REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. CLIX 



6. — Record of tratvl-line stations of the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. 



Hestdts of traivl-line trials. 



April 6, 10 a. m.— 1 large stingray ; 2 tiger sharks ; 



3 rocktish. 

 April 6. 1 p. m. — Barren. Hooks fouled in kelp. 

 April 7, 10.30 a. m.— 2 ground sharks ; 2 dogfish ; 



7chim!era; 14 red rockfish of several species; 



2 small sheep or fat-heads. 

 Api-il 7,4p.m. — Sdogfish; 1 sculpin. (Fish badly 



eaten by sea lice; small vial of them preserved.) 

 April 8, 9.30 a. m. — Barren. 



April S, 3.30 p. m.— 2 dogfish ; 3 red rockfish 

 (badly eaten). 



April 9, 5 p.m.— S shurka; 6 dogfish; 1 chimpera; 

 2 yellow-tails (badly eaten); 1 sculpin; 8 rock- 

 fish ; piece branchy vegetable coral. 



April 12. — Gear lost. Ground line chafed off. 



April 17. — 1 rockfish; 3 large, soft starfish, with 

 many arms ; 4 small, hard starfish, short arms. 



-Record of seine hauls. 



Date. 



Time. 



Position. 



No. of 

 hauls. 



Character of 

 beach. 



Temperature. 



Air 

 D.B. 



Sea 

 sur- 

 face. 



1897. 

 Apr. 6 



Apr. 12 

 15 



May 14 



9.30-11.30 a.m. 

 2-4 p.m 



10-11.30 a.m .. 

 3..30-5.30p. m.. 



2-3 p.m.. 

 8-10 a.m. 



2.30-5 p. m . . . 



Santa Catalina Island, Cal. 



Isthmus Cove 



Catalina Harbor 



1' SE. Avalon, Dakins Cove .. 

 I' SE. Avalon, Dakins Cove .. 



Monterey Bay and vicinity, Gal. 



Beach near steamshijj wharf, 



Santa Cruz Harbor. 

 Point Almeja 



3 

 3 



4 

 Several. 



Neah Bay, Washington. 



Beach between Indian Agen- 

 cy and Indian Village. 



Sand 



Sand and shingli 



Shingle 



do 



Sand 



do 



do 



Hesultsi of seine hauls. 



April C, both stations. — Many smelt; 6 small 

 kelp fish; 2 small flounders; 2 whitefish; small 

 fry like smelt; many small criibs ; several shells ; 

 quantity sea lice; 1 shrimp (from Isthmus Cove). 



April 7. — Many herring ; few smelt. 



April 8. — 3 barrels of herring ; many smelt. 

 (Salted down 4 tubs of herring for bait.) 



April 12. — 4 flounders of two species; several 

 flounder fry; manv anchovy fry; many yonng 

 smelt ; 1 young striped l)ass' 6 young cultus-cod ; 

 1 pipefish: several sticklebacks; several sar- 

 dines ; 2 small fish like billfisii ; many perch (feed- 

 ing on small fry) : 1 large and 8 small crabs; few 

 shrimps; few shells of four species; 1 small star- 

 fish; several sand crabs ; 2 small Crustacea. 



April 15. — 100 smelt; 1 small striped bass; 1 

 small crab. 



2[ay i4.— Many large black flounders. The 8 

 largest averaged 13^ inches and 1 J pounds ; all 

 females, only one showing development of ova; 4 

 with empty stomachs, while other 4 contained 

 fisli bones and shrimps partly digested. Few 

 small black flounders. Many starry flounders. 

 The 4 largest averaged 13 inches and J pound; 3 

 females (ova developed), and 1 male; stomachs 

 all empty. Alany flounder fry. Many perch, the 

 majority with young. Many sand launces, and 

 severalyoung. " 3 small sculpins. Several young 

 fishes, probably cultus-cod. Few shrimps ; several 

 small crabs. 



