Title
BCF, Cromwell, May 1965
Related Titles
Contained In:
National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
Series:
Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project
Series:
SIA RU000245
By
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1965
Notes
This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea in 1965 by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (BCF) aboard the Townsend Cromwell, as part of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. The cruise covered a fixed grid to the east of the main Hawaiian Islands. Materials include: bird observation sheets, position and distance data, at sea daily observations summary sheets, and At Sea Survey Chart C. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., hgt., remarks, and loc. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, feeding, etc.). Abundance summary data for birds includes total abundance of birds, and abundance of bird groups (Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross group, Tropicbirds, etc.). At Sea Survey Chart C includes recorded time, lat., long., pres wea, vis, slp, dry b, wet b, dew pt, hum%, tl sky, opa sky, waves, sea temp, wind s, wind d, course, speed. Also included is a photocopy of a typed report.
Subjects
Field notes
,
North Pacific Ocean
,
Ornithology
,
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
,
Townsend Cromwell (Ship)
BHL Collections
BHL Field Notes Project
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.141483
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