REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Date. 



Locality. 



1871. 

 June 301 

 July 3 

 July 8] 



July 20 



July 20 



June 29 



July 17 



o, 6, c, d, e,f. Between Nobska Point 

 and Falmouth, and south of Fal- 

 mouth, about 1 mUe. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a, 6. About If miles south of Falmouth. 



c, d. North of west end of L'Honuue' 

 Dieu Shoal. 



a, b, c, d, e. Vineyard Sound, between 

 Waquoit Baj' and Falmouth. 



a, b, c, d, e. Vineyard Sound ; a line of 

 dredgings parallel to No. 25, and 

 from g-| mile further south. 



a, b. Vineyard Sound, about midway 

 between the western part of 

 L'Homme Dieu Shoal and the main- 

 land. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a, b. Off western entrance to channel 

 between L'Homme Dieu Shoal and 

 Hedge Fence. 



c, d, e,/. South of western end of Hedge 

 Fence. 



a,b,c. Vineyard Sound ; aline parallel 

 to, and Just south of, eastern half of 

 Hedge Fence. 



a, b. Slouth of Vineyard Haven, be- 

 tween East and West Chop. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a, b. Between Hedge Fence and East 

 Chop. 



c, d, e. North of East Chop and off 

 Vinevard Haven. 



a, b, c. Vineyard Sound ; line running 

 east and west, north of eastern half 

 of Hedge Fence. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



o, b. South of eastern end of L'Homme 

 Dieu Shoal. 



c, d. Southeast of same shoal 



a, b, c, d, e,f. Vineyard Sound, between 



eastern end of L'Homme Dieu Shoal 

 and Wreck Shoal. 

 a, b, c, d, e. Vineyard Sound ; line run- 

 ning east and west between Wreck 

 Shoal and 1 mile off Waquoit Bay. 

 a, b, c, d. Nantucket Sound, between 

 Wreck Shoal and Horse-Shoe Shoal. 

 Vineyard* Sound, off north side of 

 Martha's Vineyard and nearly 

 •parallel with the shore, distant 

 from shore ^ mile : 

 a, 6, c, d. Between Martha's Vineyard 

 and Middle Ground. 



e,f,g. Off West Chop 



h,i. Off East Chop 



Vineyard Sound : 



a. About I mile north of center of Mid- 

 dle Ground. 



b, c. Just off center of Middle Ground. . 

 o, 6. Vineyard Sound, about midway 



between Nobska Point and Middle 

 Ground, 

 a, b, c, d. Vineyard Sound, between 

 Wood's Holi and Middle Ground. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a. About IJ miles east of Nobska Point. 



b. About IJ miles southeast of Nobska 

 Point. 



a, b. Vineyard Sound, off Tarpaulin 

 Cove. 

 Vineyard Sound : 



a, b, c. Line of dredgings off northern 

 half of Naushon Island, parallel to 

 shore, distant about ^ mile. 



d. Continuation of same, f mile off 

 Nonamesset Island. 



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Nature of bottom. 



4J-10 



5J-10 

 5-13 



3-5 



5-13 



54-13 



10-12 

 5^12 



5-7 



10-13 

 &-llg 

 11-12J 



54-13J 



5-8: 



5-7 



4-7| 

 4i-15i 



5-11 



9-13 

 4J-9 



9i-13i 

 12-13* 



10-12 

 10i-15| 



lOJ-131 



lOi-lli 



Gravel, small stones, 

 shells. 



Sand, shells, eel-grass. 

 Gravel, shells 



Sand, shells, eel-grass . 



Sand, atones, sear weeds 



Sand, gravel, small 



stones. 

 Gravel, &c 



Sand, eel-grass, algae. 



Sand, gra-vel, small 



stones. 

 ...do 



Gravel, &c . 



-do 



...do 



Gravel, hard mud, 

 sand. 



Gravel, shells 



Astrangia, sponges, &c 



Gravel, stones, rocks . 



Rocks, sand . . 

 Sand, stones . 



Gravel . 



....do 



Stones, gravel. 



Gravel, .stones, sand. 



Small stones . 

 ....do 



Gravel 



Gravel, hard sand. 

 Gravel 



Temperature. 



