Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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Lehner P. 1964 65 Sept. 19 unusual day; the water was unusually clear near Sand today; Cam and I went skin diving north of the causeway; I took pictures with my new underwater camera; borrowed J.L.'s throw net and caught several small mullet for the Petrel, but he won't eat; worked on Progress Report. Sept. 20 arose late; checked mice and to 11 A.M. Mile boat to North Island for skin diving & as we arrived to Hawaiians boarded the boat with a Moray eel 5-6 ft. long they had speared; I entered the water with some apprehension after seeing that; also, the Navy crew told me that several barracuda had been caught inside the reef recently; as it turned out, I saw two morays while diving (small ones, 3-4 ft. long) and got a picture of the head of one; shot two rolls of film; having trouble with shutter mechanism of the camera; the Petrel has still not eaten; we can't figure out what species he is so will have to collect him.