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In 1906-1908 Dr. Robert E. Colcer of the U.S. Fish Commission 

 made an extensive survey of the fisheries resources of Peru at the invita- 

 tion of the Peruvian government. Collecting along the coast between 

 latitudes 3° 30' and 17° S. was accomplished, both ashore, on sand 

 beaches and salt marshes with the seine, and in shallow water, to a depth 

 of several fathoms, with dredge and trawl. The collections were large, 

 the Crustacea alone numbering 80 species. Reports on the findings of the 

 survey, published in the Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum for 

 1909-10, not only served as a basis for the regulation of fisheries by the 

 Peruvian government, but aided in the rehabilitation of the guano indus- 

 try as well. 



In 1911— February 23 to April 29— the Albatross, with C. H. 

 Townsend on board, cruised along the coast of Lower California, calling 

 at Guadalupe Island, and in the Gulf of California. There was much 

 shore collecting but comparatively little dredging. There were four hauls 

 in less than 400 fathoms, but only one of them in less than 250 fathoms. 



In the year 1921, the California Academy of Sciences sent an expedi- 

 tion to the Gulf of California. The collecting was entirely terrestrial, but 

 a good map of the Gulf of California was published, with information as 

 to anchorages, etc. The Report was published in 1923 in the Proceedings 

 of the California Academy of Sciences (4), XII, No. 6. 



In 1923, William Beebe, with several associates, on the yacht Noma, 

 spent 100 hours in the Galapagos. Observations were mainly on the ter- 

 restrial fauna — birds, reptiles, and insects — and on fish, although marine 

 invertebrates were collected and reported upon. The popular account was 

 published as Galapagos, World's End, in 1924. The scientific accounts 

 appeared in Zoologica, V, 1924. 



In 1925, William Beebe again visited the Galapagos, this time on the 

 steam yacht Arcturus and with a larger scientific staff. The Arcturus was 

 in the Pacific from March 28, 1925, to June 21, 1925. The route was 

 from Panama to the Galapagos Islands, to Balboa, to Cocos Island, to 

 Galapagos Islands, to Balboa. Much attention was given to fishes, birds, 

 and insects, and there was extensive plankton collecting. The diving 

 helmet was used in shallow water. Some dredging was done, but this 

 mostly in deeper water. The popular account, including the "Log of the 

 Arcturus," was published as "Arcturus Adventure" in 1926. The scien- 

 tific accounts comprise volumes VII and VIII of Zoologica, 1926 and 

 1927. 



In 1925, the steam yacht St. George, with Dr. Cyril Crossland, nat- 

 uralist, aboard, visited the islands of Taboga, Gorgona, and the Galapa- 



