Details - SIC 20, Agassiz, October-November 1968

SIC 20, Agassiz, October-November 1968

Title

SIC 20, Agassiz, October-November 1968

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

1968

Notes

This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, on the Southern Island Cruise 20 aboard the Agassiz, 1968. Materials include: bird observation data sheets and fix data sheets. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., specimen or band no., and remarks. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, height off of water, etc.). Fix data sheets include: ship, date, sunrise (time, lat., long.), sunset (time, lat., long.), total miles traveled, position (time, lat., long), and course or speed change. Also included is a typed preliminary report.