NO. I 1ST JOHNSON EXPEDITION: STATIONS BARTSCH 2.J 



STATION 95. Lat. i8°3g'oo" N. Long. 65°03'3o" W. March 2, 1933 



Lat. i8°39'oo" N. Long. 65°oi'3o" W. 



When the 3-foot dredge was put overboard at 2 : 25 p.m., Culebrita 

 Light bore 196° and the northwest point of St. Thomas 164°. When 

 it was hauled in at 3 : 43, Culebrita Light bore 209° and the north- 

 west point of St. Thomas 282°. The haul was made in 300 to 350 

 fathoms. The entire gear, including the swivel, was lost in this 

 attempt. 



STATION 96. Lat. i8°36'oo" N. Long. 65°05'3o" W. March 3, 1933 



Lat. i8°37'i5" N. Long. 65°03'oo" W. 



When the otter trawl was lowered at 8:35 ^•"''•' ^^ northwest 

 point of St. Thomas bore 170° and the west point of Savana Island 

 180°. When it was surfaced at 10:20, the northwest point of St. 

 Thomas bore 180° and Savana Island 188°. 



This haul, made in 270 to 330 fathoms, was one of the finest of 

 the cruise, yielding several large deep-sea fish, as well as smaller 

 species ; some splendid mollusks, among them a lot of Xenophora 

 longleyi; worms ; sea urchins ; brittlestars ; and large rose-red holo- 

 thurians. 



STATION 97. Lat. i8°37'3o" N. Long. 65°02'i5" W. March 3, 1933 



Lat. i8°38'i5" N. Long. 65°oo'3o" W. 



When the otter trawl was again lowered at 10:52 a.m., the north- 

 west point of St. Thomas bore 182° and Savana Island 189°. When 

 it was surfaced at 12: 19 p.m., the northwest point of St. Thomas 

 bore 187° and the west point of Jost Van Dyke Island 131°. The 

 depth ranged from 310 to 400 fathoms. 



This haul yielded some very interesting deep-sea fish. 



STATION 98. Lat. i8°33'3o" N. Long, es'oo'oo" W. March 3, 1933 



Lat. i8°39'3o" N. Long. 64°56'oo" W. 



When the otter trawl was put overboard at 12 : 50 p.m., the north- 

 west point of St. Thomas bore 188° and the west point of Jost Van 

 Dyke Island bore 133°. When it was surfaced at 2 : 43, the northwest 

 point of St. Thomas bore 199° and the west point of Jost Van Dyke 

 Island 146°. The depth ranged from 290 to 340 fathoms. 



The net, unfortunately, did not touch bottom, as the haul included 

 pelagic animals only, embracing a lot of small deep-sea fish, a few 

 pteropods and heteropods, and some shrimp. 



