68 EXPEDITION OF THE "ALBATROSS," 1899-1900. 



specimen of Gonostoraa. The trawl was again used at Station 230, lat. 

 26° 29' N., long. 137° 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 345 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 fothoms, Station 241, lat. 35' 41' N., long. 157° 42' E. 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 ea.st of Station 244, while at Station 248, lat. 37° 41' N., long. 

 177° 04' W., in 2900 fathoms, comparatively little Avas obtained : two sili- 

 ceous sponges, a specimen of Monocaulus and a Tunicate, with fragments 

 of a Holothurian and an Echinid. A still poorer haul was made in 2740 

 fathoms at Station 252, lat. 37° 52' N., long. 1G0° 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 tlie Japanese current, are in marked 

 contrast with the poverty-stricken liauls 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 Euplectella. One hundred miles further south, at 



