380 BULLETIX OF THE UXITED STATES FISH COMMISSION'. 



<3lly bottom, at station 2522 (latitude 42o 20', longitude 65^ -07' 30"). 

 The trawl was dragged over the bottom only a few minutes, because of 

 the supposed rough nature of the ground. But, nevertheless, the net 

 was cut through and probably much of the material taken in the appa- 

 ratus escaped before the trawl was hove up. Of the material saved, 

 shrimp of two or more species were abundant. There were also young 

 Norway haddock or rose-fish {Sebastes marinus), a few sculpius, and 

 several other varieties of small fish, someof them apparently immature. 

 Among the invertebrates the most noticeable were several species of 

 starfish, some large deep-sea barnacles, sea-anemones, sea-spiders, and 

 some young spiny sea-urchins. The fauna of this region is of special 

 interest, since in this locality and its immediate vicinity, in somewhat 

 deeper water, the halibut fishery has been pursued with considerable 

 success, while a few miles northwest, in from 55 to Go fathoms, many 

 i^ood fares of cod have been obtained. 



On the 13th, researches were carried on in deep water, in the so-called 

 " gully " between Brown's Bank and the northeast extremity of George's 

 Bank. This locality has become somewhat celebrated as a deep-water 

 halibut ground upon which gorgonian corals of extraordinary size 

 and in considerable abundance have been found by the fishermen, these 

 corals being often hauled up on the lines with which they become eu- 

 taogled. Attempts were made by means of the dories and with grap- 

 nels to secure some of this coral, but without much success, two speci- 

 mens of the great tree-coral {Primnoa reseda) being obtained. 



During the forenoon several hauls were made with the ship's dredge, 

 in depths varying from 72 to 121 fathoms, but only a small amount of ma- 

 rine life was obtained. The rough character of the ground precluded 

 the possibdity of using the beam-trawl, otherwise it is probable that a 

 larger quantity and a much greater variety might have been secured. 



At station 2523 the dredge was filled with stones, coarse gi-avel, and 

 pebbles. Among these were a few holothurians of two species, Vdmj)- 

 sheWs {Tcrch rat III hia), sea-anemones, worm-tubes, sponges, shrimp, small 

 starfish, brittle-stars, sea-urchins, and 2 or 3 small sprays or branches 

 of gorgonian coral. At station 2524 the dredge contained stones and 

 pebbles, with a very small amount of life, as follows : A few sponges, 

 shrimp, lamp-shells, small starfish, holothurians, and ascidians. 



At station 2525 the dredge was filled with coarse gravel and stones, 

 wliile sponges and shells were more numerous than in the preceding 

 haul. Ascidians were plentiful, but there was very little crustacean life. 

 At station 252G the dredge was filled with coarse gravel and stones, 

 while containing ver^^ few living animals, as follows : Small sea-anem- 

 ones, small holothurians, various kinds of small shells, a few brittle- 

 stars, and 2 or 3 shi'imp. 



At station 252S (latitude 41^ 47' north, longitude 65^ 37' 30" west) 

 a haul was made with a large beam-trawl in G77 fathoms on a bottom 

 of brown mud, where a large amount of material was taken, which so 



