l6 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 9I 



STATION 59. Lat. i9°io'25" N. Long. 69°3o'o5" W. February 16, 1933 



Lat. i9°io'35" N. Long. 69°3o'4o" W. 



Samana Bay, Dominican Republic 



When the dredge was put overboard at 2 : 42 p.m., Cape Lorenzo 

 bore 158° and Punta Mangle 72°. When it was surfaced at 2:58, 

 Punta Mangle bore 7° and the east end of the dock 299°. The haul 

 was made in 18 to 19 fathoms on mud bottom. 



It yielded some small fish and a miscellaneous lot of bottom 

 material. 



At our anchorage near this station, shortly after dark, a tiger 

 shark 10 feet in length took the hook and was dispatched with a 

 rifle ; later in the evening it was attacked by another shark, ap- 

 parently of the same species, but of considerably greater size. The 

 observer stated that it attempted to bite the abdomen of the dead 

 shark and later one of the fins. When shot, it disappeared. An 

 autopsy of the tiger shark by Dr. Price and Mr. Weber yielded 

 parasites. 



Part of the evening at this anchorage was devoted to fishing with 

 a submarine light and at the gang plank, which yielded a number of 

 small fish, some larval and others adult. We likewise caught some 

 Beroe, which we were unable to preserve. 



February 17, 1933 

 Samana Bay, Dominican Republic 



After breakfast a trip was made to the north shore opposite our 

 anchorage, where several birds were shot. These were later examined 

 by Dr. Price for parasites. 



Along the shore we gathered some land shells, beach-loving marine 

 mollusks, and other organisms. In the afternoon we took a launch 

 and a skiff and crossed over to the other side of the Bay, where we 

 examined the mangrove fringe and later a bit of the higher upland 

 region, collecting a number of land shells and other forms. During 

 the night we again plied our submarine light, with the result that we 

 obtained many small fish and a few squids. 



STATION 60. Lat. I9°I2'55"N. Long. 69°o8'3S" W. February 18, 1933 



Lat. 19° i6'45" N. Long. 69°04'45" W. 



When the net was lowered at 8 : 45 a.m.. Cape Balandra Light bore 

 252° and Cape Samana 259°. When it was surfaced at 10: 54, Cape 

 Samana bore 395° and Cape Cabron bore 307°. An intermediate 

 net was used at 500 fathoms. 



The haul yielded deep-sea fish, some small crustaceans, and pelagic 

 mollusks. 



