SEA-FISHERIES LABORATORY 



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Station 



Surface salinities 





Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



V 



VI 



VII 



34-29 

 34-38 

 34-31 



34-52 

 3456 

 34-16 



34-56 

 34-45 

 34-45 



These salinities seem to indicate hydrographic 

 conditions in the North Atlantic for 1913 similar to those 

 prevailing during 1912. It is to be feared, therefore, 

 that the meteorological outlook for the coming summer 

 is distinctly gloomy, and that a repetition of the bad 

 weather of 1912 may be anticipated. 



In the following tables the deepest samples from 

 Stations Y, YI and YII were always taken from within 

 one or two metres of the bottom. The different depths 

 found at these Stations on different occasions are due to 

 the fact that there are several small depressions in the 

 bed of the sea near the Stations, so that a very small 

 difference in the position may make a considerable 

 difference in the depth of water found. 



February 14, 1912. 



Stations V. to VII. Surface observations onlv. 



Station. Time. 



rpo 



Gl%o 



S%o «t 



V: 53°53'N.; 4°46'W. i 11.30 a.m. 



VI. 53°43'N.; 4°44'W. 12.30 p.m. 



VII. 53°33'N.;4°41'W. [ 1.30 p.m. 



1 



74 



7-2 

 6-8 



19-18 

 19-08 

 19-03 



34-65 27-11 

 34-47 27-00 

 34-38 ^ 26-99 



