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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Date. 



1871. 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 12 

 Sept. 9 



Sept. 11 



Sept. 9 



Sept. 13 



Locality. 



et, h, e, d. Buzzard's Bay, westward of 

 Quamquisset Harbor, about 1|-2J 

 miles. 



a,b. "Wood's HoU Passage, between 

 Long if eck and TJncatena Island. 



c,d. Yv'est of Long Neck, |-|niile 



a, 6, c, d. Buzzard's Bay, northward 

 from 'Woepecket Island, 1^'i miles, 

 forming a liue running about north- 

 east and southwest. 

 Buzzard's Bay, north of northern 

 part of Naushon Island : 



a, h, c. Parallel and near to shore from 

 TJncatena Island to south of "Woe- 

 pecket Island. 



d. About west of "Woepecket Island, 

 4 mile. 



e,f, g. ISTorthwesterly from "Woepecket; 

 e, ^ mile ; /, 1 mile ; g, 1^ miles, 



a, b. Buzzard's Bay, northward of "Woe- 

 pecket Island, 1|-2| miles. 



Buzzard's Bay, forming alineof dredg- 

 ings parallel to the Elizabeth Islands 

 and distant from them §-| mile. 



a,b,c. Off Naushon Island 



d, e. Off Pasque Island 



/, g, h. Off Cutty hunk Harbor , 



a, b, c. Buzzard's Bay, between Quick's 

 Hole and Lone Rock. 



a, b, c, d, e, f. Quick's Hole, between 

 Pasquelsland and IsTashawenalsland. 



a, b, c, d, e. Buzzard's Bay, off northern 

 entrance to Eobiason's Hole. 



In channel between Chappaquiddick 

 Island, Martha's Vineyard, and 

 Hawe's Shoal : 



a. Northern part of channel 



b. Southern part of channel 



Southeasterly from Martha's Vine- 

 yard, 3* to 9 miles : 



a. 10 miles s'outh from Cape Poge 



13 miles south from Cape Poge 



1^ miles west of & 



South of Martha's Vineyard, 5 to 8 

 miles ; 



Southeast of Gay Head, 12^ miles. . . 



Southeast of Gay Head, 8 miles 



Southand south westfrom Gay Head, 

 about 5 miles ; northwest of No- 

 man's Land : 



5 miles south-southwest of Gay Head. 



5 miles south of Gay Head 



b,c,d. Vineyard Sound, offGayHead, 

 parallel to No. 58, and slightly more 

 distant from shore. 



South and southwest of Gay Head: 



1| miles southwest of Gay Head 



4 mUes southwest of Gay Head . 



2i miles a little west of south of Gay 



Head. 



3| miles a little east of south of Gay 

 Head. 



"West of Gay Head, 2 to 5 miles : 



3 miles; 6, 3^ mUes; west of Gay 

 Head. 



4miles west of Gay Head 



1 mile north-northwest from c 



5 miles a little north of west from 

 Gay Head. 



"West-southwest of Gay Head, 10 to 

 13 mUes : 



13 miles west-southwest from Gay 

 Head. 



.Mi miiea west-southwest from Gay 

 Head. 



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Nature of bottom. 



Sand, gravel, stones . 



3i-5 



3i-8J 



54-8i 

 31-74 



3i-4i 

 4,1-5 



IQh 



8-12 



16 



10-16 



13 

 16^ 

 12 



7 



Fine gravel ...... 



Eocks, hard sand. 



Sand, mud 



Eocks 



Sand and muddy sand. 

 Mud , 



Blue mud . 

 ...do .... 



Temperature. 



Gravel, dead weeds, &c 

 Eocks, gravel, sand 



Mud, eel-grass, and 

 dead weeds. 



Black mud 



Blue clay 



Sand and silicious 



sponges. 

 Sand 



Sandy mud. 



Sand. 

 ...do 



Gravel and stones . 



...do 



Eocky 



Eocks, gravel 

 Sandy mud — 

 Eocks, gravel . 



.-..do 



Sand . 



Soft, sticky mud . 



...do 



...do 



Gravel, sand, with some 



mud. 

 ...do 



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