Title
Alaska King Crab Investigation, 1940 : diary, August 28 - December 8, 1940
Related Titles
Contained In:
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
Series:
SIA RU007231
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1940
Notes
The diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work with the Fish and Wildlife Service during their Alaska King Crab Investigation, 1940. The dates include August 28 - December 8, 1940. Subject matter covers the vessel and its accommodations (including sketch); interactions between investigation participants; issues with collecting and voyage; sea conditions; specimens collected (fish listed by scientific name, shells, crab); information about local inhabitants and communities encountered; collecting sites; details about canneries; and vessels used. Locations in Alaska and The Aleutians include the vicinity of Port Ashton, Squaw Harbor, Cold Bay, Alitak Bay, and Olga Bay.
Subjects
Alaska
,
Alaska king crab
,
Alaska King Crab Expedition, 1940-1941
,
Aleutians East
,
Alitak Bay
,
Cold Bay
,
Crustaceans
,
Diary
,
Field notes
,
Ichthyology
,
Olga Bay
,
Port Ashton
,
Squaw Harbor
,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
,
United States
,
Zoology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.130308
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