﻿REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  CLVII 
  

  

  3. 
  — 
  Becord 
  of 
  stations 
  of 
  the 
  steamer 
  Albatross 
  where 
  long-beam 
  trawl 
  was 
  used. 
  

  

  3662 
  

   3663 
  

   3664 
  

   3665 
  

  

  3666 
  

   3667 
  

   3668 
  

   3669 
  

   3670 
  

   3671 
  

   3672 
  

  

  Date. 
  

  

  1897. 
  

   Apr. 
  8 
  

  

  Apr. 
  8 
  

  

  Apr. 
  8 
  

  

  Apr. 
  9 
  

  

  Apr. 
  13 
  

   Apr. 
  13 
  

   Apr. 
  13 
  

   Apr. 
  16 
  

   Apr. 
  17 
  

   Apr. 
  21 
  

   Apr. 
  24 
  

  

  3673 
  May 
  14 
  

  

  Time 
  of 
  

   day. 
  

  

  11.09 
  a.m. 
  

   11.39 
  a. 
  m. 
  

  

  1.39 
  p.m. 
  

  

  1.07 
  p.m. 
  

  

  11.02 
  a.i 
  

   12.04 
  p.! 
  

   2.44 
  p. 
  1 
  

   4.48 
  p.] 
  

   11.44 
  a.i 
  

   10.52 
  a.i 
  

   10.47 
  a.] 
  

  

  Position. 
  

  

  Lat. 
  K. 
  

  

  Long. 
  W 
  

  

  Santa 
  Catalina 
  Is- 
  

   land, 
  California. 
  

  

  IJ" 
  off 
  Avalon, 
  Da- 
  

   kins 
  Cove. 
  

  

  Near 
  preceding 
  

   station. 
  

  

  2' 
  off 
  Avalon, 
  Da- 
  

   kins 
  Cove. 
  

  

  33 
  17 
  00 
  1118 
  24 
  00 
  

  

  Monterey 
  Bay 
  and 
  

   vicinity. 
  

  

  121 
  53 
  00 
  

   121 
  52 
  00 
  

  

  121 
  53 
  00 
  

  

  122 
  11 
  00 
  

   122 
  12 
  00 
  

  

  122 
  20 
  00 
  

  

  123 
  02 
  00 
  

  

  Flattery 
  Bank. 
  

  

  48 
  21 
  45 
  124 
  50 
  30 
  

  

  I 
  

  

  Temperatures. 
  

  

  69 
  

  

  51.7 
  

   52.5 
  

   49.7 
  

  

  47.7 
  

   48.7 
  

   42.7 
  

   37.8 
  

  

  49.0 
  

  

  Character 
  of 
  

   bottom. 
  

  

  Pne. 
  gy. 
  

  

  do.. 
  

  

  do.. 
  

  

  do.. 
  

  

  M. 
  s. 
  bldr 
  . 
  

  

  do 
  .... 
  

  

  S. 
  mica 
  

  

  Gn. 
  m. 
  fne. 
  

   Gn. 
  m. 
  8... 
  

  

  do.... 
  

  

  S. 
  CO, 
  r 
  

  

  Gn. 
  m. 
  s 
  

  

  Wind. 
  

  

  Variable 
  . 
  

   ...do.... 
  

   ...do.... 
  

   ...do.... 
  

  

  "West... 
  

   ..do.... 
  

   W.byS- 
  

   SSW 
  ... 
  

   Calm 
  ... 
  

   KW.byW 
  

  

  "West. 
  .. 
  

  

  Ph 
  ,H 
  

  

  0—1 
  

   0—1 
  

  

  0—1 
  

   0—1 
  

  

  1—2 
  

   2 
  

  

  1—2 
  

  

  0—1 
  

   

  

  5—6 
  

   2 
  

  

  Sesults 
  of 
  Beam-trawl 
  Hauls. 
  

  

  No. 
  36C2 
  Many 
  flounders 
  of 
  2 
  species, 
  1 
  quite 
  

  

  large, 
  many 
  small; 
  many 
  small 
  sculpins; 
  several 
  

   large 
  holotnurians; 
  many 
  sea-urcliins, 
  2 
  species; 
  

   2 
  soft 
  crabs 
  witb 
  moss.y 
  backs; 
  1 
  naked 
  iiiollusk; 
  

  

  1 
  shell 
  witli 
  small 
  ascidiaiis 
  attacbwl; 
  few 
  small 
  

   sliells 
  of 
  two 
  species 
  ; 
  few 
  largo 
  liermit-crabs 
  ; 
  few 
  

   bracbiopods 
  with 
  cup-corals 
  attached; 
  few 
  bard 
  

   red 
  starfish; 
  3 
  very 
  small 
  starfish 
  ; 
  2 
  fragments 
  of 
  

   sponge 
  ; 
  4 
  small 
  shrimps. 
  

  

  No. 
  3663. 
  — 
  Several 
  large 
  flounders, 
  2 
  species, 
  

   many 
  young 
  and 
  .small; 
  several 
  young 
  sculpins 
  ; 
  1 
  

   small 
  octopus; 
  1 
  small 
  tisb; 
  3 
  small 
  shrii.ips; 
  1 
  

   large 
  red 
  holothurian; 
  2 
  bard 
  red 
  starfish 
  ; 
  1 
  large 
  

   gray 
  starfish; 
  1 
  very 
  small 
  starfish; 
  1 
  very 
  small 
  

   ophiuran; 
  many 
  sea-urchins 
  of 
  2 
  species; 
  2 
  pen- 
  

   natula, 
  1 
  very 
  small 
  ; 
  1 
  large 
  worm 
  in 
  tube 
  ; 
  1 
  large 
  

   and 
  3 
  small 
  shells. 
  

  

  No. 
  3604.— 
  2 
  large 
  flounders 
  of 
  diflorent 
  species, 
  

   few 
  small 
  ; 
  1 
  redsculpin; 
  several 
  small 
  sculpins; 
  

  

  2 
  alligator-fish; 
  few 
  young 
  rockfish; 
  1 
  small 
  

   blenny; 
  many 
  sea-urchins, 
  2 
  species; 
  few 
  small 
  

   shrimps 
  ; 
  1 
  small 
  hermit 
  crab 
  ; 
  1 
  tiny 
  spider-crab 
  ; 
  

   1 
  cushion 
  starfish 
  ; 
  several 
  hard 
  starfish 
  with 
  

   short 
  arms; 
  1 
  large 
  soft 
  starfish; 
  1 
  large 
  shell; 
  

   few 
  small 
  shells 
  ; 
  1 
  holothurian 
  ; 
  1 
  naked 
  mollusk 
  ; 
  

   1 
  worm 
  ; 
  skate 
  egg-cases, 
  bryozoa, 
  hydroids, 
  etc. 
  

  

  No. 
  3665. 
  — 
  36 
  small 
  flounders, 
  2 
  or 
  3 
  species 
  ; 
  sev- 
  

   eral 
  flounder 
  fry; 
  1 
  sculpin; 
  small 
  sculpins 
  of 
  

   several 
  species 
  ; 
  'l 
  adult 
  and 
  2 
  small 
  alligator-fish 
  ; 
  

   few 
  young 
  rockfish 
  ; 
  1 
  .small 
  skate 
  ; 
  1 
  small 
  octo- 
  

   pus 
  ; 
  sea-urchins, 
  2 
  species 
  ; 
  several 
  red 
  holotbu- 
  

   rians 
  ; 
  1 
  hard-skiiinfed 
  holothurian 
  covered 
  with 
  

   warts 
  ; 
  1 
  small 
  ophiuran; 
  several 
  snuill 
  starfish, 
  2 
  

   or 
  3 
  species; 
  few 
  small 
  shrimps; 
  1 
  large 
  worm 
  

   in 
  tube 
  ; 
  2 
  naked 
  mollu.sks 
  ; 
  1 
  small 
  sea 
  spider. 
  

  

  No. 
  3G66.—1 
  cultus-cod, 
  female, 
  39^ 
  inches, 
  21* 
  

   pounds, 
  stomach 
  empty; 
  1 
  cultus-cod, 
  female, 
  30| 
  

   inches, 
  12 
  pounds, 
  resiflue 
  of 
  fish 
  well 
  digested 
  in 
  

   stomach; 
  4 
  chini<Era; 
  3 
  red 
  rockfish; 
  1 
  skate; 
  3 
  

   small 
  flounders; 
  several 
  young 
  rockfish 
  ; 
  2 
  small 
  

   octopus; 
  1 
  bushel 
  large 
  white 
  anemones; 
  l])rawn; 
  

   few 
  small 
  shrimps 
  of 
  2 
  species 
  ; 
  1 
  each 
  of 
  2 
  species 
  

   of 
  holothurians; 
  Ismail 
  crab; 
  1 
  hermit-crab 
  ; 
  sev- 
  

   eral 
  small 
  shells 
  of 
  several 
  species; 
  1 
  small 
  crus- 
  

   tacean; 
  3starflshofdiflVrent 
  species; 
  many 
  small 
  

   and 
  a 
  few 
  large 
  worms 
  and 
  tubes 
  ; 
  several 
  cup- 
  

   corals. 
  A 
  bowlder 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  a 
  hogshead, 
  covered 
  

   withanenionesandcup-corals,\vas 
  also 
  brought 
  up. 
  

  

  No. 
  3667. 
  — 
  8 
  small 
  rockfish, 
  of 
  3 
  species 
  ; 
  1 
  eel- 
  

   pout; 
  1 
  small 
  flounder; 
  1 
  small 
  octopus; 
  1 
  holo- 
  

   thurian; 
  2 
  sea-urchina. 
  

  

  No 
  . 
  3GGS. 
  — 
  1 
  large 
  and 
  few 
  small 
  long-finned 
  sole 
  ; 
  

   1 
  small 
  fish 
  ; 
  few 
  shrimps 
  ; 
  3 
  small 
  shells 
  of 
  2 
  spe- 
  

   cies 
  ; 
  1 
  parasitic 
  crustacean 
  ; 
  1 
  ophiuran. 
  

  

  No. 
  3060. 
  — 
  1 
  rockfish 
  (S. 
  ruber) 
  ; 
  1 
  large 
  skate 
  

   with 
  rockfish 
  in 
  stomach; 
  1 
  small 
  skate; 
  15 
  large 
  

   flounders, 
  of 
  3 
  species; 
  several 
  slime 
  eels; 
  1 
  

   small 
  pelagic 
  tisb, 
  with 
  very 
  long 
  teeth; 
  2 
  small 
  

   fishes; 
  several 
  large 
  and 
  few 
  small 
  siiider-crabs; 
  

  

  1 
  small 
  anemone 
  ; 
  fewsuiallniedusic 
  ; 
  several 
  her- 
  

   mit-crabs; 
  1 
  barrel 
  sea-urchins, 
  apparently 
  of 
  

   same 
  species; 
  several 
  small 
  hard 
  starfish; 
  several 
  

   small 
  brittle 
  starfish 
  with 
  many 
  arms; 
  several 
  

   shrimjis; 
  1 
  fragment 
  sponge; 
  several 
  sljells. 
  

  

  No. 
  3670. 
  — 
  8 
  macruri, 
  4 
  male 
  and 
  4 
  female, 
  1 
  

   with 
  apparently 
  . 
  ipe 
  ova 
  ; 
  3 
  large 
  flounders 
  ; 
  many 
  

   red 
  small 
  rockfish 
  (probably 
  f5ebastes) 
  ; 
  several 
  

   joung 
  rockfish; 
  1 
  small 
  dnsky 
  fish, 
  and 
  1 
  very 
  

   small 
  brilliant-scaled 
  fish, 
  both 
  evidently 
  pelagic; 
  

   6 
  large 
  sjiider-crabs, 
  with 
  long 
  thin 
  red 
  legs; 
  

   many 
  small 
  ditto; 
  1 
  large 
  crimson 
  prawn; 
  few 
  

   small 
  shrimps; 
  2 
  sea 
  lice; 
  few 
  very 
  small 
  sea- 
  

   urchins 
  ; 
  3 
  small 
  starfish 
  with 
  many 
  arms 
  ; 
  2 
  small 
  

   starfish 
  of 
  different 
  8i)ecies; 
  2 
  ophiurans, 
  1 
  very 
  

   small; 
  many 
  small 
  shells 
  of 
  several 
  species; 
  

   many 
  shells 
  (Gasteropoda) 
  mostly 
  with 
  small, 
  red 
  

   anemones 
  attached, 
  and 
  a 
  few 
  with 
  hermit-crabs; 
  

   many 
  small, 
  red 
  anemones; 
  few 
  small 
  Penuatula; 
  

  

  2 
  naked 
  moUusks; 
  worms 
  of 
  several 
  species; 
  4 
  

   sea 
  mice; 
  I 
  small 
  squid; 
  1 
  small 
  medusa; 
  1 
  skate 
  

   egg-case 
  with 
  anemone 
  attached. 
  

  

  No. 
  3671 
  — 
  Several 
  large 
  and 
  few 
  small 
  flounders 
  

   of 
  2 
  or 
  3 
  species; 
  ova 
  of 
  larger 
  flounders 
  marly 
  

   ripe, 
  showing 
  pink 
  through 
  skin 
  ; 
  few 
  small 
  rock- 
  

   fish 
  ; 
  3 
  alligator-fish 
  ; 
  2 
  young 
  squid 
  ; 
  1 
  shrimp 
  ; 
  

   few 
  sea-urchins; 
  several 
  starfish; 
  several 
  ophi- 
  

   urans; 
  several 
  shells, 
  3 
  or 
  4 
  sjjecies; 
  few 
  worms 
  

   and 
  sea 
  mice; 
  3 
  naked 
  mollusks. 
  

  

  No. 
  3672. 
  — 
  4 
  large 
  flounders, 
  2 
  each 
  of 
  2 
  species; 
  

   1 
  small 
  j-ockfish; 
  1 
  large 
  skate; 
  1 
  alligator-fish, 
  

   ova 
  well 
  developed 
  ; 
  1 
  small 
  shrimp 
  ; 
  1 
  small 
  star- 
  

   fish; 
  few 
  ophiurans; 
  many 
  crinoids; 
  2 
  small 
  

   shells, 
  1 
  with 
  hermit-crab 
  ; 
  i 
  sea-urchin 
  ; 
  1 
  large 
  

   green 
  worm; 
  2 
  small 
  crabs; 
  1 
  large 
  anemone; 
  1 
  

   small 
  fragment 
  coral. 
  

  

  No. 
  3673.— 
  1 
  largo 
  barndoor 
  skate, 
  8 
  pounds; 
  1 
  

   large 
  flounder 
  with 
  young 
  shrimps 
  in 
  stomach 
  ; 
  4 
  

   chima'ra; 
  2 
  small 
  alligator-fish; 
  2 
  flounder 
  fry; 
  1 
  

   young 
  squid; 
  several 
  shells, 
  few 
  with 
  hermit- 
  

   crabs; 
  several 
  shrimps 
  and 
  prawns; 
  several 
  ophi- 
  

   urans 
  ; 
  few 
  fragments 
  sponge 
  ; 
  1 
  large 
  starfish. 
  

  

  