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APPENDIX TO REPORT ON OYSTER CULTURE 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SEA. 



Note.— The Temperature for column B to be taken on Oyster Banks, where such exist, but where there 

 are no Oyster Beds, then the Temperature to be taken with the Thermometer 1 foot below the surface in 

 shallow water near the shore. The Thermometer at sea to be lowered 6 feet below the surface and in not 

 less than 3 fathom water. 



Gorey, Jersey. 



Taken by John Amy, Harbour-master. 





Temperature. 











Tem- 

 perature 

 of Air. 



Hour 





1869. 



A. 



B. 



Distance 

 from Land. 



Depth 

 of Water. 



State of 

 Tide, &o. 



Wind. 



at which 

 Temperature 



Ohierrations. 





At Sea. 



Near the 

 Shore. 













taken. 





May. 



o 



o 





Feet. 







o 







28 

 29 



~ 



54 

 53 



Near the 

 land. 



18 



18 



Flowing 

 Ebb 



NE 

 NE 



59 

 55 



2 p.m. 

 10 a m. 



The temperature has 

 been daily taken 

 at the pierhead, 



31 



- 



56 



do. 



20 



do. 



N 



63 



11 a.m. 





















and I believe it is 





















about two degrees 





















less on the oyster 





















beds. 



June. 





















1 



- 



56 



do. 



30 



Flowing 



NE 



62 



11 a.m. 





2 



- 



58 



do. 



24 



do. 



NW 



65 



do. 





3 



- 



59 



do. 



20 



Ebb 



W 



70 



2 p.m. 

 do. 





4 



- 



57 



do. 



28 



do. 



W 



66 





5 



- 



59 



do. 



28 



High water 



sw 



69 



do. 





7 



- 



59 



do. 



28 



Flowing 



NE 



75 



3 p.m. 





8 



- 



61 



do. 



30 



do. 



W 



82 



2 p.m. 



3 p.m. 

 10 a.m. 





9 



- 



60 



do. 



28 



do. 



NE 



76 





10 



- 



58 



do. 



26 



Ebb 



E 



68 





11 



- 



58 



do. 



24 



do. 



NE 



62 



do. 





12 



- 



59 



do. 



28 



do. 



SE 



64 



do. 





14 



- 



58 



do. 



30 



do. 



W 



67 



do. 





15 



- 



56 



do. 



28 



do. 



w 



63 



11 a.m. 





16 



- 



57 



do. 



30 



High water 



NW 



65 



Noon 





17 



56 



58 



do. 



30 



Flowing 



w 



65 



11 a.m. 





18 



- 



58 



do. 



28 



do. 



sw 



65 



Noon 





19 



- 



58 



do. 



30 



do. 



wsw 



66 



1 p.m. 





21 



- 



58 



do. 



25 



do. 



w 



66 



2 p.m. 





22 



- 



58 



do. 



24 



do. 



Calm 



68 



3 p.m. 



4 p.m. 

 do. 





23 



- 



60 



do. 



30 



do. 



SW 



69 





24 



- 



60 



do. 



24 



do. 



N 



72 





25 



- 



60 



do. 



20 



do. 



E 



70 



5 p.m. 

 10 a.m. 





26 



- 



60 



do. 



28 



Ebb 



SE 



65 





28 



- 



60 



do. 



30 



do. 



E 



69 



11 a.m. 





29 



58 



60 



do. 



30 



do. 



E 



68 



10 a.m. 





30 





58 



do. 



30 



High water 



NE 



69 



do. 





