l8 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 9I 



STATION 64. Lat. i8°28'55" N. Long. 65°45'55" W. February 23, 1933 



Lat. i8°3i'oo" N. Long. 65°46'42" W. 



When we lowered the tangle at 12: 22 p.m.. Cape San Juan Light 

 bore 125° and the buoy off Punta Picua 174°. When it was surfaced 

 at 12: 35, Cape San Juan Light bore 131° and the buoy 167°. The 

 haul was made in 160-360 fathoms. The tangle failed to capture 

 anything. 



STATION 65. Lat. i8°28'48" N. Long. 65°45'54" W. February 23, 1933 



Lat. i8°3o'24" N. Long. 65°46'i8" W. 



When the tangle was put overboard at 12: 57 p.m., Cape San Juan 

 Light bore 125° and the buoy off Punta Picua bore 174°. When it 

 was surfaced at i : 58, the Cape San Juan Light bore 130° and the 

 buoy 171°. The depth ranged from 180 to 300 fathoms. 



The haul resulted in the capture of some sponges, hydroids, brittle- 

 stars, sea urchins, crustaceans, and a few mollusks. 



STATION 66. Lat. i8°28'48" N. Long. 65°45'54" W. February 23, 1933 



Lat. i8°29'30" N. Long. 65°45'48" W. 



When the 4-foot dredge was put overboard at 2 : 20 p.m.. Cape 

 San Juan Light bore 125° and the buoy off Punta Picua 174°. When 

 it was surfaced at 2: 55, Cape San Juan Light bore 128° and the 

 buoy 178°. The haul was made in 180 to 280 fathoms. 



The dredge was lost. 



STATION 67. Lat. i8°3o'i2" N. Long. 6s°45'48" W. February 23, 1933 



Lat. i8°32'i8" N. Long. 65°46'i2" W. 



When the 4-foot dredge was lowered at 3 : 03 p.m., Cape San Juan 

 Light bore 131° and the buoy off Punta Picua 179°. When it was 

 surfaced at 4: 16, Cape San Juan Light bore 137° and the buoy 175°. 



This haul, made in 180 to 280 fathoms, yielded a bagful of mud 

 containing a host of mollusks, worms, and crustaceans. 



We tested the thermometer by placing it in the cold mud ; it 

 registered 23° C. 



February 23, 1933 



We came to anchor off Playa de Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and after 

 dark we tried our new circular net and 8-foot ring with bobbinet 

 net, illuminating the area over this net with the cargo light provided 

 with powerful lamps. In spite of the fact that this is one of the 

 poorest places on the coast of Puerto Rico for life, on account of 

 the volcanic ash bottom, we obtained rather good results, catching a 

 number of fish, among them a cutlass fish about 30 inches long. 



