OFFSHOEE FISHING GROUNDS OF GULF OF MEKICO, 
311 
Record of dredgings made J>g the Fish Commission schooner Grampus on the Red Snapper Grounds off the 
west coast of Florida, Fehruarg and March, 1889. 
Liue. 
Sta- 
tion 
No. 
Date. 
Hour. 
Position. 
Depth 
1 (faths.) 
Nature of bottom . 
Temperature. 
Drift. 
Lat. N. 
Long.W. 
Air. 
Sur- 
face. 
Bot- 
tom. 
Direction. 
Miles. 
1889. 
o 
„ 
O 
, 
» 
F. 
F. 
F. 
A.... 
5050 
Feb. 15 
8:30 a. m 
25 
01 
00 
82 
22 
00 
154 
wh.m 
71 
65.5 
66 
W. by N. 
X 
6051 
15 
12:45 p. lu 
25 
00 
31 
82 
32 
00 
18 
brk. Sh 
73 
67 
67 
S. 
X 
5052 
15 
4:30 p. m 
25 
00 
31 
82 
40 
00 
21 
wh.ni. brk. Sh 
77 
67 
67 
S. 
5053 
16 
7:40 a. m 
25 
00 
31 
82 
51 
40 
25 
Sandy M. Sh.Co. Sponges 
71 
68 
68.5 
NNE. 
5054 
16 
10:40 a. Ill 
25 
00 
31 
83 
03 
00 
29 
Moderately bard, brk. Sli 
75 
69 
68 
ssw. 
i 
5055 
16 
12:30 p. m 
25 
02 
49 
83 
14 
00 
32 
hrd. brk. Sh. and Co 
73 
68. 5 
08.5 
sw. 
5050 
16 
3:20 ji. ui 
25 
02 
49 
83 
25 
00 
36 
S. brk. Sh 
74 
70 
69.5 
s. 
i 
6057 
17 
6: 15 a. in 
25 
02 
00 
83 
34 
00 
37 
S. Sh. Co 
76 
76 
69. 5 
S. and NE, 
i 
5058 
17 
10:40 a. m 
25 
02 
00 
83 
44 
00 
444 
S. brk. Sh 
79 
72 
69. 5 
S. 
B .... 
5059 
17 
1:30 p. m 
25 
12 
00 
83 
46 
00 
50 
S. brk Sh 
79 
70.5 
70 
NE. 
h 
5060 
17 
3:30 p. m 
25 
12 
00 
83 
36 
00 
38 
S. brk. Sh. Co 
76 
71 
69.5 
NE. 
5061 
18 
6:15 a. m 
25 
12 
00 
83 
20 
30 
36 
S. Sh 
70 
70 
68 
NNW. 
X 
5062 
18 
10:15 a. m 
25 
17 
00 
83 
09 
00 
304 
S. blk. Sp.brk.Sh 
76 
69 
70.5 
ESE. 
j 
5063 
18 
3:30 p. m 
25 
17 
00 
82 
54 
30 
27 
M. S. brk. Sh 
77 
70 
67.5 
NE. 
5064 
19 
6:10 a. m 
25 
17 
00 
82 
49 
15 
24 
soft M. S. brk, Sh 
69 
68 
07 
N. 
i 
5065 
19 
10:00 a. m 
25 
15 
00 
82 
39 
15 
194 
hrd. S. brk. Sh 
77 
69 
67 
E. by N. 
A 
5060 
19 
12:30 p. m 
25 
13 
00 
82 
28 
00 
17 
G. brk. Sh 
80 
69.5 
06 
E. 
* 
6067 
19 
3:45 p. in 
25 
13 
00 
82 
17 
00 
144 
hrd. Sh. Co 
83 
70 
66 
E. 
4 
C .... 
5068 
26 
1:00 p. m 
25 
23 
00 
82 
32 
00 
17 
Cl'S. G. brk. Co. Sh 
70 
66 
65.5 
W. 
4 
5069 
26 
2:45 p. m 
23 
23 
00 
82 
43 
00 
23 
Soft Sandy M 
69 
66 
66 
W. 
A 
5070 
26 
4:45 p. m 
25 
23 
00 
82 
54 
30 
264 
hrd. S. brk. Sh 
68 
65.5 
67 
W. 
A 
5071 
28 
7:55 a. m 
25 
24 
30 
83 
06 
00 
30 
fue. gy. S. bk. Sp 
69 
67 
69 
W. 
5072 
28 
9:50 a. m 
25 
23 
30 
83 
17 
00 
334 
S. brk. Sh. Co. Soft 
71 
68.5 
68. 5 
W. 
-A 
6073 
28 
11:35 a. ni 
25 
23 
00 
83 
28 
00 
38 
S. brk. Sh. Co 
71 
72 
69 
W. 
A 
5074 
. 28 
1:30 p. in 
25 
24 
00 
83 
40 
00 
52 
hrd 
76 
75 
69 
W. 
A 
D.... 
5075 
28 
3:10 p. m 
25 
34 
00 
83 
39 
30 
524 
fne. gy. S. brk. Sh. a nd Co 
74 
70 
70 
NW. 
5076 
Mar. 1 
7:45 a. m 
25 
34 
00 
83 
28 
00 
39 
crs. gy. S. brk. Co. Sh 
69 
68 
69 
NW. 
5077 
1 
11:50 a. m 
25 
38 
21 
83 
18 
00 
33 
crs. gy. S. brk. Co. Sh 
70 
68 
68.5 
NW. 
4 
5078 
1 
3:30 p. m 
25 
34 
00 
83 
07 
00. 
30 
fne. S. brk. Sh 
71 
68 
68.5 
NW. 
A 
5079 
2 
9:00 a. Ill 
25 
34 
30 
83 
01 
00 
27 
hrd. S. bk. Sp 
68 
66.5 
68 
SW. 
A 
5080 
2 
1:30 p. m 
25 
34 
00 
82 
50 
00 
25 
S. brk. Sh 
72 
66 
67 
NW. 
4 
5081 
3 
6:00 a. m 
25 
33 
30 
82 
39 
00 
20 
fne. S. M 
67 
66 
67 
NW. 
4 
5082 
8 
10:15 a. 11 ] 
25 
34 
00 
82 
27 
00 
154 
gy. S. brk. Sh 
71 
67 
67.5 
NE. 
A 
E ... 
5083 
10 
1:00 p. m 
25 
44 
32 
82 
26 
15 
15 
G. brk. Sh.Co 
68 
66 
66.5 
SW. 
5084 
10 
5:20 p. m 
23 
44 
32 
82 
37 
15 
19 
S. brk. Sh. Nullipores . . . 
66 
65 
65.5 
wsw. 
A 
5085 
11 
6:15 a. m 
25 
44 
32 
82 
48 
15 
24 
fne. S. brk. Sh. Co 
59 
64 
66.5 
sw. 
4 
5086 
11 
8:00 a. m 
25 
44 
32 
82 
59 
15 
28 
M. fne. S. brk. Sh 
58 
64 
66 
wsw. 
5087 
11 
9: .30 a. ni 
25 
44 
32 
83 
10 
15 
31 
fne. S. brk. Sh 
56 
70 
08 
wsw. 
5088 
11 
11:05 a. m 
25 
44 
32 
83 
21 
15 
34 
fne. S. brk. Sh 
60 
73 
69 
wsw. 
5089 
11 
12:40 p. m 
25 
40 
00 
83 
32 
00 
38 
fne S 
60 
73 
68.5 
wsw. 
5090 
11 
2:15 p. m 
25 
44 
00 
83 
43 
00 
53 
S. brk. Sh 
58 
69 
68 
wsw. 
F.... 
5091 
11 
5:00 p, m 
25 
50 
15 
83 
41 
30 
49 
fne. S. brk. Sh 
55 
68 
68 
wsw. 
5092 
15 
8:25 a. Ill 
25 
54 
00 
83 
20 
00 
31 
gy. S. bk. sp. brk. Sh 
66 
70 
09 
ESE. 
5093 
15 
11:45 a. m 
25 
54 
02 
83 
09 
00 
28 
S. bk. Sp. brk. Sh. Co 
70 
70 
69 
ENE. 
5094 
15 
2:45 p. m 
25 
54 
02 
82 
58 
00 
25 
crs. G. brk. Sh. Co 
75 
65 
67 
E. 
A 
5095 
15 
6:00 p. m 
25 
54 
00 
82 
42 
.55 
204 
gy. Sandy M 
64 
65 
65.5 
ESE. 
A 
5096 
•16 
3.00 p. m 
25 
54 
00 
82 
29 
00 
16 
gy. S.M 
74 
65 
66.5 
ESE. 
G.... 
5097 
17 
11:00 a. Ill 
26 
11 
00 
82 
27 
00 
12 
fue. gy. S. brk. Sh 
76 
65 
65 
ssw. 
A 
5098 
17 
2:00 p. m 
26 
07 
30 
82 
38 
00 
18 
hrd. S. brk. Sh 
71.5 
65 
66 
WNW. 
5099 
17 
4:40 p. m 
26 
04 
00 
82 
49 
00 
214 
S. brk. Sh 
65 
66 
66 
W. 
5100 
18 
5:40 a. in 
26 
04 
00 
83 
00 
00 
26 
blk. G. M. brk. Sh 
67 
69 
69 
NW. 
A 
5101 
18 
7:25 a. in 
26 
06 
00 
83 
11 
00 
30 
blk. G. M. brk. Sh 
70 
69.5 
70 
NW. 
5102 
18 
8:55 a. m 
26 
08 
00 
83 
22 
00 
33 
G. S. brk. Sh 
72 
69 
69. 5 
NW. 
5103 
18 
10:35 a. m 
26 
09 
00 
83 
33 
00 
36 
fne. S 
73 
69 
69.5 
NW. 
5104 
18 
12:25 p. ni 
26 
13 
00 
83 
44 
00 
51 
crs. S. brk. Co 
75 
68 
69 
NW. 
A 
H.... 
5106 
18 
2:30 p. Ill 
26 
20 
00 
83 
45 
00 
56 
S 
77 
68.5 
67 
NNE. 
5106 
18 
4:15 p. in 
26 
19 
00 
83 
33 
00 
36 
S 
71 
68.5 
69.5 
NNE. 
A 
5107 
18 
5:45 p. m 
26 
19 
00 
83 
22 
00 
31 
S. brk. Sh 
70 
68 
67.5 
NNE, 
A 
5108 
21 
6:15 a. m 
26 
19 
00 
83 
11 
00 
27 
s 
63 
65 
68 
SSW. 
4 
5109 
21 
1:00 p. in 
26 
17 
30 
83 
00 
00 
24 
the. gy. S. M. brk. Sh 
68 
71 
67 
B. 
5110 
21 
6:20 p. m 
26 
19 
00 
82 
50 
00 
21 
S. bk. Sp.brk. Sh 
64 
66 
66 
NE.by E. 
2 
5111 
22 
8:50 a. m 
26 
20 
00 
82 
39 
00 
164 
S. M 
64 
65 
66 
NNW. 
I 
5112 
22 
11:00 a. m 
26 
28 
00 
82 
46 
00 
164 
fno. wh. S. bk. Sp 
64 
65 
67. 5 
NNW. 
5113 
22 
1:50 p. ni 
26 
29 
00 
82 
57 
00 
21 
gy. S. brk. Sh 
67 
65.5 
66 
W VV . by \V . 
5114 
22 
6:1'0 p. m 
26 
30 
00 
83 
08 
00 
24 
crs. bk. S. brk. Sh 
67 
65 
66.5 
svv. 
A 
5115 
23 
7:45 a. ni 
26 
30 
00 
83 
19 
00 
27i 
gy. S. brk. Sh 
69 
66 
67.5 
NW. 
A 
5116 
23 
10:00 a. Ill 
26 
30 
00 
83 
30 
00 
33 
gy. S. brk. Sh 
74 
67 
68 
SW. 
_2 
5117 
23 
12:15 p. in 
26 
31 
50 
83 
42 
00 
374 
lird. gy. S 
71 
68 
69 
SW. 
5118 
23 
2:45 p. m 
26 
30 
00 
83 
55 
00 
59 
hrd. fue. S 
69 
68 
Gy 
NNW. 
A 
J .... 
5119 
23 
4:30 p. m 
26 
39 
00 
83 
56 
30 
45 
Co. S. fne. Sh 
69 
68 
69 
N. by W. 
■fy 
5120 
26 
6:15 a. m 
26 
45 
00 
83 
45 
00 
36 
G. fne. S. brk. Sh 
68 
66 
65.5 
S. 
_2 
5121 
26 
8:30 a. m 
26 
43 
00 
83 
34 
00 
31 
Co.S 
69 
67 
66 
E. 
A 
5122 
26 
11:05 a. m 
26 
39 
38 
83 
23 
eo 
28 
S. bk. Sp. brk. Sh 
68 
66.5 
66 
E. 
_2 
5123 
26 
6:15 p. m 
26 
37 
00 
83 
12 
00 
2,54 
gy. S. M. brk. Sh 
64 
68 
66 
ENE. 
J2_ 
5124 
27 
8: 00 a. m 
26 
38 
00 
83 
00 
00 
19 
fne. gy. S. bk. Sp 
63 
66 
65.5 
N. 
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