RECORDS OF THE ALBATROSS. 



489 



MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. 



Record of gill-net stations of the Albatross, 1097. 



Date. 



1897. 



Apr. 7 



Apr. 8 



1 



Apr. 



13 



2 



Apr. 



13 



3 



Apr. 



14 



4 



Apr. 



16 



5 



Apr. 



17 



6 



Apr. 



21 



7 



Apr. 



24 



May 14 



Position. 



Lat. N. 



Long. W. 



Santa Catalina Is- 

 land, California. 



o I ii I O III 



V 3" SE. of Ava- 

 lon, Dakins Cove. 

 do 



Monterey Bay and 

 vicinity. 



36 45 15 I 121 53 00 

 36 39 30 I 121 53 00 

 Off Pacific Grove, 



Point Pin os. 

 36 47 00 122 10 00 



36 43 00 



37 00 30 

 37 37 30 



122 12 00 



122 20 30 



123 02 00 



Flattery Bank. 

 48 21 30 | 124 50 15 



Tempera- 

 ture. 



58 



48 



o Fm 



47.7 

 48.7 



42.7 

 37.8 



49.0 



45. 0 



Fms. 

 6-10 



6-10 



68 

 39 

 5 



278 



581 



56 



68 



Character of bottom. 



rky 



rky. 



m.s. bldr... 

 gy. s. mica .. 

 gy.s. rky... 



gy.m.fne. s 



gy.m.s 



gy.m.s 



s. co. r 



gn. m. s 



Nets set. 



Menhi 

 den. 

 Do 



Cod. 

 Salmon. 

 Do. 



Salmon. 

 Cod. 

 Salmon. 

 Cod 



Salmon. 



Cod. 



Salmon. 



Salmon. 

 Cod. 



April 7.— 1 anchovy. 

 April 8.— Barren. 



No. 1.— One net badly +orn. 8 rockfish (S. 

 paucispinis), 3 badly eaten by sea lice— skin 

 only remaining; average length of 5 not de- 

 stroy ea, 26J- inches; average weight, 8 lbs.; 4 

 females, all with empty stomachs; 1 male with 

 fish bones. 1 rockfish (S. melanops), 20 inches 

 long, also badly eaten. 1 cultus-cod (badly 

 eaten), 38 inches long. 3 ground sharks (2 

 badly eaten), 1 with beaks of large octopus in 

 stomach. 3 dogfish. 



No. 2.— Barren. 



No. 3.-2 rock-bass. 



No. h.— One cod and one salmon net badly 

 torn; 7blackcod. 3males and 4 females; average 

 length, 28 inches; average weight, 8$ pounds; 3 

 stomachs empty; others with fish bones, young 

 shrimps, and medusa. 3 red rockfish; bodies 

 of 2 badly eaten ; the other, 19 inches, 3 pounds; 

 male, stomach empty. 1 large flounder; 2 dog- 



fish; 6 crabs; branch of cherry tree with 

 anemone attached (preserved section with 

 anemone. ) 



No. 5. — Cod net badly torn; 3 black cod; all 

 females; average length, 30f inches; average 

 weight, 1H pounds; 2 stomachs empty; 1 with 

 small piece fishbone; ova partially developed; 

 9 Macruri; 8 males, 1 female; average length, 

 24£ inches: average weight, 2\ pounds. 



No. 6.— Barren. Set from ship. 



No. 7.— I rockfish (S. entomelas); female; 18 

 inches; 3 pounds; stomach empty. 8 rockfish 

 (S. paucispinis); 1 badly eaten by sea lice and 

 slime eels; eel found in skin; of otner 7, 3 

 were females and 4 males; average length, 27 

 inches; average weight, 6£ pounds; stomachs 

 all empty; 2 black cod; 1 chimaera; 1 barndoor 

 skate; 5 small dogfish. 



No. 8.— Nets badly torn; 1 ground shark lOf 

 feet long; several dogfish; 1 flounder; 1 black 

 cod. 



Record of dip-net trials with electric light. 



Date. 



Time. 



Position. 



Length of trial. 



State of 

 sea. 



Temperature. 



Air 

 D. B. 



Sea 

 sur- 

 face. 



1897. 



Apr. 6 

 Apr. 9 



Apr. 12 

 Apr. 23 



8 p. m 

 8 p. m 



Santa Catalina Island, Col. 



Anchorage, Isthmus Cove... 

 do - 



1 hour. 

 ..,.do. 



7.30 p.m. 

 8 p. m ... 



Monterey Bay and vicinity, Col. 



Anchorage, Santa Cruz 



Anchorage, Halfmoon Bay 



H hours. 

 1 hour . . . 



Smooth 

 do.. 



Smooth 

 Light ... 



55 



April 6.— Quantity of minute Crustacea, me- 

 dusae, and marine refuse. One worm. 



April 9.— Several annelids. Quantity of mi- 

 nute Crustacea and marine refuse. 



April 12. —1 small fish. 



April S3.— Many young fishes, thought to be 

 anchovies and sand launces; 4 very tiny fishes; 

 3 young shrimps; many minute Crustacea; 

 large crustacean like a centipede; several mi- 

 nute worms. 



