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was preserved for study. The economic aspects of the fisheries will he dealt 

 with elsewhere. 



As indicated in the title, only the fishes from the shallow waters along 

 shore are here included. While the small trawl and hoat dredge were fre- 

 quently employed in collecting, the lowest depth considered in this report 

 is only thirteen fathoms (in Magdalena Bay). The fishes of the deeper 

 waters will constitute a separate report. 



Practically all the shallow water collecting was done along the coasts 

 of the Lower California peninsula and the closely associated islands. The 

 only exceptions are Guadalupe Island, which lies about a hundred and 

 forty miles to the west of the peninsula, and Tihuron and San Estehan 

 islands, which are more closely related to the mainland of Mexico, two thirds 

 of the way toward the head of the Gulf of California. 



The accompanying chart will indicate the course of the trip and the 

 positions of the various stations. Guadalupe Island was first visited on a 

 special trip, after which attention was directed entirely to the work ahout 

 the peninsula. Passing down the west side, then along the eastern shore as 

 far north as the island of Angel de la Guardia, the 'Albatross' crossed the 

 gulf to Tihuron Island. A stop was made for coaling at Guaymas on the 

 mainland of Mexico, hut no collecting was done. The vessel then recrossed 

 to the peninsula and made several more stations. Three of the earlier 

 stations were revisited on the return trip, viz., Pichilinque Pay, San Jose 

 del Cabo and Port San Bartholome. Following is a list of the stations, 1 

 with date of arrival : 



Guadalupe I. March 2 Concepcion Hay April 5 



San Benito I. • " 9 San Francisquito Bay " 9 



Cerros I. " 10 Angel de la Guardia I. " 10 



Port San Bartholome " 13 Tiburon I. " 11 



San Cristobal Bay " 15 San Esteban I. " 13 



Ballenas Bay ■ " 18 Santa Catalina 1. " 16 



Cape San Lucas " 23 Santa Cruz I. " 10 



San Jose del Cabo Bay " 25 Pichilinque Bay (repeated) " 17 



Pichilinque Bay " 27 Espiritu Santo 1. 19 



San Josef I. "30 Ceralbo I. "19 



Agua Verde Bay April 1 San Jose del Cabo (repeated) " 20 



Carmen I. "2 Port San Bartholome (repeated) " 23 



Mulege " 4 



The fisheries of the Lower California region are almost wholly unde- 

 veloped. Food fishes of excellent quality and often of large size are very 

 abundant. A glance at the lists under the Scombroid, Serranid, Lutianid, 



1 See also the map accompanying the Narrative of the Voyage, \>y Or. ('. H. Townsend, to be 

 published later in the present volume of this Bulletin. 



