CRUISES OF THE "MICHAEL SARS " 



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to mention here that in the neighbourhood of Spain the diluted 

 Mediterranean water was found at far less depths (as near 

 the surface, in fact, as 400 metres) than farther south in the 

 bay. The surface current runs along the Spanish coast in an 

 easterly or south-easterly direction, and off the Moroccan coast 

 in a southerly or south-westerly direction (see Chapter V.). 



Hydrographical investigations were continued all the way 

 southwards along the continental edge to the Canary Islands. 

 We were prevented from attempting any other kind of work, as 

 near Mogador we encountered a stiff north-east trade-wind, before 

 which we had to run. Every now and then a heavy sea broke 

 over our quar- 

 ter, sweeping 

 the deck clean. 

 Not till we 

 reached the 

 Canaries did 

 the wind and 

 sea go down. 

 At Lanzarote 

 we met with 

 calm weather, 

 so we did some 

 pelagic work, 

 taking vertical 

 and horizontal 

 hauls. The 

 latter resulted 

 in the capture 

 of several in- 

 teresting deep-sea fish, a number of leptocephali, and the beautiful 

 transparent Plagiisia. 



On Saturday, 14th May, we anchored at Porta de la Luz, 

 the harbour of Grand Canary. 



Fi.;. 51. 



A Fishing Sen 



t'O I'ORTA DE 



Luz. 



In Porta de la Luz we obtained a good deal of information 

 regarding the fishing industry from a number of fishing schooners 

 which work along the African coast, several being in port at 

 the time of our visit. 



Most of them are well -boats, which carry live fish in 

 addition to the ones they salt. They employ partly hand lines 

 and partly curious large basket-traps, baited with fish and placed 

 on the bottom in the position shown in Fig. 52. 



