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1NiPIDAL
STI'G BEFgeIffitr
PRIMENT
Sp*ei*l
R*rp*rt No.
Hor 8d
Spcia1 Report
g?f 1949
&grtl 27
April
1g4S
'^'1
.....1$'
:',, "'
o.
Ietre$Rettcn
mt
rodu.ct ion
sn Ari1
Aprlt 12,
l,*, 1949
1,349 t&*
On
the FErt
Port Seemtarln"a
cc.miion of
ef &*5atGgn,
ts
&yoceen, Orlrgpn
Orgorn m&*
rne t
tcrt
teat
bl**t*
blasts d'lr**tlg
directly q&t
ant f,rem
from Ea,yoeaa*
?ll!*Raph say.
seJr. lfbr
ocean oi
sR Tillemook
The ;n*,1mrr
pnrpos. set
was to
to {etrrp
detWn.
lar the
tha feasibility
frarlbtllty
tl.artlEt ae channel
of blastin;
in.
of
eharrnel in
ln that
to plratt
st'tl boat*
tbat aF+a
boatr
area to
permit small
to deok
cloe* inshore.
to
dock closer
inshrr.
Altbonsb
ne €€nprqeantl*l
lthou. no
nseqnential. rbrllfbbl
she1lfisb
rrefpt oysters
oyrt#r
except
f,cct from
(beds
500 feet
bl,*rt}r s|ri
fk*{a ss$
fgo* blast),
*r*a that
tbst night
were pr*e**t
present ts
in tbr
the trw*r31*t*
i*cLiate area
br
algbt be
f,8esg'*elsblrrrstieaa
damaied)
observations sad
aridt*lta
testslrrr;
weremsda
tndetoto*tt*u*t
attempt*eto&rtalslnr
determine*h*t
what *ff*at
effct
resb bt*rtiag
n,l,** have
h*vs were
such
b1aatin mhht
rrrt it
lt done
&n* ln
el*ru 9ror€r*h
Th clai
lru*rr Sincere
$tne*r* thanks
c*bas.
thqakr
gsel,r*l€a,
s.rr due
daa ta
Fqrt Commission,
Hr*'3bu*16
are
to tha
the Sagru*t*r*
Baoceen Part
end
Donald Toy.
Powder
esd.Mr.
Sogr of
,*tl*r FBdr?
of ?tlas
€oryx*y
**teal bla*ti.ag,
Company $hs
who dtd
did tk6
the actual
blasting, for
excellent cooperation
far their
*h**r *xr*Ilmt
eoogrrntlo,n in
la the
tlc
u*tt*1,
aatt,r
and t
ta ,ffirlrlr
as&
S. Handley
S*n$lc$ snd
r,ad C.
C. Smith
$rfi*th for
d.en*tlea or
t&rlr donation
Messrs. D.
&r their
sf oysters
€Jtltrfr
fq+ tc,*t**S
ee the
blnr*"
far
testing in
th* blast.
?b*
ar**, involved
tarols*fr, was
ry&r& !rsan4y
The area
r*sqymLd.
wd bottom
bottEn ran:giri
r*ngta$
J /
foot tide
tl*,r level.
a
ltval.
/ 5fi foot
nleul a
I / if to
to
from about
Ths center
csetsr line
llnc for
far the
blartlng was
thr blasting
r*r drawn
ep through
The
drcaa up
throrrtb
a eal1
d1*1**rr'x*xrr or
mpll depression,
.str channel,
ehsusl,
a
m'*
was n:raln{*
runnin.
'fr*m
B*th
Both Bla*ta
blasts wra
er
tbrea&
through n&trsh
which *a ogtr{*sfr
"creek" of
of d.r*tc*gp
drain&; r*t*r
water
}st &E}a
flr*d, itesta*
sf,t*rwEs low
set
and fired
during th*
the afternoon
Ler tide
tl{r.of of
*Etrr /o.s
pril 12 (Low
f,r*t at
carlbr}&t}.
{Sax water
*t SIE$
$rI1,i.S
f,priariba1di.}.
26 P,
SK,corrected
{Q.,fl feet
mrrcsta8 for
9&* first
etrergGconsisted.
f,*.rtt charge
aoartttrdt sf
f*ct long
The
of *a
an epF
upper
string ?S
70 feet
? r?rt!a*
leng Joined
tf
Joieod by
* lEs*r
qf 50%
iowe par*laa
ES f,rct
*+e+a*-**
rts*ag?h Afsrportion 25
feet le*g,
long. --4tal
-ef T*s*l
Three cases
dyna€*rrr of
$0S strength
illtt
{dttchlag type
typr! I **m
mite (ditching
were uniformly
uniformly set
rrt along
alons the
upgtr 70
?0 foot
rtrlng rlth
tba upper
feot string
with
osE additional
*dd,ltlousl case
enso being
hrla# set
rt in
la three
thrr* closely
elo**1g,rgl*acd
slssg the
one
spaced rowe
rsln along
th* lower
*.8
trolrtr 25
pertlon.
foot- portion.
foot
gsp*{r**d, of
rEqs$* drarEr
The second
*hs
ro'i along
6&*a set
?0 foot
arge consisted
ef one
ees case
f,Eot
+loegr as 70
lin*
0orrnfrom
frsm the
th+ lower
line *xtcadlag
eztendia, down
lc**r end
*rH.of
thr fi
firltret charge.
*f the
eharsa.
/
I
'.+.,i
The
depth
*h$ maen
naa d,upth
plantln{q of
of planting
* f the
tbc dynamite
iHrn*$tt* s*a
xbsut three
thrsa feet
of
p3anting
was atout
below th*
th* *urfeec
surface ta
in both
both
fcct b*}s*
lnttraeet.
instances.
-1*
-1.
;]i-i:l..:::
&
iinersfof*st**sg
4tIfl *e#
te *h*fgtr
si.tb th
*&e ffies*s
ws5** wIth
the *r*ecelt*
rit D.ri4
*&*
;thoU,
af*h€f4k
ftk
/
,li
k*t
}'48 feet
Iith $$*Hs8$*e&t*trS
a roziteI7 tr*itlt$
&s bT
klEs * 6gt$&
f the
thee!e*t*
its qe* tc
ffet af,
th* sff,Est
wi the
Sw,*-*3
i$*$ feet
f561
about
d about
*he*t 4-8
*'I#*r* P4
*bs sidee,
to*€the
the
sidee,
ad
**n'?erto
fres tt&* eter
fs*t tro
tsp* or
ffi foet
eie t**the
$pr8a
E&*top,
*E**
gh*l}* p
trst*' k*#*mi tsto boU E.p.rcfry
water
1t ttffi watee
th b}**t
f:"t}l*s**s *fu
ritteij fiio,i
{Lt*g* I#w&i#*}"g
t.:t)
l***r {**;.t}
78 t*et
on {h!F lower
f,-*s* a*
*beg! $s
slr'*to8eao.t
roih t&*
th.g411lfsry*st*g
.irdI *rea
s*a**ot
**ws#],r
trongly *a$s*g$
Oet
the
ears
'$1:
* & * rof
p aif t h * *chnet.
k f f i l r s } * f 4 * iire
l G s t *i.ctèr
' $ * t n # sextexáLn
s f f i . t ' * b * oit
t * & gOet
l * w dthe
l i | q se*rs
s s f k {djet.e*
'djt.e* bechaet.
.
u*t wac
xat
wac
nsfi
re acn.t
sfrn*t
re
acn.t
rt
*esffiSof
S lWSq
&e* &*t*b{
ow to*'4.
±teb.
t*ss*rfr* the
*ct*}a eg,-a
Lp ffi$ *ettLe
g##,
Looee }*$
Loo*e
an
n t*
to 16s{c*a
f
jut
Jut
tb* a*t*t prt
th
t tfsr the
d'*ag
deep ln*t
fsst tee
ts t toot
tti aF te
ceattered
evttered
abct,
abct, Im.
Im.!tl***l
pee* *rssrlta*
t*
re*tt*esd sb+etr
ase.e.
oit i{s ssst6l*
tteret%g,hqt
tteret%
aoit
*rej M*$**tsr€*
E#1teIJr
n thó
thó
*W
a*a
er1 effect
effect
*ff;r€t on
'?e gr****tr
ffi*
i44yt
*g aF W@l*g
t *egt€t* It
*sxa, *:S.
wa*'**
to
to Looses
Lcose
*wae
ru1tj*'ng
flat
flet
f3*t
1le*4
l| b*]$*t*4
[t Ic
Sesst#s It
the
ertao.kCHeY
erto.
kCHY
t&* e*f*s*r
r*tu*is's
otl retrntzi
ni*h tc
til*
r4l'eret
rU
ert
wIth
tc *stt
rw'***WIth
rw&*,&y
,gf&* stllJi &t
e ffrt
tbt
xesaeffect
*hx* e.
&
to
*1
fr6!*a
of tl**t
t14,e.
n*nr cf
h.t ae fe
fcil ruiic
in
erhqe bit
ln p*utnpf
et0r
fralr'j4_gg!g!. etr
s,Crbs,
Sli*at.
te cat l&r
I?WU et
I1WU
et to
e lls,a s,sr et*ffi
g,*e'
t!s*r
the
the f*f**
ftre%
ftre% bi
bi aet.
*t.
ts *w
center ci'
ci'
the ryry*F
etrip Iri
t)e center
the
upper ss
?O fsrt
foot rtrtp
*f *,k
to *k6
a*p&qr
Micles *s
s**dn*nEli**
?t*i.
i
ff
%
og
en
rscllftsh,
st*r'
q€an4
*Xfi**ffi*
ario*
rio* tiiterv#le
tiitervale
cped*s
*nt*s"***
t r**l*wr
Urn a?
?etf l'iffi
sei off
*lgs& thie
ers t1e
+f,f sZazL
*&te p***&
fft*tF
te
efof tE'c
*ffrst
Iveethe
theflae.l
affect of
te
fflarl
iasl affect
t*r*
rirG LIves
1a1e
also
Th 1a1e
tebl# also
t'aG
6lltr
t*3.owt
plaeed
eaci
se
liet,
ts*h es
*r 1iet,
li.*t*4 b*l,ors
ptrsilf, at
*?t e.ci
pleeed
ttozi.
*fse*
h1**&
blast *s
o4 aaca
*e*& Ws*fss&r
twea,
(hrob AI1
AIl 221
tist. fzoa e.nt.r
.
0
ff* {**&*PS
1.0 ft,
t*ett.7.
Zlow
&lar* lfs
2
e*eklee
S e*ek1es
*ssklr* - *bur
kt*{teit
Pssnee
Pssne
4tree
******gElc[r
8,F*H#*6 4tt*3!e
.tfaec
on Glrf$**
P
2 eg+clil
aOeie. - 8s
str sf*tcr*
stor
cptrs
cptr.
1
tr *l**?*s
Csicer pi'otast*za)
II srsl
crab l€*Eear
Pm&lcterl
btii4
$ cooles
es*3** *- h*r**&
eirZaa,
eoeklee
*2 eoekles
*a*}*r -* os& #$tr.€**,t
I
e14*ete?
eI4*te?
oysters
oysters
*]**t*r
*trr*t$}
[
2
1$
3.0
3.8
l$
ft
destroyed
estrojed
Xown 180
1S *?* ***t{sf€
Sl*ld*
'
{**l*f$S
dmstryed.
*#S0*r
S$*ll.,s rnasbe4,
:o *f,f*$,t
tte$
sF
;o
O effect
*ff**t
$*
tster
I rr,*s {g mg#**gl
8t
efrif 22
tuS -'* April
* bul4*{
iI4
2
cck1
E ee*lqs
iF
2
S eoe1es
s.& tEtr&**
w**trs* - ore
elster oysters
Lg**tfa
1 sl*r*t",Gr
ff.ct
#r *ff,*c?
orab tC.
tC.
3. ,r.sb
taister
sr*b (C.
ts. aast*twl
I oreb
orab
3
off*
-2-
sot
f,ffiAs
S6t fot
*
+t**.6
:
r+ts
tt
iN
Ff
H
H
it
11i.'
1ast effect
{gla**
*f,frst table
?**}* continued.)
csatlwl'**}
'."-"i
Distance
Slrtrncg
re
20
2:
*s
g*
30
Eesu1t
B*xant.r
Specian
*rP**arn
3
2
2
I
l1
I
I
cackles
eeaklq* * buried.
trrr*r4,
grfiase
cockles * on
*ch}*e
ea airfac.
slp,xt{,r
elmeter eg*t*rr
oysters
era'b(C.
crab
ter)
{€. nsslrtatPl
No
*ffoe{
*E effect
I
2
g
2
II
I
cackles
*neh[*r - brted
]resla{
cackles
&skl6r - en
face
6s mr
ffi*fes&
El*s*sr
cluster sg*tast
oysters
crab (C. produ ems)
arab
No
So effect
affcEt
a
FtF
's
a
ft
SelI
Small crcst
crack le
in ca,r*precl
carapace, ltlll
sitU
aliwe
*Llts && active
eFll 22
*g
**tlra AJTII
c'
${
t
!tF
I **afr{9" mssg*l
AFFII1 18
Dead
Beed -- Lpri
18
g cackles
2
@shl*r
* lsf,ic&
biried
2
S *coo gokies
&3*s*w
r.f**r+
onmsurface
3.
cluster €grt*
oysters
I *$r*t*r
f
I crpt
1
crab {C.
(C. sr,gfutcsj
ma4ster)
No +fftrt
effiet
Ea
S cackles
*pc*l*r - * 'b.r
bsrieil
2
Led
tff,re't
No
8e effeàt
6' f r
0
ni
"
dt
a
@
ss
38
n Ea
2
I sockise
on earface
*oslltl
nsf*gc
el&*br oyrt**c
1
tsrs
I cluster
I
1 esrrt
rab l!.
(C. prm*otul
pro &c
45,
*s, 60,
s,s*78
?$
r0
N
a
il*
a
filt
it
N
a
a
_.
J
€"rr**g
Clams *x{,
and og*tcg*
oysters as
aboy
*l *}'qf6
We
$e effect
offrEt
-.
sks
lffis,&t
The ce*kl+*r
cackles, ffi*W
Cartium ff*ltr
cerbis, $#*
were *t*sls*s
speoisszta
brout ury
up fmx
from X*qala*
Taquini S,ryp
My,
prurL*,e*3tr end
!f3.11*wohr
*cesxE&
axtll taken
secured a rrr&
week previously
hal$, in
tr&a to
tE Tiliamock.
la en
trm& until
*Ssrlea tank
ffi* he34
ru aquarium
q1,**from
Thyy renet
irtesize
raaEuS
in rnf
rib l*s{tb
1amtb (about
with *a
an
tlrr] r{t'h
60 to
ssrultr size)
f,rea 60
?t ma
s ia
b 79
l*beet normal
averafe rtb
rib ltngth
1enth of
*ver*gsr
of 70.0
mn
?*.0 ma,
"
They
to
ts each
{l*trtrlqtr*
t*ttlttr
$b*y were
mrc randomly
&,sh station.
rradoalg distributed
The a.S*t;r!
oysters warc
were etrwt'orr
clusters af,
of sbr
one srrd
and tev
two Ecar
jar old
hetrf,ic oysters,
Ostrea
fha
etltlrtr
olil ?*ciZic
$l. -Fntf
&jacent bed..
of Sxdtr*y
)1*thley rd
and $d,th
Smith *t
at $tgec*m.
)ayocean.
jigas taken
ta^h*a at
*t the
tha tima
}*d,r pf
flps the
tlw from
t&r ad,Jeo*at
#tg*tr
gtrt*tl
They
4-12
per
*hpg rsned
r**gadlfrom
*-1* oysters
a"*r&s! of
f,rsnn
*le*tcr with
ss a?eraje
ef 8.4 systere
etlteru per
rlth an
lttr
1sr cluster
"S.*
cluster.
slurtcf.
&r*n{b* up
Serfs?t
fw* the
t&* Newport
The
were small
raal,l ats*+Llsareul
niwesilaneoni ryarlmps
niweellaneoni
epeciane brouiht
nS from
tba crabs
*rrhr *tru
bccs held.
laboratory
&!*r
they had
tar a*tar*}
several reat&r
monthu er
or mare.
rharE thay
bl{. far
l*ar*.'torE who
ha6,been
As
*t woch
ttFf
e*b they
y not
weak, cte.l
eta.) bat
but iliri
were *trX
all *b*?
that
har* been
*c*n normal
norp*l, in
sodr
wt haTe
la reaction
r+**tdon (possibly
{Ilo*rttrlt m*&r
were available
*ar,t
*t the
*r*trX,ab}* at
ths morent.
w&snt.
rlcrr males.
*rslcs.
All
kt on.
&11 ht
ogr were
t**t
They
raued tu
fhlrf r*:*pd
{n back
rld,th from
frorn 3.18
width
eyrrost width
to ltld
144 m,
ma, aversE.
t,l$ te
rldtb 3.29
re.
l$l ma,
lt**
ea? at
S feet
or less
at 20
fact or
k11 *pcetm*&r;
kIl
specimns, except
A!,1
*trq set
tli6 oysters,
t&,leh were
u$*pt the
oyn?*ra, which
.*8*
-3-
.t.
np1e b*gr
baje
CaaE *eqlLt
**I*re*+ *ffi*
Ln separSt3
b].*st
last mra
were f,irst
first 5r!".*oad
placed in
tbp b
6s*tsr off the
tb,c center
from
frer the
rpc**
*f spee
any mziu of
*fl*l*l*e
prrcat
treasttrag
with
te labels
lilt ate løeat
in *,r!dlprevent
l,*b*le totataøfs*llit*ta
stth appropri
$rp*e'ria*a
last.
linensfollawis6
fo1icwin *u
the bLs,et.
twa*
ax*rtt{'
hsr* exerted
*aul$ have
thls wonU
ths,t this
btli.*r*S that
sgt believed
it
lE not
1* is
lx'.
fo*r in
about foer
The
bnried eoEhlcs
cookies e*rt
were er*
et tbe{lt
Shc brpl*dl
aff*Ct,
erreh{sai.*6 *ff,aetr
s$Fllastsbla ci.shionlz
ni appreciable
*B,y
qsd,sr
satfast.
thsaTrfane.
shamMer
the
€b6i
ewport
te the
ttrr 8*W.ert
ecimenss**E
wereBrcPeS!*
brouitba&h
k to
*lL rpe*,lffiR*
a.x.perlasat all
the
tba experiment
SoLle*Xng
ollowix
that SBGG
5flGal$t'
nijht. *11
Ui
ef tb*t
s*ro of
t*kse care
laboratory
where thty
they !s*ft
were cxsela6{
exaMasd *.nil
ad taken
lsbsratsry shara
sp.etme
rFcslccsa
lbrsa$
s** abserved
alx*3ft{ throu
pia**& t*
still etlEc
alive :rurc
were placed
in *En*rl,*
MunrIa ar4
utll.l
*t
*B at
April
SWn 22
rhish tlm
rca closed.
e1ces6.
which
tiwe ths
th* *tpa**mat
ezperment was
roup ef
of lafE*gan
leftover
str'$1iurler[11e*es$'*
xa ss&tttaa
in
additiou tuto tb€
thef,er*sle$p
foreoin, once
I!iscUanecua f;isg*trl
I!iscUaneoua
blart center
*&e opposite
s$Ps*ta
*cttar on
oa the
89 feet
ths blast
wrfaq*r 20
f+at from
frqm th
he srfa.e
*s*klr* **r
cosicles
was 3r1**a*
ilaced ss
on sb*
giritq
t#s?r
side sf
of ttsp
te re,i1ar
rssrlar test,
rctF0 recov*&f*h were
taGevsight
clams rar6
were XHt
put ontl
eat, fl,t*
tirø sfoXwbich
*gh* el*S
pralcat*
bcltctc4 buried.
knr!,cd Es
tbr*a believed.
ir?d,r th*
ered.,
the sl*e{s$
misjn three
or pl*hs*
picked *S
up }3
by **kr
other $erttar
parties present.
'orseglt
a4irttl*r
tB the
ttsc eqzarts.
esd pn*
Fcqnrt lab
te the
tb Newport
lcF and
These rrrc
were aio
Tbo6
alle brou.fht back
Lssh to
T,Et in
F
Ssa
One
lll effects.
*ffcctr.
gxril 22,
tboctas no
se 111
nttll showing
f,en* still
*9. the
tbc ether
of
thu** was
*nr touM
f,sesddead
*a** April
*ihrr four
af these
Xffi.netclf
f*3lAstn€
lediatety
fiiewln
the tiring
of a*sb
each *hr$f$f
tbn
flrt*f
ef,
rx*nrtrc{
the
area rrsr
was examined
thc *r**
gtaEssl'
tbr grounds,
o* the
for other ryaetffi'*
specimens af,
of aqr
any strt
sort tb*t
that *sf{
vire e,trS*s*l}f
originally y*tm*t
pnsent on
f.or.ethry
Soet zone,
*sn*r
86 foot
i&; 26
er) *csn
were found
fsna{ within
ulthle the
.Fi.lE
EmlI. crabs
e*nhl (C.
?ive small
{$. ry*g*ftsjr}
stn*brl
Three
bad lm*aa
brohen os
broken
or cracked
ffir** ba&
99.8 mm.
F? te
mr
aok width,
nl*tFr averaging
from
to 97
fasx* 7?
9? mr
m b*s*
m*raed;r* 90.2
arspeces ami.
arspeces
aed e,rtrs
iore d,r*d[
dead *a
on ttk?6tfr
recovery,
t**rapsrr
They
fhap ranged
rsesil
tl*qag
ef dAmage
One showed
gus of
aE xternnl
sxt*r**l si#St
*bsrwrt no
9m
.ll
ht
lbre€t!
rrh*t*osvcr through
eq*
one sh+rc{
shøwed neit*ffeetr
uo)effeot whatsoever
v*r3 slp
r**atulry
€a+d., The
Shs remaining
also de*d.
April 22.
EZr
April
feaa&.
wr found.
tlsrps slqxn
One
clam saek
neck (5ebizothexne)
eat horse
{srhl,reth*aru'rl was
It
v*ivtrtls*ttd,
stinatt that
It **l
th*t
mr
te 100
*hall
the clan
originally had.
had
a shell
shell length
length of
of 80
olaa originally
l;sgth
S to
1$Sii,
tha
he& aa"
of
optglnally
Ehort Sbri
Shstrq
Ghost
perafound.
*$ foot
th* 25
fsst zone.
wa*.
f gbsrt
boet shrimp
within the
fqaad, vlthl*
r&rlsp were
A
A considerable
s6sri6**sb!a nsabee
number Ef,
.{
tha
*t Newport,
F*s$artl the
pL*oed in
*g**rlq,x at
sa aç.sriun
la an
Altheugi
all Ltvt*6
1ivi; specinens
r**. also
Altbss,gh *3.1
al*a placed
ryeelmssswere
-&-
si{
5i.
flnsl
slstrir*tlen
ss these
thaa* yes
**a me4e
final observation
on
day, April
&{B the
thc followin.g
fstrtrqtlaE d+F,
l$tb,
ryttf 15th.
$*,a*a Xl*rt
Since
wet
trgwrl**ee ha
ezperence
b*e shown
sbpr* i,tit ta
b*1*eay
*nyofof,these
tlhrrcforms
fsra! very 1on
to b6
be Al.ffi,erlt
diffion1t to h1t
lsn€
"r!y
It s*o f,tlt
*k*t th!.s
felt that
ffis **sat
thIs wee
about*hs
the Alwlt
limit sfof reliability
trtr$bobservations.
rctl*bll"lty of
sbsGffs,ttoaa.
ofsuch
it
A
?Sof
af 76
A &t*1
total of
were
tbor* collected
ebiegPq?Eqe,!+t.
jaitteasis. Pourteen
sf those
s*tr"teetE$
srrr Wg!,*g
Oie
jaitteasis.
tourtr+a
glyloeal;r metilated.
tire 7,
?6,orar18.4%,
sf the
of
1B.4Srwere
lrohffi up
mse brok
trp or
Er otherwise
lrr,tllate8 by the
s€hssrlm obviously
tlc
llast.
blast.
lacltrd.lsc ths
Ineludin
the
aortall*r"
mortality.
slst6,
abøfe,
tot*l of
a* total
59were
mrc dead
ltr* fg
by i*pll
Ari1 13,
sf 39
llilr or
er
$l.$il
.slss cpaelmar
Nine
specimensorof e*L}{t*gtfg
Cal1isnaea were
f
tkrerrer
ltrr feep*g
; thre.,
or 33.3%1beiuj
$sn$S,tttr*x
qilla*l.snr
bp*-&assB
broken
or ktl.lt*
ktUed
killed by
by physical
physical trntiletton.
Se*r e*h*rs
dl{fu Ctrts8
Pour
ethers died.,
givinj aatotal
*stel mowaorSlr*te*X
tallty ef71.8%..
??.8*
tality.of
stc
e"e trtr-ql}l
The ttrqr*$p
averagebaahr
bogyl*q€tb
lengthpfof the
the dead
Uposbia was 6srn
88.2 ry
mena1*a**
sainat 65,3
me
66*P
I
ry
for
f,e*those
th{}s*surviving.
su*rtrlsE" For
foF Callianausa
ar+rap lengths
r*n*tbr were
mls 109.6
the
for
ths average
lssrf me
sa ffrt
t*lll*gfr*
6e***,aM
the
tb dead
")
,i
1Sg,*
swrf,llry.
102.5 f*,r
for tM
iie surviving.
*hns mould
*enJd rstn
This
seemtoto1s6.tr*ta
indicate*trt&rr
either a.*
ittff*rrsgis} mortality
eepa**na el*n
wxtslt*Jr depending
differential
upon*tq*
else
elsesfof
of*bc
the
lb. individual
with tb*
tha ,},rilFf
larcer
{&gl"I,ihql. rrtth
6s6t
ones mrt
more&r*sGlrttal€
om8ceptiieta to**Jsr'r,
injury,srorsleE
elsexmrqlt
erely *$ {trtrffcrcnti*l
differential in
ln collection
wllrltlcn
of
the apaoimat
epecims.
of the
qtlh
Fish
*hru w.l,wa
Three
salmonf,tagBrtrlugq{t**t*ttroLy
fingerlings(tentatiyely identified
leesl were
i€*attftrcd as*rchume)
wn found
fomai
gS foot
r{thls the
within
within
the
25
foot
zone.
thc 25
f,*a* zone.
soxsr Pork
&rk }oagtba
*S44umr
Por!
]ngths
]ngths wore
wore36,
36,Sl}f
38.,
38.,sef,
a*d
a*d
r.
r.
rorc
$61
'4.,,
gnblar
Blent
rarc also
fousd,r ranging
Iit
gobies (Clevelandia
lee)
{elErc.tra+a1e
alaa found,
is rdiniBta
fttn
from
rsrglag in
'Sr".}er}were
65 me,
5$8. to
te 65
arcraglag 61.5
mr averaging
6L$ me.
m.
All the
tlro fish
f l,sh were
carr either
d,ceA er
alther dead
sucbwhen
All
or in
$Bat near
rt*tc ofefsueb
noae stall
Sfrn co1
sotla 6. vry
lastea.
looted.
Sttee},Sqnsoqe
tiscel1anecus Iiiyertebre.tes
1iscel1anecus
Iiiyertebre.tes
l4*{rtoLra*s$
A
snail (Theta
sp), heighth
i small
xell sb*nl
feesg urharmod1
Ac&btb of
a*larwit rltbtra
8$
within 25
r*a found
{P*&9, apl,
sf, 11S me,
mp was
feet
f,**t of
t&e center.
ef, the
ssatcrr
.*"spselssa
A
cpeoimen ef
of swt
alm (Macama)
wS elan
*Lro found
in length
wu also
$S m ta
frqe* uninjured.
uslaJa*a{'
l&gEgal 58
lrn$&.r*s
*S*
,i.:,'
*hf*il
l"o"rgp
X'O
nF} rxra
f,*ttffir
large seed,
sand $ew
worms (Nereis
were found.
{F-eSe}nap)
ll
d.$dthe
tbs third
thtrG bad
had the
ath
tbe
*w
Two
wqro torn
tprn in
X"ahalf
bsl,S
badg carlt;r
sug*rued.r
cavity ruptured.
rtptured.
sat*raL
t&rus& #sffi#
verl thre.wi
thre.wi
ttorms
ttormsi$h*g!eg*l
(Ieriortiva)
(Iemortiva)e*ra
ire
werefse**
faund
faundLE
in
in*s*6
dea4
dea4*s&
aud
aud*rst6a
broken
broken&sit+
cMit.
cMit.
tanl
ion'.
ion.
Oxi
l:,r:i
,:,,ii
of the ghost hrimp( _ ebiapugetiensis) was found with the
*U
sg'ws6&l clan
sSEne
coiena1
(Pooidopthina
ruitera)
{effi*ffi$3
qF#t#f*} attashed
att*ehea te
attashod
to tts
its rf,€euaE
ab8oin on
ss the
tb* wentral
ea*Fn:.
wsfq*tr
surface, sb
**a still
e*ttl alive
¶be sbs
cam was
al,lva ms
attached
J*
it *tt*ehad
attached on
on *rrrl
gri1
lsthr
ri1 13th.
13th.
.:
Suscrf
$uussary
ptfs*E*h €rs€qtt*
ouz'"ssss8
cases *f
of ggs
50 strength
flr.s& as
ml* fired
ss a* single
rl**Ln shot
dyn te .wre
*kt along
[l.*!r*
* 95
9s foot
feot
a
*n
lts#
P*u&tr
foot line
line *'R
*n * aaany
aany ud
ud bottom
bottom
ktts* of
l.0
s#
st Si:s
l.0 to
to
e $*s
3.O fqp*
foot tt*G
tide tr*rl
level*i atsaryee*
eos*ms april
&gu,i.tr12,
oem,
&4, 1949.
lg*S,
& seess{
P.
second 8m},1sr
srnaUer &,ar-4p
charge was
r*r also
ftrc,iA and
*trta fired
sa* obsarsed.
eslKry**r
pl,***rl at
5pmens
placed
a* *nnqrq
Ps*w,lss'
own *lntrnmr
distances fres
from th€
tbo edatsr
enter of
tb blast
of th
l}**t showeds
rbs*u{[l
.
ty
&t*ttr*
Little pr
or F€
*erfiss cocklos
te surfaoe
s**k!.*r located
o 6,*x*gr
danas to
3*c**** 10
f,r*t *r
I{l reat
or fEgb*ar
further
1'
1..
fr-ss the
tba
from
een$tr.
ztor.
g"
2
2.
.,.Xe
damngn
to
seh*derfesa
o damage to
to su-surfa.ce
su-eurfa.ce ooekl.,
cocklos
cocklos located
located 1.5
15 S*uf,#i
fee*Ør
fee*ør turt:er
further
lS
loo*ted
ll,rr$&s* fo*
fr*e
',
i'
&s oerter.
Eant6rr
the
-
s.
3.
so
No 4*ssss
dage totecrabs
e**t* located
rsc**Ea 30
s0 feet
fs*t or
ss
f?en the
feet
or &*thar
Ather
tha center.
*atsr.
urther fro*
fro*
the
center.
&r:t0
Xedeaage
**wga to
4
te oysters
egrttr* located
lot*tE{ 10
feet s
or {lrrt*tr
further from
L* fap*
fryn the
&a center.
arstffi*
{Sk fsr*Wte*
*Eaa not
lThe
tor&oing does
sot consider
ensi&ar any
gch se
c*ly
at?elhrif,fip*** such
consider
any possible
possible after.'effects
after'effects
such
36rxll,l*
a*
r$tlqgl
silting)
g 8O'.15
6p-75fluart*tlt5r
sf ghoet
L
8O.15
nrtality
nrtality of
of
ghost
shrimp
ahrlry was
rag fpund,
Ssrt shrimp
found clthfu
wIthin85
25feot
f.t off the
cnter.
thc Edatar.
ts th*r
In
thes8*t!
caseef,of
øf
vtehrates involved
vtebrates
?heteSsilartqbr*ta*
lsr*trra& it
lt is
!t bsl,larcdl
believed likely
ltka]y that
that a1'
alwat
all d.*rmsn
set all
dca Souo by
ay bLxa*.tng
pSy*lel in
blastIng {*
is greatlg
gros1y physical
pbysical
la nature,
satnra, that
tbat there
t&rra is
it
lttt1s ihoek
*!*ee* or
gfuxtrl.cg*sl
or
little
little
ihoek
or other
other physiological.
physiological dawd;*.
e*bsl
dage.
roger
ol1efson
b#et *qll*f,ws
Ie&ll
Lowell Er
D. b,mlaEp
YAriage
tslal*gistr
Biologists
..
TEST AREA
BEFORE BLAST
--
FIRST BLAST
RESULTANT CHANNEL AFTER FIRST BLAST