EASTERN AREA CRUISE NO. 5 April, 1967 CRUISE PLAN I. CRUISE PERIOD: April 1-10,1967 (Cruise 0050025) II. CRUISE VESSEL: U.S.N.S. SHEARWATER (T-AG 177) III. ITINERARY: 1 April Depart Long Beach, California. 2-9 " Conduct survey of eastern Pacific Grid following specified cruise track. 10 " Return to Long Beach, California. The biologist-in-charge has full authority, in consultation with the ship's master, to determine the use of available time in and out of the eastern grid, in accordance with bird populations encountered, so as to achieve cruise objectives most effectively. IV. PERSONNEL: Brian Harrington (biologist-in-charge), Richard Heiden, and James Lewis. V. OBJECTIVES: The objectives for this survey are the same as for former EAC cruise plans. VI. PROCEDURES: Follow procedures established on previous EAC trips.