-50
Aleutian Trench Cruise (June 2-3, 1974) - Correspondence and cruise report
Bering Sea Expedition (June 10-July 10, 1974)
Box 4, Folder 54
Abstracted scientific field reports
1974
British Columbia Expedition: Nimpkish Program (August 12-September 19, 1974)
Box 4, Folder 57
Arrival and departure reports
1974
Box 4, Folder 59
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1974
Seattle-San Diego Cruise (September 22-29, 1974)
Oversize FB-035, Folder 06
Projected ship locations and expenditures
1974 August-September
Box 4, Folder 63
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1974
Gulf of California Expedition (October 28-November 26, 1974)
Box 4, Folder 67
Abstracted scientific field reports
1974
Box 9, Folder 15
Gulf of California Expedition film (16mm film)
1974
Clarion Expedition (November 28-December 18, 1974)
Box 4, Folder 71
Abstracted scientific field reports
1975
East Asian Expedition (January 27-December 24, 1975)
Oversize FB-035, Folder 06
R/V
Alpha Helix timeline for 1975-1976
Box 4, Folder 73
News release
1975 January 27
Crosspac (January 27-March 1975)
Box 4, Folder 75
Scott Daubin, Jr. cruise - Correspondence
General note
Retrieval of two arrays of current meters. Chief scientist: Scott Daubin, Jr. (Columbia University).
Box 4, Folder 76-77
Oahu Cruise (February 12-14, 1975) - Correspondence and cruise report
1974-1975
General note
Specimen collection for two studies: genetic variability in midwater fishes, and bioluminescence in midwater cephalopods.
Chief scientist: Richard Young (University of Hawaii at Manoa).
Box 4, Folder 78
Ju-shey Ho cruise - Correspondence
1974-1975
General note
Analysis of parasites that live on mid-water and bottom fishes. Chief scientist: Ju-shey Ho (California State University,
Long Beach).
Oversize FB-035, Folder 06
Projected ship locations and expenditures
1974 September 21
Phase 1: Bioluminescence Expedition (March 22-June 10, 1975)
Box 4, Folder 79
Proposal
1973
General note
Bioluminescence and vision studies on a wide variety of crab and insects. Chief scientists: James F. Case (UCSB) and G. Adrian
Horridge (Australian National University).
Box 4, Folder 82
G. Adrian Horridge report from Ambon
1974 November
Box 4, Folder 85
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1975
Phase 2: Borneo Expedition (June 18-August 14, 1975)
Box 4, Folder 86
Proposal
1973
General note
Ecological and behavioral response studies. Chief scientists: Brian K. McNab and Archie Carr (University of Florida).
Box 5, Folder 2
Field report - Marcia Rottman
1975
General note
Marcia Rottman (University of Colorado) obtained plankton and sediment samples in the Palawan Passage in the South China Sea
from June 18-21 while the R/V
Alpha Helix was in transit from Subic Bay, Philippines to Cowie Harbor, Sabah.
Box 5, Folder 3
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1976
Box 9, Folder 16
Specimen collection aboard the R/V
Alpha Helix (16mm film)
1975
General note
Possibly from the East Asian Expedition, Phase 2 which included comparative physiology studies off Brunei.
Phase 3: Visayan Sea Expedition (August 21-October 2, 1975)
Box 5, Folder 4
Proposals
1974-1975
General note
Physiology and toxicity studies of venomous sea snakes and reef ecology. Chief scientist: William A. Dunson (Pennsylvania
State University).
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Brief of research
1975 March 28
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Floating Lab on Philippine Safari article
1975 September 5
General note
From the Subic Bay News.
Box 5, Folder 7
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1976
Box 9, Folder 17
Visayan Sea Expedition (16mm film)
1975
Visayan Sea Expedition: 1975
Phase 4: Nautilus Expedition (October 9-November 13, 1975)
Box 5, Folder 8
Proposal
1974
General note
Functional and physiological investigations of marine snakes and the chambered nautilus. Chief scientist: James R. Redmond
(Iowa State University).
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Brief of research
1975 March 28
Box 5, Folder 12
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1976
Box 5, Folder 13
Phase 5 (November 14-December 22, 1975) - Correspondence
General note
Transit only; issues with scheduling and shipboard equipment prevented scientific work.
Crosspac East (December 1-24, 1975)
Box 5, Folder 14
Correspondence
1974-1975
General note
Chief scientist: Dennis Powers (Johns Hopkins University).
Box 5, Folder 15
Field report - Gary Lopez
1975
General note
Gary Lopez (SIO) collected water striders for heavy metal analysis and barnacles for distributional analysis.
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Projected ship locations and expenditures
1975 March 11
Joint II Expedition (March 5-May 5, 1976)
Box 5, Folder 16
International collaboration
1972-1975
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Projected ship locations and expenditures
1975 August 25
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Brief of research
1976 February 10
General note
Also includes a brief of research for Amazon Expedition Phases 1 through 5.
Box 5, Folder 21-23
Reports - Field, cruise, and after action
1976
Amazon Expedition (June 1976-August 1977)
Box 5, Folder 27
Clark, Captain Geoffrey C. Advance party summary report
circa 1975
Box 5, Folder 30
Phase descriptions
circa 1976
Box 5, Folder 32
R/V
Alpha Helix Research Program 1975-1976 Combined Annual Reports - East Asia Expedition, Joint II, and Amazon River Expedition (to June
1977)
1978 March
Box 5, Folder 33
R/V
Alpha Helix Research Program 1976 report - Joint II and Amazon River Expedition
circa 1978
Box 5, Folder 34
SIO Annual Report submission
1977 August 8
Phase 1 (June 9-July 8, 1976)
Box 5, Folder 35
Proposals
1974-1976
General note
Geochemical sampling. Sediment load study program. Chief scientist: John M. Edmond (MIT).
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Brief of research
1975 November 12
Phase 2 (July 14 -August 21, 1976)
Box 5, Folder 39
Correspondence
1972-1976
General note
Studies of six Ameri-Indian tribes. Chief scientist: James V. Neel (University of Michigan).
Box 5, Folder 43
INPA Cruise (August-September 1976) - Correspondence
General note
Conducted in collaboration with Brazilian researchers of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA). Chief scientist:
Aurelina Lopez Castrillon.
Box 5, Folder 44
INPA Cruise (August-September 1976) - Proposal to the Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas do Brasil
1976 April
Phase 3 (September 5-October 26, 1976)
Box 5, Folder 45
Correspondence
1974-1978
General note
Pulmonary, kidney, and other physiological characteristics of aquatic vertebrates. Chief scientists: Peter W. Hochachka and
David Randall (University of British Columbia).
Box 5, Folder 49
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1976
Phase 4 (November 5 -December 20, 1976)
Box 5, Folder 50
Proposal
1975
General note
Hemoglobin and molecular adaptations of fishes living in natural waters with varying amounts of oxygen and acidity. Chief
scientist: Austen F. Riggs (University of Texas).
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Brief of research
1976 January 6
Box 5, Folder 53
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1977
Phase 5 (January 5-February 3, 1977)
Box 5, Folder 54-56
Correspondence
1973-1979
General note
Structure, function, and retinal pigments of the eyes of fish and freshwater dolphin. Behavior of piranhas. Chief scientist:
J. A. C. Nicol (University of Texas).
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Brief of research
1976 April 30
Phase 6 (February 9-March 8, 1977)
Box 5, Folder 60
Proposals
1976
General note
Disc gel electrophoresis of riverbank plants. Chief scientist: Ghillean T. Prance (New York Botanical Garden).
Box 6, Folder 3
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1977
Phase 7 (March 27-May 12, 1977)
Box 6, Folder 4-6
Correspondence
1971-1978
General note
Botanical and pharmacological study of hallucinogenic plants. Chief scientists: Richard S. Schultes (Harvard) and Bo Holmstedt
(Swedish Medical Research Council).
Phase 8 (May 17-June 8, 1977)
Box 6, Folder 11
Correspondence
1976-1977
General note
River ecology research, sediment studies, and nutrient analysis. Chief scientist: John M. Edmond (MIT).
Box 6, Folder 12
Proposal for Jeffrey E. Richey's project
1976 August 25
Box 6, Folder 14
Scientific abstracts
1977
Phase 9: Amazon-Caribbean Cruise (June 12-July 20, 1977)
Box 6, Folder 15
Proposals
1976
General note
Zooplankton sampling and hydrographic bacterial observations. Chief Scientist: Abraham Fleminger.
Box 6, Folder 17
Cruise reports and abstracted scientific field reports
1978
Phase 10: Amazon-Caribbean Cruise (July 21-August 10, 1977)
Box 6, Folder 18
Correspondence
1976-1978
General note
Chemical ecology studies of algal and animal life on coral reefs. Antibiotic screenings of organisms collected on this cruise
continued through June 1978 (Phase 11). Chief scientist: D. John Faulkner (SIO).
Box 6, Folder 19
Report of Captain Haines' site visit to Belize
1977
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Chart of Belize Harbor
undated
Box 6, Folder 20
Progress reports
1977-1978
Caribbean-Pacific Expedition (October 14, 1977-October 10, 1978)
Phase 1: Miskito Bank Cruise (October 14-November 23, 1977)
Box 6, Folder 22
Proposal
1976
General note
Part of the Seagrass Ecosystem Study, a long-term multi-site study of seagrass ecosystems. Physiological experiments on the
green turtle. Sediment collections. Bomass analyses. Chief scientist: John C. Ogden (Fairleigh Dickinson University).
Oversize FB-035, Folder 07
Scientific participants
1977 May 4
Box 6, Folder 26-27
Phase 2 (November 24-December 27, 1977) - Correspondence and abstracted scientific field reports
1976-1979
General note
Biochemical investigations of the evolution of fish genes and enzymes. Chief scientist: Clement L. Markert (Yale University).
Phase 3 (December 28, 1977-January 27, 1978)
Box 6, Folder 28
Proposal
1976
General note
Protein metabolism in tropical fish. Chief scientist: Audrey Haschemeyer (City University of New York).
Box 6, Folder 31
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1978
Phase 4 (January 29-February 19, 1978)
Box 6, Folder 32
Proposals
1977
General note
Physiology and behavior of the water striders and algae. Chief scientists: Lanna Cheng and Ralph Lewin (SIO).
Box 6, Folder 35
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1978
Phase 5 (February 20-March 30, 1978)
Box 6, Folder 36
Correspondence
1975-1978
General note
Antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral substances. Chief scientist: Kenneth L. Rhinehart (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
Phase 6 (March 31-April 19, 1978)
Box 6, Folder 40
Proposal
1976
General note
Coastal sampling to collect barnacles, sponges, and decapod crustaceans. Chief scientist: William A. Newman (SIO).
Box 6, Folder 42
Cruise report
1978
General note
Contains abstracted scientific field reports.
Phase 7 (May 22-June 11, 1978)
Box 6, Folder 43
Pre-proposal
1977
General note
Chemical and pharmacological studies of marine algae and mollusks. Chief scientist: William H. Fenical (SIO).
Box 6, Folder 45
Prospectus and cruise plan
1978
Phase 8 (June 12-August 6, 1978)
Box 6, Folder 47
Proposals
1973-1976
General note
Respiratory and reproductive physiology of marine and land iguanas. Chief scientist: George A. Bartholomew (UCLA).
Box 6, Folder 48
Research program description
circa 1976
Box 6, Folder 52
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1978
Phase 9: Green Turtle Expedition (August 7-September 23, 1978)
Box 6, Folder 53
Proposal
1977
General note
Respiratory/circulatory physiology and behavior of the green turtle Chelonia mydas. Chief scientist: Henry D. Prange (Indiana
University).
Box 6, Folder 56
Abstracted scientific field reports
1978
Box 6, Folder 57
Phase 10 (September 30-October 10, 1978) - Correspondence
1978
General note
Zooplankton sampling in the nearshore waters off Mexico in a joint program with Mexican investigators. Chief scientist: Abraham
Fleminger (SIO).
Moro Expedition (April-November 1979)
Box 6, Folder 59
R/V
Alpha Helix Research Program 1977-1980 Combined Annual Reports - Amazon-Caribbean Expedition, Caribbean-Pacific Expedition, and Moro
Expedition
1980 May
Box 6, Folder 60-61
Phase 1 (March 2-April 8, 1979) - Transpac proposal and correspondence
1978-1979
General note
Transit leg.
Phases 2 and 2A (April 9-May 30, 1979)
Box 6, Folder 62
Correspondence
1977-1979
General note
Eel grass ecosystems in the Torres Strait. Chief scientists: Patrick Parker (University of Texas) and Peter McRoy (University
of Alaska). Includes program descriptions and summary reports of cruise activities.
Box 6, Folder 64
Overview and scientific field reports
1979
Phase 3 (May 31-July 27, 1979)
Box 6, Folder 65
Proposals
1976-1978
General note
Zoological sampling programs in Indo-Malaysia. Animals studied included microplankton, mollusks, copepods, fish, and hermit
crabs. Chief scientist: Abraham Fleminger (SIO).
Box 6, Folder 67
Cruise report
1979
General note
Contains abstracted scientific field reports.
Phase 4 (July 28-September 10, 1979)
Box 6, Folder 68
Proposal
1977
General note
Coconut crab program in the Palau Islands. Chief scientist: James Cameron (University of Texas).
Box 6, Folder 70
Overview and scientific field reports
1979
Phase 5 (September 11-October 8, 1979)
Box 6, Folder 71
Proposal
circa 1978
General note
Chemical defense studies. Chief scientist: William Fenical (SIO).
Box 6, Folder 73
Overview and abstracted scientific field reports
1979
Phase 6 (October 9-November 30, 1979)
Box 6, Folder 74
Proposal
1976
General note
Comparative cephalopod physiology studies in the Tanon Strait. Chief scientist: John Arnold (University of Hawaii).
Box 6, Folder 76
Abstracted scientific field reports
1979
Box 6, Folder 78
Phase 7 (December 1, 1979-January 7, 1980) - Correspondence
General note
Transit from Subic Bay to Honolulu, and on to Seattle. No science was conducted during this phase. Ownership of the R/V
Alpha Helix was turned over to the University of Alaska on January 9, 1980.
