CLVIII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



4. — Record of gill-net stations of the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. 



Sets marked x made at surface ; remainder on bottom. 

 Results of gill-net trials. 



April 7. — 1 anchovy. 



April S. — Barren. 



No. 1. — One net badly torn. 8 rockfish (S. 

 paucispinis), 3 badly eaten by sea lice — skin only 

 remaining; average length of 5 not destroyed, 26J 

 inches; average weight, 8 lbs.; 4 females, all 

 with empty stomachs; 1 male with fish bones. 1 

 rockfish (S. luelanops), 20 inches long, also badly 

 eaten. 1 cultus-cod (badly eaten), 38 inches long. 

 3 ground sharks (2 badly eaten), 1 with beaks of 

 large octopus in stomach. 3 dogfish. 



TVb. 2. — Barren. 



No. 3. — 2 rock-bass. 



No. 4. — One cod and one salmon net badly torn ; 7 

 black-cod ; 3 males and 4 females ; average length, 

 28inches; average weight, 8J pounds; 3 stomachs 

 empty; others with fish bones, young shrimps, 

 and niedusa. 3 red rockfish ; bodies of 2 badly 

 eaten; the other, 19 inches, 3 pounds; male, stom- 



ach empty. 1 large flounder ; 2 dogfish ; 6 crabs ; 

 branch of cherry tree with anemone attached (pre- 

 served section with anemone) . 



No. 5. — Cod net badly torn; 3 black-cod, all 

 females; average length, 30f inches; average 

 weight, llj pounds; 2 stomachs empty; 1 witli 

 small piece fish bone; ova partially developed ; 9 

 Macruri; 8 males, 1 female; average length, 244 

 inches ; average weight, 2J pounds. 



No. 6. — Barren. Set from ship. 



No. 7. — 1 rockfish (S. entomelas) ; female; 18 in- 

 ches ; 3 pounds ; stomach empty. 8rockflsh(S. pau. 

 cispinis) ; 1 badly eaten by sea lice and slime eels ; 

 eel found in skin"; of other 7, 3 were females and 4 

 males ; average length, 27 inches ; .iverage weight, 

 6J pounds; stomachs all empty; 2 black-cod; 

 1 chimiera; 1 barndoor skate ; 5 small dogfish. 



No. S. — Nets badly torn ; 1 ground shark lOJ feet 

 long ; several dogfish ; 1 flounder ; 1 black-cod. 



5. — Record of dip-net trials with electric light. 



Result of dip-net trials with electric light at surface. 



April 6.— Quantitjr of minute Crustacea, me- 

 dussB, and marine refuse. One worm. 



April9. — Several annelids. Quantity of minute 

 Crustacea and marine refuse. 



April 12, — 1 small fish. 



April 23. — Many young fishes, thought to be 

 anchovies and sand launces; 4 very tiny fishes; 3 

 young shrimps; many minute cru.stacea; large 

 crustacean like a centipede; several minute 

 worms. 



