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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



The work of the Albatross from her first voyage to the present time 

 may be stated briefly as follows : 



1883. Fishery and deep-sea investigations off the coasts of the Middle Atlantic and 



New England States. 



1884. Fishery, hydrographic, and deep-sea investigations along the Atlantic coast 



of the United States and in the Caribbean Sea. 



1885. Fishery and deep sea investigations along the G-nlf and Atlantic coasts of 



the United States and northward to Newfoundland. 



1886. Fishery, hydrographic. and deep sea investigations among the Bahama 



Islands and along the Atlantic coast of the United States northward to 

 Newtonndland. 



1887. Deep-sea exp orations among the Lesser Antilles and along the Atlantic 



coast of South America on voyage to the Pacific coast. 



1888. Voyage around South America continued, with deep-sea explorations off the 



Pacific coists of South America and Mexico and tishery investigations off 

 the United States and Alaskan coasts. 



1889. Fishery and deep-sea investigations off the coast of the United States and 



Lower California. 



1890. Fishery investigations off the west coast of the United States and in Bering Sea. 



1891. Deep sea explorations, west coast of Mexico and Central America and off the 



Galapagos Islands (winter). 

 Cruise with Lering Sea Commission to the Pribilof Islands (summer). 

 Fishery investigations off the coast of Washington and survey of cable route 



betw^een California and Hawaiian Islands (fall). 



1892. Hawaiian cable survey continued. Fur-seal and fishery investigations, Alas- 



kan coast, and voyage to Commander Islands. 



1893. Fur-seal and fishery in vestiga: ions in Alaskan waters and patrol of Bering Sea. 



1894. Fur-seal investigations and patrol of Bering Sea. 



1895. Fur-seal investiuarions in Alas'ran waters and voyage to Commander Islands. 

 1806. Fur-seal investigations, Priliiiof Islands. Commander Islands. Okhotsk Sea. 



Kuril Island-^. Japan coast, and return voyage via Hawaiian Islands. 



1897. Fishery investigations, wesr coast of the United States, and special salmon 



fishery investigations in .Maska. 



1898. In service of Navy Department during war with Spain. 



1899-1900. Voyage of exploration through the tropical Pacific to Japan. Salmon 



fishery investigations in Alaska. 

 1901. Salmon fishery investigations in southeast Alaska. 



While it is scarcely expected that the present compilation will be free 

 from errors, it is hoped that it -will be of substantial service not only in 

 connection with the study of the ever-increasing collections of the Alba- 

 tross, but as a contribution to the general subject of oceanography. 

 Washington, September 27, 1901. 



List of abbreviations vsed in the dredging and hydrographic records to denote the 

 instimments employed and the characters of the bottom. 



Abbre- 

 viation. 



Meaning. 



bk black. 



br.-.. 

 brk... 

 bu.... 



c 



choc. . 



CO 



crs . . . 

 dd-... 

 dk.... 

 f ne - . . 

 for .- 

 trag . 



g 



glob . . 

 gn_.. 



gy gray. 



hrd , hard. 



lav I lava. 



brown. 



broken. 



blue. 



clay. 



chocolate color. 



coral. 



coarse. 



dead. 



dark. 



fine. 



foraminifera. 



fragments. 



gravel. 



globigerina. 



green. 



Abbre- 

 viation. 



Ige 



It 



m 



mang . 

 miu ... 



nod 



oz 



P 



part . . . 

 pter ... 

 pum .. 



r 



rad 



rd 



rky 



rot 



s 



sft 



sh 



Meaning. 



Abbre- 

 viation. 



large. 



light. 



mud. 



manganese. 



mineral. 



nodules. 



ooze. 



pebbles. 



particles. 



pteropods. 



pumice. 



rock. 



radiolaria. 



red. 



rocky. 



rotten. 



sand. 



soft. 



sheila 



slat... 

 sml... 

 sp .... 



st 



stf..-. 

 stk... 

 vol . . . 

 wh ... 

 yl ..-- 

 L.B.T 

 SB. T 

 Bl. Dr 

 Sh. Ur 

 Tgls ., 

 surf ... 

 4' Blk 

 oi' Bit 

 8' Tnr 



Meaning. 



slate color. 



small. 



specks. 



stones. 



stiflf. 



sticky. 



volcanic. 



white. 



yellow. 



Large beam trawl. 



Small beam trawl. 



Blake dredge (deep sea dredge) 



Ship's dredge (,mud bagi. 



Tangles. 



surface townet. 



4-fO'it Blake beam trawl. 



S^-foot Blake beam trawl. 



8-toot Tanner beam trawl 



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