596 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [106] 



Table 4. — Showing positions of occurrence of pelagic fishes, etc., spring of 1888. 



Date. 



Apr. -9 

 17 

 20 



May 3 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 15 



19 



20 



30 



31 



June 4 



4 



6 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 13 

 13 



14 



14 



Hours. 



A.M. P.M 



6 

 8.40 



3.25 



5 



5.40 

 11 



.4.30 



10 



5.35 

 5 



5.25 



12.30 

 3.20 



Position. 



Lat. N. 



37 27 

 36 45 



36 39 



37 07 

 37 16 



37 44 30 

 37 44 30 

 39 36 



Long. "W. 



74 48 



75 27 

 74 51 

 74 51 

 74 50 

 74 38 

 74 38 

 72 45 



40 38 71 49 



Off Brenton's Reef. 



40 47 



70 52 



40 43 70 32 



Tarpaulin Cove . . . 

 25 miles east o f 

 Barnegat. 

 Oft' Block Island... 



....do 



35 miles off Fire 

 Island. 

 Tarpaulin Cove . . . 



40 47 

 40 47 



70 29 

 70 29 



Cox's Ledge 



3 m. SE. Block Id 



4 m. off Montauit 



40 25 | 72 28 

 Manomsha Bight.. 



12 m. SSE.Blockld. 

 Manemsha Bight . . 



Species. 



Unknown . 

 Whales . . . 

 Porpoises. 

 "Brit" ... 

 Unknown. 

 Porpoises . 

 Mackerel . 

 ...do 



Porpoises 

 Fish eggs 



Schooling fish. 



Porpoises . 

 Mackerel . 

 Menhaden 



Mackerel 

 ...do .... 

 ...do .... 



Alewives . 



Mackerel . 

 Porpoises . 

 Mackerel . . 

 Menhaden . 



...do 



Porpoises . . 

 Mackerel . . 

 ...do 



.do 

 .do 



Quantity. 



3 pods 



3 



School 



School — 

 3 schools.. 



School 



...do 



...do 



...do .. 

 250,000. 



20 schools. 



School 

 ....do . 

 ....do . 



1,500 large. 

 4 barrels... 

 60 barrels. . 

 School 



...do 



Several . . . 

 Head of. . . 

 Schools . . . 



...do 



...do 



...do 



800 large.. 



50 barrels. 



School — 



Remarks. 



Seen from mast-head. 



Do. 

 Going N. W. 



Attracted by "toll-bait." 

 At distance from vessel. 

 Harpooned one specimen. 

 Encountered by vessel. 

 Reported by schooner At- 



wood. 

 Captured one specimen. 

 Between reef and Sako :- 



net River. 

 Between lat. 40° 47' N. lone 



70° 52' and lat. 40° 50', 



long. 70° 46'. 

 With school of blackfish. 

 Inside harbor. 

 Captured by Nellie M. 



Rowe. 

 Captured by schooner Ac- 

 tive. 

 Captured by schooner Col. 



French. 

 Captured by schooner 



David J. Low. 

 Reported by schooner 



James Dyer. 

 Tried for, but " missed." 

 Seen from vessel. 

 On trawl-line. 

 Seen from vessel. 



Do. 

 Passing to eastward. 

 Seen from vessel. 

 Taken by schooner Lizzie 



Maud. 

 Taken by schooner Mertie 



and Delmar. 

 Seen from vessel. 



Table 5. — Showing temperatures of air, surface and bottom water, etc., from April 17 to 



June V3, 1888. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Position. 



Depth 

 (fath- 

 oms). 



Character of 

 bottom. 



Temperatures. 



A.M. 



P.M. 



Lat. N". 



Long. "W. 



Air. 



Surface. 



Bottom. 



Apr. 17 

 17 



8 

 12 m 



12 m 

 4 

 8 

 12 m 



8. 15 



8 



12 in 

 8 



12 m 

 10 

 12 m 



7 

 10 



4 



2.35 

 6 



4 



6.45 



4.33 



6. 15 



3.30 



O 1 II 



36 58 00 

 36 50 00 

 36 44 00 

 36 20 00 

 36 14 00 

 36 13 00 

 36 04 00 

 35 55 00 

 35 46 00 



35 57 00 



36 30 00 

 36 34 00 

 36 39 00 



36 42 00 



37 04 00 

 37 03 45 

 37 16 00 

 37 22 00 

 37 32 00 

 37 40 30 

 37 29 00 

 37 31 45 



O 1 II 



76 02 00 

 75 45 00 

 75 24 00 

 75 01 00 

 74 53 45 

 74 50 00 



74 54 00 



75 02 00 

 74 55 00 

 74 28 00 

 74 41 00 

 74 34 00 

 74 51 30 

 74 48 00 

 74 44 15 

 74 48 30 

 74 47 00 

 74 47 30 

 74 50 00 

 74 30 00 

 74 35 30 

 74 39 00 





Mud 







45 



44 



42 



43 



46 



49 



54 



52 



54 



53. 



50 



50 



50 



45 



44 



48 



46 



48 



50 



45 



46 



46 



46 







51 



45 



45 



45 



46 



46 



47 



48 



48.5 



49 



46.5 



46.5 



45 



45 



45 



45 



45 



45 



45 



45 



47.5 



46 



52 







do 





17 









18 





do 





18 





....do 





18 



47 



do 



46 



18 







18 



17 

 28 

 175 

 22 

 22 

 32 

 43 

 30 

 30 



24£ 



21 



38 



34 



31 



Mud 



47.5 



18 



do „ 



48 



19 



do 



46 



19 



do 



46 



19 





46 



20 



Mud 



45 



20 

 21 



....do 



do 



45 



45.5 



21 



...do 



43.5 



22 







22 



Mud 



43 



22 





43 



23 



Mud 



43 



24 



do 



43.5 



24 



..do 



43 



25 



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