﻿CLVIII 
  EEPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

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

  

  Date. 
  

  

  Time. 
  

  

  Position. 
  

  

  Lat.N. 
  

  

  Long.W. 
  

  

  Tempera- 
  

   ture. 
  

  

  la 
  

  

  "Wind. 
  

  

  Nets 
  set. 
  

  

  1897. 
  

   Apr. 
  7 
  

  

  Apr. 
  13 
  

   13 
  

  

  14 
  

  

  16 
  

   17 
  

   21 
  

   24 
  

  

  May 
  14 
  

  

  7 
  p.m.. 
  

   do. 
  

  

  Santa 
  Oatalina 
  Is- 
  

   land, 
  Oalifornia. 
  

  

  V 
  3" 
  SE. 
  ot 
  Ava- 
  

  

  lon.Dakins 
  Core. 
  

  

  do 
  

  

  10 
  a.m... 
  

   2.30 
  p.m. 
  

   5 
  p. 
  m 
  

  

  4 
  p.m 
  

  

  11 
  a.m... 
  

   9.30 
  a. 
  m 
  . 
  

   10.30 
  a. 
  m 
  

  

  8.30 
  a. 
  m 
  . 
  

  

  Monterey 
  Bay 
  and 
  

   vicinity. 
  

  

  36 
  45 
  15 
  I 
  121 
  53 
  00 
  

   36 
  39 
  30 
  I 
  121 
  53 
  00 
  

   Off 
  Pacific 
  Grove, 
  

  

  Point 
  Pinos. 
  

   36 
  47 
  00 
  122 
  10 
  00 
  

  

  36 
  43 
  00 
  

  

  37 
  00 
  30 
  

   37 
  37 
  30 
  

  

  122 
  12 
  00 
  

  

  122 
  20 
  30 
  

  

  123 
  02 
  00 
  

  

  Flattery 
  Bank. 
  

   48 
  21 
  30 
  I 
  124 
  50 
  15 
  

  

  6-10 
  

   6-10 
  

  

  55 
  47. 
  7 
  

  

  56 
  48. 
  7 
  

   57 
  

  

  57 
  42. 
  7 
  

   55 
  37. 
  8! 
  

   50 
  

  

  49 
  

  

  49.0 
  

  

  rky. 
  

  

  rky. 
  

  

  m.S.bldr, 
  

  

  gy.S.mica. 
  

   gy.S.rky, 
  

  

  gy- 
  m. 
  

   fne. 
  S. 
  

   gy. 
  m. 
  S. 
  

  

  gy. 
  m. 
  S. 
  

  

  S. 
  Co. 
  R. 
  

  

  Variable 
  

   ...do... 
  

  

  ....do... 
  

   W. 
  & 
  S. 
  

   WNW.. 
  

  

  ssw.... 
  

  

  Variable 
  

   "WTSrW.. 
  

   NW... 
  

  

  l-2a; 
  

  

  0-1 
  

  

  l-2a; 
  

  

  3-2a; 
  

  

  53 
  48 
  45.0 
  80 
  gn.m. 
  S. 
  "W. 
  &N. 
  

  

  Menha- 
  

   den. 
  

   Do. 
  

  

  Cod, 
  

   Salmon. 
  

   Do. 
  

  

  Salmon. 
  

  

  Cod. 
  

  

  Salmon. 
  

  

  Cod. 
  

  

  Salmon. 
  

  

  Cod. 
  

  

  Salmon. 
  

  

  Cod. 
  

  

  Salmon. 
  

   Cod. 
  

  

  Sets 
  marked 
  x 
  made 
  at 
  surface 
  ; 
  remainder 
  on 
  bottom. 
  

   Results 
  of 
  gill-net 
  trials. 
  

  

  April 
  7.— 
  1 
  anchovy. 
  

  

  April 
  8. 
  — 
  Barren. 
  

  

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

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

   remaining; 
  average 
  length 
  of 
  5 
  not 
  destroyed, 
  26^ 
  

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

   with 
  empty 
  stomachs; 
  1 
  male 
  with 
  fish 
  bones. 
  1 
  

   rockfish 
  (S. 
  melanops), 
  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. 
  

  

  No. 
  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, 
  

   28inche8; 
  average 
  weight, 
  8| 
  pounds; 
  3 
  stomachs 
  

   empty; 
  others 
  with 
  fish 
  bones, 
  young 
  shrimps, 
  

   and 
  medusa. 
  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, 
  30§ 
  inches; 
  average 
  

   weight, 
  11 
  J 
  pounds; 
  2 
  stomachs 
  empty; 
  1 
  with 
  

   small 
  piece 
  fish 
  bone; 
  ova 
  partially 
  developed 
  ; 
  9 
  

   Macruri; 
  8 
  males, 
  1 
  female; 
  average 
  length, 
  24J 
  

   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. 
  8 
  rocktish(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 
  ; 
  average 
  weight, 
  

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

   1 
  chimsera; 
  1 
  barndoor 
  skate 
  ; 
  5 
  small 
  dogfish. 
  

  

  No. 
  8. 
  — 
  Nets 
  badly 
  torn 
  ; 
  1 
  ground 
  shark 
  10| 
  feet 
  

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

  

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

  

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

  

  April 
  e.^Quantity 
  of 
  minute 
  Crustacea, 
  me- 
  

   dusae, 
  and 
  marine 
  refuse. 
  One 
  worm. 
  

  

  April 
  9. 
  — 
  Several 
  annelids. 
  Quantity 
  of 
  minute 
  

   Crustacea 
  and 
  marine 
  refuse. 
  

  

  April 
  12, 
  — 
  1 
  small 
  fish. 
  

  

  April 
  33.— 
  Many 
  young 
  fishes, 
  thought 
  to 
  be 
  

   anchovies 
  and 
  sand 
  launces 
  ; 
  4 
  very 
  tiny 
  fishes 
  ; 
  3 
  

   young 
  shrimps; 
  many 
  minute 
  Crustacea; 
  large 
  

   crustacean 
  like 
  a 
  centipede; 
  several 
  minute 
  

   worms. 
  

  

  