Figure 5.--Distribution of salinity and 

 positioDS of 1- meter net tows. 

 Albatross W cruise no. 76, June 11- 

 24, 1956. 



74" 73' 72" 



71" 70* 69* 68" 67* 66" 65* 64° 



74 73 7 2 



71' 70" 69* 68* 67* 66* 65* 64* 



surface water off the eastern and southern 

 edges of Georges Bank, and into the Bay 

 of Fundy from Browns Bank. Positions of 

 drift bottle releases and recoveries for 1956 

 may be found in Bumpus and Day (1957). 



LABORATORY EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES 



One-Meter Net Tows and Hardy Plankton 

 Recorder 



Analysis of the data taken with the 1 -meter 

 net and Hardy Plankton Recorder during this 

 year was carried out in the same manner as 

 that presented in the first report (Marak and 

 Colton, 1961), Figures 1-5 show the locations 

 of 1 -meter net tows and tables 7-11 give the 

 data collected. The locations of individual 

 gauze sections exposed by the Hardy Plankton 

 Recorder are shown on figs. 6-15, and the 

 data obtained from these sections are given 

 in tables 12-16. The section equivalent varied 

 slightly with individual recorders, and with 

 distances covered (see tables 17-21). Actual 



locations of 1 -meter tows and reference 

 gauze sections are given in tables 2-6. 



Temperature and Salinity 



Surface temperatures were used in the 

 graphic presentation in this report as they 

 were generally found to be indicative of 

 temperatures in the depths of water studied 

 (surface and 10 meters). Figures 16-20 show 

 the distribution of surface tenaperature with 

 observed values rounded off to the nearest 

 whole °F. In areas of rapid temperature change 

 (southern and southeast edge of Georges Bank), 

 some isotherms were omitted to avoid con- 

 fusion. Figures 1-5 show the distribution of 

 surface salinity with observed figures rounded 

 off to the nearest 0.5°/00. Actual tempera- 

 ture and salinity figures may be found in 

 tables 2-6. 



Drift Bottles 



A detailed analysis of the data obtained 

 from the drift bottles released on these 

 cruises during the spring of 1956 has been 

 reported by Day (1958). 



