378 A. EF. Verrill—Marine Fauna and deep-sea deposits 
Art. XLVI.—WNotice of the remarkable Marine Fauna occupying 
the outer gr He sof the Southern Coast of New England, No. 10; 
by A RILL. se Contributions to Zoology from the 
Museum of Ya ale Collége. LVL. 
[Published by permission of the U. S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries. ] 
Work of the Steamer Albatross in 1884. 
‘HE exploration of the Gulf Stream region was son tinaes 
this season, under nearly the same conditions as in 1883, by 
the steamer Albatross, est Z. L. Tanner, commander. Dur- 
ing the four trips, between July 20 and ‘Sept. 13, sixty-nine 
dredgings (at stations 2170 to Jog) were made. In most of 
these a large. beam-trawl] was used very successfully, even at 
great depths.* 
Of these dredgings 5 were in depths between 2000 and 
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fathoms; 24 between 500 and 1000 fathoms; 8 between 300 
and 500 fathoms ; 12 between 75 and 3800 fathoms. Another 
trip has since been made to explore extensively the zone 
between 40 and 100 fathoms. On this trip about 24 additional 
oete were made, but the results are not yet worked out.. 
The first trip was made while the steamer was on her way 
north from Norfolk, Va., and some of those stations were 0 
the coast of Maryland, the most southern being in N. lat. 
37° 57’, but most of the others have been made in the region 
south and southeast of Martha’s Vineyard, though some 0 
them were a long way off the coast. The five stations in depths 
below 2000 fathoins were more than half way to Bermuda, and 
nearly east of the coast of Virginia, between N. lat. 36° 05’ 30” 
and 37° 48’ 80”; and between W. long. 68° 21’ and 71° 55’. 
The results are highly satisfactory, Both i in the way of physi- 
cal observations and zoological discoveries. Large numbers of 
additions have been made to the fa auna, sacludivn representa- 
tives of nearly all classes of deep-sea animals. Many pelagic 
* It is but just to say that the sac thoroughness ant volgen success 
of use gent ota As of the Gulf Str region have bee e to the great skill 
and untiring zeal and ener y of Ca . alone Tas personaly superintended 
all our deep-sea dredging operations during t the past five yea It is proper to 
add that his efforts have been well supported by the picts frepak associated with 
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The naturalists rupee 9 with the writer in the work, in 1884, were Pro- 
fessor S. I. Smith, Mr. Sande — n Smith, Mr. Richard Rathbun, Professor 
Lee, Mr. B. F. Koons, Profoss + Edwin Linton, Mr. H. L. Bruner, Mr. J. H. Blake 
og mye! vo J. KE. Benedict (oatoals josie’ “ the steamer). ‘ue A. Baldwin, 
W.E. d, Ensign U. S Nye, and others. Mr. Peter Parker 
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ran iner, Ensi — s. N 4 wiiked on the fishes. Had porvee nes went. 
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pra dredging 0 n the ai varied from time to time. 
ree or four ponent Satta Mr. Benedict were sent out. 
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