556 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [$6] 

 Table 2. — Showing number of eggs collected, dates of collection, and temperatures. 





Cod eggs. 



Temperatures.* 



Date. 



Cod eggs. 



Temperatures.* 



Date. 



Air. 



Surface 

 water. 



Bottom 

 water, t 



Air. 



Surface 

 water. 



Bottom 

 water. t 



1888. 

 Jan 3 



750, 000 



180,000 



300, 000 



7, 056, 000 



1, 178, 793 



841, 995 



463, 320 



942, 400 



884, 520 



379, 080 



% 959, 525 



1, 453, 500 



2, 105, 980 







30 

 30 

 32 

 35 

 24 

 31 

 30 

 32 

 32 

 38 

 40 

 36 

 30 







40 

 40 

 40 

 38 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 37 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 33 

 34 



o 



1888. 



Feb. 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 27 



Mar. 1 

 3 

 10 

 11 

 16 

 19 

 20 

 22 



758, 160 

 874, 520 



1,958,480 

 189, 540 

 379, 080 



1, 979, 640 

 63, 180 

 800, 280 

 716,040 

 736, 920 

 189, 540 

 84, 240 

 589, 540 



o 



40 

 37 

 35 

 35 







35 

 35 



36 

 36 



o 



6 







7 







14 







Feb. 1 







3 





25 



27 

 36 

 36 

 35 

 28 

 39 

 40 



34 



34 



32.5 



34 



33.5 



34 



33.5 



34 





4 







6 





34.5 



7 







13 





35.6 



14 





34.8 



15 





35 



19 





36 









Total number cod eggs collected on fishing grounds 28, 814, 273 



Haddock eggs collected on fishing grouuds 75, 000 



Cod eggs taken from fish in live cars£> 2, 540, 000 



Total number of eggs for season 31, 429, 273 



* Temperatures given in Fahrenheit degrees. 



t Bottom temperatures were not observed until Marcli 9. 



t 75, 000 haddock eggs. 



§Eggs taken from fish caught hy vessel and penned in live cars. 



Table 3. — Iiecord of temperature of air, surface and bottom water, observed on schooner 

 Grampus from November 18, 1887, to April 2, 1888. 



Date. 



Approximate position. 



Hour. 



Temperatures F. 



Depth of 





Lat. N. 



Long. W. 



A.M. 



P.M. 



Air. 



Surface 

 water. 



Bottom 

 water. * 



water. 



1887. 

 Nov. 18 



O / " 



42 21 

 42 34 30 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 41 31 20 

 41 27 

 41 28 

 41 28 

 41 31 10 

 41 31 10 

 41 31 10 

 41 31 10 

 41 31 10 

 41 31 10 

 41 31 10 

 41 31 10 

 41 31 10 



41 28 40 



42 03 

 42 24 

 42 34 30 

 42 37 

 42 37 



42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 

 42 37 



O / ;/ 



70 54 

 70 40 05 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 



69 53 30 



70 17 15 

 70 35 



70 35 

 70 40 05 

 70 40 05 

 70 40 05 

 70 40 05 

 70 40 05 

 70 40 05 

 70 40 05 

 70 40 05 

 70 40 05 

 70 34 

 70 01 

 70 25 

 70 40 05 

 . 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 

 70 40 



4 

 12 m 



4 

 12 m 



4 

 12 m 



6.30 

 11 



"i " 

 12 m 



4 

 12m 



4 

 12 m 



4 

 9.25 



4 



4 

 12 m 



4 

 12 m 



4 

 12 m 



1.45 



4.30 



7 



8 

 8 



5 

 8 

 8 

 8 



6.10 



2.30 

 8 



8 



8 



o 

 48 

 41 

 40 

 40 

 50 



o 



45 



45 



44 



44 



44 



o 



Feet. 



18 







18 







19... 







19 







19 







20 



46 

 50 

 35 

 27 

 35 

 38 

 40 

 40 

 37 

 50 

 46 

 45 

 45 

 40 

 42 

 50 

 45 

 50 

 58 

 49 

 45 

 56 

 48 

 49 

 51 

 40 

 32 

 38 

 26 

 23 

 30 



44 



45 

 45 

 43 

 45 

 46 

 46 

 47 

 46 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 47 

 47 

 47 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 44 

 45 

 45 

 43 

 44.5 







20 







20 







21 







21 







22 







22 







22 







23 







23 







23 







24 







24 







24 







25 







25 







25 







26 







26 







26 







27 







27 







27... 







28 







28 







28 







29 







29 







29 







30 







30 







* Not recorded until March 9, 1888. 



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