lO SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 9I 



STATION 35. Lat. i8°23'4o" N. Long. 67''i6'45" W. February 9, 1933 



Lat. i8°24'45" N. Long. 67°i4'i5" W. 



When the 6-foot beam trawl was lowered at 3 : ii p.m., Borinquen 

 Light bore 50° and Jiguero Light 168°. When it was surfaced at 

 4: 55, Borinquen Light bore 43° and Jiguero Light 215°. This haul 

 was made in 180 to 80 fathoms. 



This was a splendid haul, yielding a number of deep-sea fish ; 

 many mollusks ; crustaceans ; echinoderms, including starfish, echi- 

 noids, brittlestars and crinoids ; annelids ; hydroids ; and some glass 

 sponges. 



STATION 36. Lat. i8°2i'5o" N. Long. 67°3o'i5" W. February 10, 1933 



Lat. 18° I4'20" N. Long. 67°38'25" W. 



When the otter trawl was lowered at 8 : 36 a.m., the west point of 

 Desecheo Island bore 25° and Punta Cadena 104°. When it was 

 surfaced, the west point of Desecheo Island bore 45° and the north 

 cape of Mona Island 240°. The haul was made in 220 to 440 fathoms. 



It yielded only a few ascidians, some hydroids and corallines, a 

 crinoid arm, and a worm, the major portion of the bag having been 

 torn out. 



STATION 37. Lat. i8°i3'5o" N. Long. 67°39'2o" W. February 10, 1933 



Lat. i8°ii'55" N. Long. 67°42'5o" W. 



When the 6-foot beam trawl was put overboard at 11: 15 a.m., 

 the west point of Desecheo Island bore 46° and the north cape of 

 Mona Island 241°. When it was surfaced at 12: 15 p.m., the west 

 point of Desecheo Island bore 48° and the north cape of Mona Island 

 242°. The haul was made in 160 to 200 fathoms. 



It resulted in the net being torn in two in the middle, but in spite 

 of this we obtained a number of sponges, a bunch of corallines, some 

 corals, a lot of hydroids, a lemon-yellow crinoid, a few gastropods, 

 and a small shipworm taken from a bit of submerged wood which was 

 riddled with burrows. 



STATION 38. Lat. i8°ii'55" N. Long. 67°42'so" W. February 10, 1933 



Lat. i8°io'oo" N. Long. 67°46'oo" W. 



The 3-foot dredge was put overboard at 12 : 23 p.m., the west 

 point of Desecheo Island bearing 48° and the north cape of Mona 

 Island 242°. When it was surfaced at i : 50, Mona Light bore 224° 

 and the north cape of Mona Island 245°. This haul was made in 

 240-260 fathoms. 



