CHAPTER XII 
CONTENTS. 
CONNEXION OF THE SUB JECTS — OPPORTUNITIES AND MEANS OF OBSERVING CUR- 
RENTS — DISTINCTION BETWEEN STREAMS AND CURRENTS — CURRENTS OF THE 
NORTH ATLANTIC —LABRADOR STREAM —GULF STREAM—RENNELL CURRENT—SUB¬ 
MARINE POLAR STREAMS—GUINEA STREAM — EQUATORIAL STREAM —RECAPITULA¬ 
TION — SARGASSO SEA —STREAMS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC — BRAZIL STREAM — 
PATAGONIAN STREAM—SOUTH AFRICAN STREAM—PHENOMENA OF THE NEIGHBOUR¬ 
HOOD OF ST. HELENA —POLAR STREAM OFF CAPE HORN —ITS LOW SUBMARINE 
TEMPERATURE—CHILI STREAM - PHENOMENA AT THE GALLIPAGOS ISLANDS-INDI- 
CATION OF SUBMARINE POLAR STREAMS—PHENOMENA AT THE SOCIETY ISLANDS— 
AT THE SAMOAN GROUP—AT THE FEEJEE GROUP—AUSTRALIAN STREAM-SOUTHERN 
POLAR STREAM -NEW ZEALAND CURRENTS — CURRENTS BETWEEN TONGA AND 
FEEJEE-SUDDEN RUSH OF WATERS ON THE POLYNESIAN ISLANDS-SPACE OF VERY 
ELEVATED TEMPERATURE - PACIFIC EQUATORIAL STREAMS - PHENOMENA OF THE 
SANDWICH ISLANDS— STREAMS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST—JAPAN STREAM —CUR¬ 
RENTS OF THE CHINA SEAS — OF THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA — EQUATORIAL 
STREAM OF THE INDIAN OCEAN-CURRENTS OF THE MALABAR COAST, CIIAGOS, 
AND COMORRO ISLANDS—STREAMS OF THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL —EQUATORIAL 
3TREAM OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC — GENERAL VIEW OF THE FACTS —ZONES OF 
CALM3 AND STILL WATERS—SUGGESTIONS IN RELATION TO THE THEORY OF CUR¬ 
RENTS — CONNEXION OF THE OCEAN STREAMS WITH THE MIGRATIONS OF THE 
SPERM WHALE— IMPORTANCE AND EXTENT OF THE WHALING INTEREST—CRUISING- 
GROUNDS OF SPERM WHALERS—IN THE PACIFIC—IN THE ATLANTIC—IN THE INDIAN 
OCEAN-DIRECTIONS FOR WHALING IN THE PACIFIC-RELATIVE TO THE DECREASE 
OF WHALE3-RIGHT WHALE FISHERY-DEPRAVED CHARACTER OF THE NEW ZEA¬ 
LAND AND AUSTRALIAN WHALERS-CASE OF THE AMERICAN WHALE-SHIP ADELINE 
-RIGHT WHALE FISHERY IN HIGH LATITUDES — EXCITEMENT OF THE FISHERY — 
SLAUGHTER AND TREATMENT OF THE PRODUCTS — PROFITS OF THE BUSINESS — 
FREQUENCY OF DI3PUTES BETWEEN THE MASTERS AND CREWS — REMEDIES SUG- 
GESTED-PROPOSAL FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MORALS AND CONDITION OF 
TIIE CREW3. 
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