2 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 9I 



STATION 1. Lat. i8''33'45" N. Long. 66°i5'oo" W. January 30, 1933 



From the above position, w^hich is about 5 miles off Punta Boca 

 Juana with Morro Castle Light bearing 126°, about 9 miles from the 

 light, we lowered a 35-foot ^-inch mesh otter trawl into 400 fathoms 

 at II : 30 a.m. Going north, we passed over soundings of 380 and 

 360 fathoms, then dropped off to 600 fathoms, when the net was 

 hauled in and landed at 2 : 45 p.m. 



The catch consisted of 64 fish, a small lot of mollusks, a few brittle- 

 stars, two solitary corals, and a few other things. 



STATION 2. Lat. i8°3i'2o" N. Long. 66°i6'2o" W. January 30, 1933 



From the above position, which is about 2 miles off Punta Boca 

 Juana and 9 miles from Morro Castle Light, which had a bearing of 

 110°, we dropped a 9-foot beam trawl in 200 fathoms at 4: 10 p.m. 

 We moved in a northwesterly direction for about a mile, changing 

 gradually to a depth of 240 fathoms, and landed the trawl at 4: 55 

 p.m. The depth ranged from 200 to 240 fathoms. 



This was almost a water haul, owing to the fact that the trawl 

 was lowered while the ship was practically at a standstill, causing the 

 heavy frame to sink more rapidly than the net even with its tail 

 weight, with the result that when the frame came to anchor on the 

 bottom, the tail weight with the net overlapped the opening of the 

 dredge and closed it. However, the haul yielded a lot of glass sponges, 

 a pennarian, and a few brittlestars attached to the webbing. 



STATIONS. Lat. i8°3i'3o" N. Long. 66°2i'3o" W. January 31, 1933 



Lat. i8°3i'2o" N. Long. 66°22'3o" W. 



Punta Cerro Gordo bore 156° and Garza Island 212°. We lowered a 

 9-foot beam trawl, which struck bottom at 10 : 30 a.m. in 200 fathoms, 

 and hauled to the second position given above in 260 fathoms, landing 

 the net at 11 a.m. 



This was purely a water haul, yielding nothing. 



STATION 4. Lat. i8''3i'45" N. Long. 66"'24'oo" W. January 31, 1933 



Lat. i8°3i'45" N. Long. 66''26'3o" W. 



Punta Puerto Nueva bore 180° and Garza Island 151°. We again 

 dropped the 9-foot beam trawl at ii : 45 a.m. in 260 fathoms and began 

 hauling in at i : 30 p.m. from 160 fathoms at the second position noted 

 above. At the time Punta Chivato bore 182° and Punta Tortuguera 220? 



In this haul rough bottom was encountered ; the shackle parted and 

 all the gear was lost. At the end of the wire cable a bit of mud adhered, 

 which held a valve of a scallop (Amusium). The depth ranged from 

 160 to 260 fathoms. 



