﻿REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  CLIX 
  

  

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

  

  Results 
  of 
  trawl-line 
  trials. 
  

  

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

  

  3 
  rocktish. 
  

   Aprils, 
  i 
  J). 
  m.^Barren. 
  Hooks 
  fouled 
  in 
  kelp. 
  

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

  

  7chim8era; 
  14 
  red 
  rockfish 
  of 
  several 
  species; 
  

  

  2 
  small 
  sheep 
  or 
  fat-heads. 
  

   April7,4p.m.—Sdogiiiih; 
  1 
  sculpin. 
  (Fish 
  badly 
  

  

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

   April 
  8, 
  9.30 
  a. 
  m 
  Barren. 
  

  

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

   (badly 
  eaten). 
  

  

  April 
  9, 
  5 
  p.m.— 
  8 
  Bha.T'ks; 
  6 
  dogfish; 
  1 
  chimaera; 
  

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

   fish 
  ; 
  piece 
  branchy 
  vegetable 
  coral. 
  

  

  April 
  13. 
  — 
  Gear 
  lost. 
  Ground 
  line 
  chafed 
  off. 
  

  

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

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

  

  7i 
  — 
  Record 
  of 
  seine 
  hauls. 
  

  

  Date. 
  

  

  Position. 
  

  

  No. 
  of 
  

   hauls. 
  

  

  Character 
  of 
  

   beach. 
  

  

  Temperature.' 
  

  

  Air 
  

   D.B. 
  

  

  Sea 
  

   sur- 
  

   face. 
  

  

  1897. 
  

   Apr. 
  

  

  Apr. 
  12 
  

  

  15 
  

  

  May 
  14 
  

  

  9.30-11.30 
  a.m. 
  

   2-4 
  p. 
  m 
  

  

  10-11.30 
  a.m 
  .. 
  

   3.30-5.30 
  p.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, 
  Cal. 
  

  

  Beach 
  near 
  steamship 
  wharf, 
  

  

  Santa 
  Cruz 
  Harbor. 
  

   Point 
  Almeja 
  

  

  Neah 
  Bay, 
  Washington. 
  

  

  Beach 
  between 
  Indian 
  Agen- 
  

   cy 
  and 
  Indian 
  Village. 
  

  

  3 
  

   3 
  

  

  4 
  

   Several. 
  

  

  Sand 
  

  

  Sand 
  and 
  shingle 
  

   Shingle 
  

  

  Sand 
  

  

  do 
  

  

  do 
  

  

  Results 
  of 
  seine 
  hards. 
  

  

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

   kelp 
  fish; 
  2 
  small 
  flounders; 
  2 
  whilefish; 
  small 
  

   fry 
  like 
  smelt 
  ; 
  many 
  small 
  crabs 
  ; 
  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; 
  many 
  anchovy 
  fry; 
  many 
  young 
  

   smelt 
  ; 
  1 
  young 
  striped 
  bass 
  ; 
  6 
  young 
  cultus-cod 
  ; 
  

   1 
  pipefish; 
  several 
  sticklebacks; 
  several 
  sar- 
  

   dines; 
  2 
  small 
  fish 
  like 
  billflsli 
  ; 
  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 
  1.5. 
  — 
  100 
  smelt; 
  1 
  small 
  striped 
  bass; 
  1 
  

   small 
  crab. 
  

  

  2Ia}/ 
  74.— 
  Many 
  large 
  black 
  flounders. 
  The 
  8 
  

   largest 
  averaged 
  13J 
  inches 
  and 
  IJ 
  pounds; 
  all 
  

   females, 
  only 
  one 
  showing 
  development 
  of 
  ova 
  ; 
  4 
  

   with 
  empty 
  stomachs, 
  wliile 
  other 
  4 
  contained 
  

   fish 
  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. 
  Many 
  flounder 
  fry. 
  Many 
  perch, 
  the 
  

   majority 
  with 
  young. 
  Many 
  sand 
  launces, 
  and 
  

   several 
  young. 
  *3 
  small 
  sculpins. 
  Several 
  young 
  

   fishes, 
  probably 
  cultus-cod. 
  Few 
  shrimps; 
  several 
  

   small 
  crabs. 
  

  

  