REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Date. 



Locality. 



a; eg 



Temperature. 



Nature of bottom. 



79 



80 



81 



82 



85 



86 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 12 

 Sept. 9 



Sept. 11 



Sept. 9 



Sept. 13 



o, b, c, d. Buzzard's Bay, westward of 

 Quamqnisset Harbor, about 1J-2J 

 miles. 



a, b. Wood's Holl Passage, between 

 Long Neck and Uncatena Island. 



c, d. West of Long Neck, |-f mile 



a, b, c, d. Buzzard's Bay, northward 



from Woepecket Island, li-2 miles, 

 forming a lino running about north- 

 east and southwest. 

 Buzzard's Bay, north of northern 

 part of Naushon Island : 

 a, b, c. Parallel and near to shore from 

 Uncatena Island to south of Woe- 

 pecket Island. 



d. About west of Woepecket Island, 

 J mile. 



e,f, g. Northwesterly from Woepecket; 

 e, 4 mUe ; /, 1 mile ; (7, H miles. 



a, b. Buzzard'sBay,northward of Woe- 

 pecket Island, li-2i miles. 



Buzzard's Bay, forming a line of dredg- 

 ings parallel to the Elizabeth Islands 

 and distant from them g-J mile. 

 •a, b, c. Off Naushon Island 



d, e. Off Basque Island 



/, g, h. Off Cuttyhunk Harbor 



a, b, c. Buzzard's Bay, between Quick's 

 Hole and Lone Rock. 



o, 6, c, d, e, f. Quick's Hole, between 

 Basque Island and Nashawenalsland. 



a, b, c, d, e. Buzzard's Bay, oft" northern 

 entrance to Ilobinson's Hole. 



In channel between Chappaquiddick 

 Island, Martha's Vineyard, and 

 Hawes Shoal : 



a. Northern part of channel 



b. Southern part of channel 



Southeasterly from Martha's Vine- 

 yard, 3J to'9 miles : 



a. lo'miles south from Cape Poge . — 



6. 13 miles south from Cape Poge 



c. li miles west of 6 



South of Martha's Vineyard, 5 to 8 

 miles : 



a. Southeast of Gaj' Head, 12i miles . . . 



b. Southeast of Gay Head, 8 miles 



Southand south westfrom Gay Head, 



about 5 miles ; northwest of No- 

 man's Land : 



a. 5 miles south-southwest of Gay Head . 



b. 5 miles south of Gay Head 



a, b, c, d. Vineyard Sound, ofi'GayHead, 



parallel to No. 58, and slightly more 

 distant from shore. 

 South and southwest of Gay Head : 



a. 1| miles southwest of Gay Head 



b. 4 miles southwest of Gay Head 



c. 2i mUes a little west of south of Gay 

 Head. 



d. 3J miles a little east of south of Gay 

 Head. 



West of Gay Head, 2 to 5 miles : 



a. 3 miles; b, 3i nulesj west of Gay 

 Head. 



c. 4 miles west of Gay Head 



d. 1 mile north-northwest from c 



e. 5 miles a little north of west from 

 Gay Head. 



West-southwest of Gay Head, 10 to 

 13 miles : 

 «. 13 mUes west-southwest from Gay 

 Head. 



b. 104 miles west-southwest from Gay 

 Head. 



7k 



33-64 



7i-8i 



e^ioi 



6i 



7i-8J 



7i 



7-9 



Sand, gravel, stones . 



Fine gravel . 



Rocks, hard sand. 



Sand, mud 



3J-5 

 3i-8i 





3h-H 



4i-5 



16J 



18i 

 21 



16J 

 16J 



8-12 



16 



10-16 



13 



164 



12 



15J 



18 

 19 

 11 



Rocks 



Sand and muddy sand 

 Mud 



Blue mud . 

 ...do 



Gravel, dead weeds, &c 

 Rocks, gravel, sand 



Mud, eel-grass, and 

 dead weeds. 



Black mud 



Blue clay 



Sand and silicious 

 sponges. 



Sand 



Sandy mud 



Sand. 

 ...do 



Gravel and stones . 



...do 



Rocky 



Rocks, gravel . 



Sandy mud 



Rocks, gravel . 



...do 



Sand. 



Soft, sticky mud . 



...do 



...do 



Gravel, sand, with some 



mud. 

 ....do 



64 

 6L5 



61 



62 



