DIP NET AND TROLL COLLECTIONS 



The numbers and species of fishes taken by- 

 dip net at the surface in the Cape Canaveral 

 Area during the T. J\'. Gill cruises in 1953-54 

 are given in table 20, The specimens of dolphin 



Ikhle 20. — Hunbars aoi species of fishes ta^eo by dip net at surface oa Continen- 

 tal aelJf off Cape Canaveral Area, T. H. Gill cruises 1953-5t 



( Coryphaena hippurus ), swordfish ( Xiphias 

 gladius ), and silver mullet Mugil curema ) are 

 larvae or early stage juveniles. Specimens of 

 the other species are juvenile or adults. All 

 species listed occur commonly in the surface 

 waters off the south Atlantic coast of the United 

 States. 



In table 21 are given the fish taken by sur- 

 face trolling over the Continental Shelf off the 

 Cape Canaveral Area during cruises of the 

 T. N. Gill in 1953 and 1954. These wahoo, 

 dolphin, little tuna, and king mackerel are all 

 pelagic fish common to the area. 



— Rffibers and species of fishes taken by trolling at surface on Continen- 

 tal aielf cff Cape Canaveral kri&, ?. S. Gill cruises 1953-51 



Water depth 



:les Ibte Location in fatbo&s 

 5. Let. W. Long. 0-20 20-100 



Acanthocyblun solRnrleri 



CorypHaow. hippurus 

 Do. 



Suthypmis alletteratus 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Cb. 



SccBbeiforus cavalla 



26*31' 80*22' 



Apr. 21, 1953 

 Apr. 27, 1951 



-"eb. 11, 1953 

 Feb. U, 1953 

 Feb. 11, 1953 

 Feb. 19, 1953 

 Feb. 19, 1953 

 Feb. 19, 1953 

 Feb. 19, 1953 

 Feb. 19, 1953 

 Feb. 19, 1953 

 Apr. 27, 1951 

 June 21, 1951 

 June 21, 1951 

 Ang. 28, 1951 

 Aug. 28, 1951 

 Aug. 28, 1951 

 Aug. 28, 1951 

 Aug. 28, 1951 



July 27, 1953 

 Aug. 28, 1951 

 Mar. IT, 1951 



28*20 

 29*01 



28*35 

 28*30 



28*28 



28*18 

 28*57- 

 28*59 

 29*02 

 29*07 

 29*10' 

 29*00 

 28*21 

 28*21 

 29*07' 

 29*05 

 28*50 

 28*32 

 26*11 



28*17' 



28*36 



28*38' 



79*53' 

 80*GE» 



60*10' 

 80*08" 

 80*03' 

 80*27' 

 80*03' 

 80*31' 

 80*31' 

 80*31' 

 80*35' 

 80*12' 

 80*17' 

 80*18' 

 80*25' 

 80*21' 

 80*20' 

 6o*l£' 

 60*11' 



80*29' 

 80*17' 

 80*22' 



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