68 EXPEDITION OF THE “ ALBATROSS,” 1899-1900. 
specimen of Gonostoma. The trawl was again used at Station 230, lat. 
26° 29’ N., long. 187° 57’ E., in 2425 fathoms, about 250 miles west of the 
Bonin Islands, 510 miles from the Liu Kiu Islands, and about 480 miles 
from the nearest point of the coast of Japan. It was only when off 
Japan in 3845 fathoms, near the noted Hyalonema ground, and other 
stations near the coast (Stations 232-233, 235-237), that rich hauls of the 
trawl were again made. 
On the line east of Japan, at a distance of about 975 miles from the 
coast, Honolulu being distant 2484 miles, a good haul of the trawl was 
made in 2300 fathoms, Station 241, lat. 35° 41’ N., long. 157° 42° EK. An 
excellent haul was also made at Station 244, lat. 35° 22’ N., long. 169° 53’ E., 
in 2900 fathoms, Honolulu distant 1891 miles, and the nearest of the 
Kurile and Aleutian Islands about 1250 miles. A good haul was obtained 
at Station 246, lat. 36° 10° N., long. 178° E., in 2500 fathoms, about 120 
miles east of Station 244, while at Station 248, lat. 37° 41’ N., long. 
177° 04’ W., in 2900 fathoms, comparatively little was obtained: two sili- 
ceous sponges, a specimen of Monocaulus and a Tunicate, with fragments 
of a Holothurian and an Kehinid. A still poorer haul was made in 2740 
fathoms at Station 252, lat. 37° 52’ N., long. 160° 17° W., Honolulu distant 
1002 miles. 
At Station 253, lat. 38° 09’ N., long. 156° 25’ W., 3125 fathoms, a few 
Annelids and Polyzoa were collected. Nothing came up except a man- 
ganese nodule from the next station in 3025 fathoms, Honolulu distant 
852 miles. When 568 miles from Honolulu, in 2950 fathoms, Station 256, 
lat. 30° 22’ N., long. 154° 56’ W., a Leda and a deep-sea sponge came up 
with manganese nodules. The rich hauls of two of the stations, 244, 246, 
in deep water at a great distance from land, about 1200 miles from the 
nearest land, but in the extension of the Japanese current, are in marked 
contrast with the poverty-stricken hauls which characterized the trawling 
in the line of Admiralty Islands to Japan. 
On the line Hawaiian Islands to Tahiti, at Station 264, lat. 14°19’ N., 
long. 152° 37’ W., in a depth of 3000 fathoms, Tahiti distant 1920 miles and 
Hawaii about 300 miles, only one specimen of Cladorhiza was obtained 
and fragments of a Kuplectella. One hundred miles further south, at 
