Figure 6. --Counting and measuring Etrumeus, station 7-4. 



area. Several fishermen aboard the Albatross III 

 during this cruise expressed the opinion that a 

 dragger might very well catch these two whitings 

 in connmercial quantities, especially along that 

 section of the shelf edge south of Hudson Can- 

 yon. There is no doubt that both species appear 

 to be quite abundant between 100 and 250. 

 fathoms. 



White hake, Vrophycit tenuis (Mitchill). Collec- 

 tion data listed on fishing transect profiles. The 

 white hake taken late in afternoon invariably 

 had eaten recently. Their food included squid, 

 octopi, and several species of deep-sea fishes. 

 The females had enlarged ovaries, which ap- 

 peared to be ripening. 



Red hake, Vrophycis chust (Walbaum). Collec- 

 tion data listed on fishing transect profiles. It 

 was hoped that we might be able to define the 

 winter habitat of the red hake during this cruise. 

 This fish is abundant inshore during the summer 

 months, where, in the New England area, it has 

 supported the industrial fishery. We did not 

 catch them at any time in such numbers that 

 we felt we had located the winter center of 

 abundance. 



This species appeared to be most abundant 

 in depths between 100 and 250 fathoms where 

 the water temperature was between 47 ° and 

 50° F, During the summer months, also, red 

 hake are most abundant in water having a 

 temperature of about 48° F. Fishing transects 

 made on other cruises during the winter months 

 have demonstrated that red hake may be as 

 abundant on the inshore side of the warm water 

 at the shelf edge as on the offshore side. It is 

 possible that this fish is not fully available to 

 an otter trawl at this time; that is, the species 

 may be a considerable distance off the bottom 

 or widely spread out and not as concentrated 

 as it is when inshore in the summer. In any 

 event, it does appear that this fish prefers a 

 year-round water temperature slightly less 

 than 50 °F. 



Spotted hake, Urophycit regius (Walbaum). Col- 

 lection data listed on fishing transect profiles. 



Long -finned haike, Vrophycis chesteri (Goode and 

 Bean). Collection data listed on fishing transect 

 profiles. Five larvae from sta. 5-6. 



Hakeling, Physiculus fulvus (Bean). Sta. 1-1, 1; 

 and 10-1, 1 specimen. Both specimens were 



