ATF/SIC 1, Moctobi, February-March 1963
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5 February 1963 Sea Records Time Locality Species Remarks 0645 21° 34.6' N 159° 30' W bf albatross following ship 0715 bf albatross following ship 0730 bf albatross 6 following ship, lit stern to feed on garbage 0745 laysan passed ship 100 yds. starboard 0750 sooty tern passed ship 150 yds. starboard, headed NW 0800 laysan 200 yds. off port 0800 whale 2 unident. 1 mile off port side 0805 sooty tern 2 passed 200 yds. off stern, heading N 0826 sooty tern 2 passed stern, heading NE 0830 bf albatross 7 lit stern for ship's garbage; ran out hook and line with bacon 0840 sooty tern flying NW 0900 laysan passed ship 0900 bf albatross caught one on fish line, USFWS No. 30001 (?), breast marked with yellow paint, released 0910 0925 21° 30' N 159° 30' W sooty tern 5 passed on port side, headed NW 0935 wt tropic bird off port side 0936 sooty tern est. 30, some appear darker, going W 0945 sooty tern one off stern 0949 sooty tern est. 20, off starboard, est. 300 yds. 0949 laysan off port side, est. 300 yds. 0952 sooty tern 3 plus 2 feeding off starboard 0956 frigate passed off stern 0959 laysan off stern, then passed port 1045 bf albatross 8 sitting together on water, none following