Report of Ann Bodio, student technician, fourth week of work, July 2002.

"Today I (was) introduced to Rick's nephew, Michael, and his sister-in-law, Carol. Now there (are) quite a few people working here; the list includes...Alex, Andy, Ann, Amadine, Carol, Debra, Drew, and Rick. ...Enid and I worked on designing an adhesive that would work on scallops...We first tested an adhesive that was for bones/dental: cement #51458. Problem is (there are) no directions on how much of the mix we need to (combine with solvent). This adhesive has two parts. The first part is cement powder pink #115102 and the second part is... #272002. (At) 11:15 cement the scallops to netting, letting them air dry for 15 minutes. Animals are clapping their shells trying to escape. (At) 11:30 we put the animals back in the water and two came off right away. Four are attached. (At) 12:30...another detached."

(Test of next adhesive) "We would try either compressed air or alcohol to dry (the shell surface) to see if the adhesive would work more effectively. Our second trial we did with PSI-326 and compressed air. PSI kit part A Y3645 and part B 52798. This is one the cadets found the most effective. Waited 15 minutes for the epoxy PSI-326, which is also known as Smart Glue (to set up). Epoxy hard to mix; the leftover epoxy will be an indicator. Good sign when it gets...warm it means it is exothermic and is working. (At) 1:09 I put the scallops in the water. I think this will work the best out of all the ...adhesives.."

"...I gave the animals downstairs 8 liters per each sieve of the RIISO,..which is the darker brown algae, while Drew gave them 8 liters per each sieve of the dark green algae (TCHI)."