592 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [102] 



we collected a very limited ainoiiutof Crustacea. Iu the position of the 

 first set of the seine this morning a species of Crustacea was very 

 abundant. The vessel was hove-to at dark, with jibs to windward. 



There was a moderate breeze from the southwest with clear weather 

 on the morning of the 13th. Got under way at 5.40 a. m. and stood to 

 the westward until 8 o'clock, at which time we tacked ship and ran to the 

 southward. At 10.45 tacked ship and "jogged," while bottom temper- 

 atures were taken. Spoke with the schooner Carl Sehurz, the captain 

 reporting that he had been cruising off Fire Island, but saw nothing 

 but small mackerel and menhaden. The surface net was put out at 

 11.35 and secured a small amount of Crustacea. The schooner F. A. 

 Lambert, of Cohasset, was spoken at 12.30 p. m.; the captain reported 

 having taken some small mackerel on the previous day, but had seen 

 none since. A large school of porpoises passed us at this time. 



We continued on the southerly course until 3.20 p. m^ when a school 

 of mackerel was seen and we succeeded in capturing it. The school 

 contained about 14 barrels of u tinkers" about the same size as those 

 taken yesterday, and we turned them loose. (Position, lat. 40° 25' N.* 

 long. 72° 28' W., D. R.). After making this trial the vessel was steered 

 on a northeast course. It was noticed that the schooner George A. Le- 

 land made a haul of fish, and soon after we got under way and spoke 

 with her, learning that the fish were all small. During the afternoon 

 numerous schools of these small fish were passed; as the fish were well 

 up at the surface it was an easy matter to determine their size and 

 species. At 8.30 p. m. changed course to northeast by east, and at 9 

 o'clock Shiunecock Light bore abeam, at which time the vessel was 

 headed to the east-northeast. 



The morning of the 14th opened with a moderate southerly wind aud 

 clear weather. At 5 o'clock Moutauk Point bore northwest about 6 

 miles distant. There were five fishing vessels near us steering to the 

 eastward, and the rest of the fleet in sight to the southeast, about 8 or 9 

 miles. Changed course and steered towards this last lot of vessels, and 

 soon after it was noticed that three of them had taken fish. We ran 

 up to the Mertie and Delmar, of Chatham, and boarded her. The captain 

 reported haviug taken 50 barrels of small mackerel the afternoon be- 

 fore, and at the time we went on board the crew were engaged in 

 dressing them. No large mackerel had been seen by him. The posi- 

 tion of the catch of the Delmar was about 12 miles south-southeast 

 from Block Island. At 9.30 o'clock a. m. we kept off and ran to the 

 northeast by east. Put out the small surface net at 11.20, when about 

 4 miles northwest one-half north from Cox's Ledge ; towed it for twenty- 

 five minutes and collected a small amount of fish eggs. 



After completing this towing the Grampus was kept-off on a north- 

 east course. The towiug-net was again put out at 12.45 p. ra. and took 

 a small amount of fish eggs in five minutes. At 1.40 o'clock the same 

 apparatus was towed for 10 minutes j two young fish and some fish eggs 



