4 U. S. FISHERIES STEAMER ALBATROSS. 



During December, 1908, and January, 1909, a cruise through the 

 Calamianes and the western and southern regions of Palawan was 

 completed, touching on the return trip at Sandakan, Cagayan Sulu, 

 and Iloilo. Late in January and early in February a number of cod 

 trawl sets were made in the vicinity of Mariveles, but with indifferent 

 success. The succeeding month was spent along the southern coasts 

 of Luzon and adjacent islands, continuing thence southerly along the 

 small islands to Bohol, thence westerly by the Cagayanes to the east 

 coast of Palawan and northward into the Cuyos, returning to Manila 

 early in April. 



After a short trip to Lingayen Gulf early in May, the ship cruised 

 along the small islands north of Samar and on the southeast coast of 

 Luzon as far as Maculabo Island above San Miguel Bay, returning to 

 Manila late in June. The latter part of July and all of August and 

 September were spent in cruising from the southern coast of Samar, 

 along southeastern Leyte, thence along the northern coast of Mindanao 

 as far as Dapitan, thence northerly to Cebu, where some time was 

 lost in repairing the boilers. The latter part of the period was con- 

 sumed in further work in the vicinity of Zamboanga and along the 

 Sulu group as far as Borneo, touching at a few small islands adjacent 

 to the Borneo coast. Early in November the ship undertook a sup- 

 plementary trip through the Dutch East Indies, touching at Menado, 

 Ternate, Amboina, and Macassar, as well as at many intermediate 

 points. On this trip a number of trawl hauls were made, including 

 some exploration of the waters of the gulfs of Tomini and Boni in 

 Celebes. 



The homeward trip from Manila was begun January 21, 1910. 

 Bad weather and other difficulties prevented the execution of orders 

 to continue the work in the vicinity of Formosa and the Loo Choo 

 Islands; at only two stops in Formosa were any collections made. 

 After further repairs to the vessel in Japan, sail was set for the United 

 States and San Francisco was reached May 4, 1910, after an absence 

 of over two and one-half years. 



EXPLANATION OF TABLES. 



The last previous dredging station of the Albatross was no. 5095, 

 the last hydrographic station was no. 4896, occupied during the 

 northwestern Pacific cruise of 1906. (See Bureau of Fisheries Docu- 

 ment 621.) Five hundred and seventy-seven dredging and 41 

 hydrographic stations were occupied during the Philippine expe- 

 dition, extending the series of dredging, stations to no. 5622 and the 

 hydrographic series to no. 4937. In the tables the series are distin- 

 guished by the prefixed letters D and H, respectively. 



