Notes on the Copepoda of the North Atlantic Sea 

 and the Faroe Channel. 



By 

 R. Norris Wolfenden, M.D., F.Z.S. 



("With Plate IX., and one Figure in the text.) 



In a previous notice in this Journal, vol, vi,, p. 344, January, 1902, a 

 brief description of the phin of work undertaken by tlie writer was 

 given. This comprised cruises across the cold-water area of the 

 Faroe Channel during 1900, 1901, and 1902, during the course of 

 which tow-nettings were made at each station with Garstang's net, or 

 Fowler's net, down to 500 to 600 fathoms, simultaneously with 

 hydrographical observations (temperature, collection of water, etc.), 

 which have already been partly reported upon by Mr. H. N". Dickson 

 {Geographical Journal, April, 1903). 



The exploration of the Faroe Channel being now, under the Inter- 

 national Investigation Scheme, handed over to the Scottish Fishery 

 Board, I have, during 1903, endeavoured to supplement this work by 

 a cruise from Yalentia, in Ireland, to the Faroe Banks, crossing in the 

 route the deep Atlantic trough, and keeping almost entirely within 

 tlie " warm area " of the Atlantic, The first station was located at 

 lat. 51° 66' N.,long. 11° 21' W., 120 fathoms, and successive stations at :— 



Lat. 55° 47' N., long. 12° 28' W., 1,561 fms. 



Lat. 51= 40' N., loi 

 „ 51°34'X. 



51° 0' N. 

 51° 0' N. 

 50° 56' N. 

 51° 30' N. 

 52=0' N. 

 52° 30' N. 

 53° 0' N. 

 53° 30' N. 

 54° 0' N, 

 54° 30' N. 

 55° 0' N. 



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g. 12° 15' W., 560 fms. 

 12° 30' W., 725 

 11° 32' W., 375 

 12° 0' W., 980 

 12° 6' W., 1,000 

 12° 0' W., 600 

 12° 0' W., 255 

 12° 0' W., 130 

 11°56' W., 100 

 12° 0' W., 150 

 12° 0' W., 205 

 12° O'W., 1,608 

 12° O'W., 1,577 



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55° 47' N. 

 56°11'N. 



56° 37' N. 

 58° 24' N. 

 58° 45' N. 

 59°18'N. 

 59° 54' N. 

 60° 29' N. 

 60° 41' N. 

 61° I'N. 

 60° O'N. 

 60° I'N. 



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10° 12' W., 1,325 



9° 50' W., 875 



9°48'W., 912 



S°30'W., 110 



8° 35' W., 342 



8° 30' W., 841 



8°42'W., 720 



8°30'W., 194 



8° 50' W., 75 



7° 42' W., 475 



7°47'W., 547 



0° 4'W., 580 



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During this cruise was used a new tow-net, devised by the writer 

 and his skipper, Buchan Henry, which has already been exhibited 



