BIGELOW: EXPLORATIONS IN THE GULF OF MAINE, 105 
At Station 38 and 39, the nets yielded comparatively little except 
diatoms (p. 133), though more than in Grand Manan Channel. In 
fact it was not until Penobscot Bay was passed that we once more ran 
into copepods in abundance near the coast. The poverty of the 
macroplankton in general was shared by the fish fry, for our nets did 
not yield a single young fish along this whole stretch of coast, 7. e. 
Stations 33 to 39. At Station 40 we once more met a rich copepod 
plankton, chiefly Calanus finmarchicus on the surface as well as in the 
intermediate haul. Calanus hyperboreus was likewise represented by 
one specimen (20-0 fathoms). Considerable numbers of larval Se- 
bastes were taken at this Station; and swarms of Plewrobrachia pileus 
and Phialidium languidum gave the tow a distinctive character dif- 
ferent from any previously taken. Between Station 40 and Cape 
Ann (Station 41), the Calanus swarm was once more met, but at this 
Station there were about as many Centropages as Calanus on the 
surface; and a surface haul at night off the Cape (Station 42) yielded 
large masses of Calanus. The tow at this Station was notable for 
containing large numbers of the copepod Anomalocera patersoni, be- 
sides Euthemisto, Tomopteris helgolandica, Sagitta elegans, Cyanea, 
Staurophora, Phialidium, and many fish larvae. The plankton off 
Cape Cod at the end of August (Station 43) proved to be of the same 
type that we had found generally over the Gulf, the prevailing ani- 
mal being Calanus finmarchicus, with Eucheata norvegica in less abun- 
dance; Euthemisto, Pleurobrachia, Beroe, Staurophora, and a few 
larval fishes were also taken. Our lines do not afford any informa- 
tion as to how far south the Calanus swarm extended; but some tows 
made by Capt. John McFarland of the fishing schooner Vicror 
revealed this copepod in great numbers five miles east of Chatham, 
on September 20. However, twelve miles S. E. of Chatham, a day 
or two later, his tow shows that it was outnumbered by Pseudocala- 
nus, five hundred to one. And, as pointed out (p. 121) he collected 
a pure Salpa plankton on the surface twenty-five miles off the 
same port on September 30, which is good evidence that Gulf Stream 
water was making its influence felt in that region. 
Off Cape Ann (Station 42) fish fry of several species, notably 
cunner (Tautogolabrus), redfish (Sebastes), rockling (Enchelyopus) 
and witch flounder (Glyptocephalus) were taken; and in the southern 
half of Massachusetts Bay (Station 44) the hauls yielded many larval 
sanddabs (Hippoglossoides) and witch flounders (Glyptocephalus), 
with a few redfish (Sebastes), silver hake (Merluccius), and rockling 
(Enchelyopus). The hauls off Cape Cod (Station 43) contained only 
nine fish fry, five Sebastes, and four Enchelyopus. 
