48 EEPORT OF COMMISSIONEE OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [46] 



with clear sky, the wind moderating about noon, and at 9 p. m. it veered 

 to ISTE., with overcast, rainy weather. 



At 5.25 a. m. on the 26th we put the trawl over in 32 fathoms, latitude 

 40° 38' 00" N., longitude 70° 29' 45" W. Eight hauls we re made during 

 the day in a southerly direction, ending in 122 fathoms, latitude 

 39° 36' 45" N., longitude 70^ 20' 30" W. The hauls were all successful ; 

 large numbers of pectens were taken, particularly at station 2241, when 

 over 500 were found in the net, besides shells of various species. Worms, 

 among which were Xcc^wiafom'ce armataand Hyalrncecia artifex^vrere plen- 

 tiful, as well as Archaster americanus and Ophioglypha Sarsii among the 

 echinoderms. Shrimp, crabs of various species, and mollusks were 

 found in every haul. The fish were represented by seventeen species, 

 Phycis cimss being the most plentiful. One hundred and seventy squid 

 were taken during the evening with jigs, the submarine light being 

 used to attract them alongside. A large mackerel-shark was caught 

 with hook and line. Strong winds prevailed during the day, with a 

 heavy swell, making boat service impracticable ; even the dredging 

 operations were carried on with some inconvenience at times. 



Work was resumed at 5 o'clock the following morning, the trawl being 

 lowered in 78 fathoms, latitude 40^ 03' 00" N., longitude 69° 57' 00" W. 

 Eight hauls were made during the day in a northerly direction between 

 the above position and latitude 40° 46' 30" N., longitude 69° 50' 15" W., 

 in 18 fathoms. From dark until 8.20 p. m. hand-lines were used and a 

 large number of dogfish taken. Earlier in the evening we hove to in 25 

 iathoms and tried for codfish, but met with no success. Two porpoises 

 were taken with the harpoon and iced, and a fish-hawk was shot and 

 the skin preserved. The catch during the first part of the day was 

 much the same as yesterday, but the bottom changed later and we 

 brought up great numbers of sand-dollars, filling the table-sieve at a 

 single haul. Fifteen species of fish were taken, Glyptoceiilialus cyno- 

 f/Iossus being plentiful and of large size; the first full-sized specimens 

 we have taken south and west of Monomoy Point. The weather was 

 more moderate during the day and toward evening the sea became 

 quite smooth, but the barometer was falling steadily and the weather 

 indications were decidedly unfavoi^able. 



At 5.32 a. m. on the 28th we put the trawl over in 30 fathoms, latitude 

 4()o 38' 30" X., longitude 09^ 29' 00" W., and ran a line to the southward, 

 making six hauls betvreen the above position and latitude 39° 54' 45" 

 N., longitude 69^ 29' 45" W., in 250 fathoms. At 4.25 p. m. we started 

 for port, our supi>ly of alcohol being exhausted. During the morning 

 large numbers of sand-dollars and shells were taken, and several very 

 large and perfect specimens of Asterias vulgaris were preserved in 

 alcohol. The last haul brought up the table sieve full of worm-tubes, 

 most of them having sea-anemones attached, besides a few brachiopods. 



There were fifteen species of fish taken, corresponding generally with 



