392 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



The work of the Albatross from her first voyage to the present time 

 may be stated briefly as follows: 



1883. Fishery and deep-sea investigations off the coasts of the Middle Atlantic and 



New England States. 



1884. Fishery, hydrographic, and deep-sea investigations along the Atlantic coast 



of the United States and in the Caribbean Sea. 



1885. Fishery and deep-sea investigations along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of 



the United States and northward to Newfoundland. 



1886. Fishery, hydrographic, and deep sea investigations among the Bahama 



Islands and along the Atlantic coast of the United States northward to 

 Newfoundland. 



1887. Deep-sea expirations among the Lesser Antilles and along the Atlantic 



coast of South America on voyage to the Pacific coast. 



1888. Voyage around South America continued, with deep-sea explorations off the 



Pacific coasts of South America and Mexico and fishery investigations off 

 the United States and Alaskan coasts. 



1889. Fishery and deep-sea investigations off the coast of the United States and 



Lower California. 



1890. Fishery investigations off the west coast of the United States and in Bering Sea. 



1891. Deep sea explorations, west coast of Mexico and Central America and off the 



Galapagos Islands (winter). 

 Cruise with Bering Sea Commission to the Pribilof Islands (summer). 

 Fishery investigations off the coast of Washington and survey of cable route 



between California and Hawaiian Islands (fall). 



1892. Hawaiian cable survey continued. Fur-seal and fishery investigations, Alas- 



kan coast, and voyage to Commander Islands. 



1893. Fur-seal and fishery investigations in Alaskan waters and patrol of Bering Sea. 



1894. Fur-seal investigations and patrol of Bering Sea. 



1895. Fur-seal investigations in Alaskan waters and voyage to Commander Islands. 



1896. Fur-seal investigations, Pribilof Islands, Commander Islands, Okhotsk Sea, 



Kuril Islands, Japan coast, and return voyage via Hawaiian Islands. 



1897. Fishery investigations, west coast of the United States, and special salmon 



fishery investigations in Alaska. 



1898. In service of Navy Department during war with Spain. 



1899-1900. Voyage of exploration through the tropical Pacific to Japan. Salmon 



fishery investigations in Alaska. 

 1901. Salmon fishery investigations in southeast Alaska. 



While it is scarcety expected that the present compilation will be free 

 from errors, it is hoped that it will be of substantial service not only in 

 connection with the study of the ever-increasing collections of the Alba- 

 tross, but as a contribution to the general subject of oceanography. 

 Washington, September 27, 1901. 



List of abbreviations used in the dredging and hydrographic records to denote the 

 instruments employed and the characters of the bottom. 



Abbre- 

 viation. 



Meaning. 



bk 



black. 



br 



brown. 



brk 



broken. 



bu 



blue. 



c 



clay. 



choc 



chocolate color. 



CO 



coral. 



crs 



coarse. 



dd. ------ 



dead. 



dk__ 



dark. 



fne 



fine. 



for 



foraminifera. 



frag 



fragments. 



g 



gravel. 



glob 



globigerina. 



gn 



green. 



p,- 



gray. 





hard. 



lav 



lava. 



Abbre- 

 viation. 



!f e .:: 



m ... 

 mang 

 min . 

 nod. . 



oz -.- 

 p 



part _ 

 pter . 

 pum . 



r 



rad . . 

 rd ... 

 rky. . 

 rot . . 

 s 



Sft — 



sh... 



Meaning. 



large, 

 light, 

 mud. 



manganese. 



mineral. 



nodules. 



ooze. 



pebbles. 



particles. 



pteropods. 



pumice. 



rock. 



radiolaria. 



red. 



rocky. 



rotten. 



sand. 



soft. 



shells. 



Abbre- 

 viation. 



slat 



sml 



sp 



st 



stf 



stk 



vol 



wh 



yi 



L. B. T - 

 S.B. T.. 

 Bl. Dr . - 

 Sh.Dr. 

 Tgls... 



surf 



4' Blk .. 

 5£'Blk.. 

 8' Tnr.. 



Meaning. 



slate color. 



small. 



specks. 



stones. 



stiff. 



sticky. 



volcanic. 



white. 



yellow. 



Large beam trawl. 



Small beam trawl. 



Blake dredge (deep sea dredge). 



Ship's dredge (mud bag). 



Tangles. 



surface townet. 



4-foot Blake beam trawl. 



5£-foot Blake beam trawl. 



8-foot Tanner beam trawl. 



