Department of Commerce 
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Fish and Wildlife Service 
Technological Laboratory 
2725 Montl&ke Boulevard 
Seattle , Washington 
March 12, 1941. 
Dr* Waldo L. Schmitt, 
Curator of Marine Invertebrate t 
Smithsonian Institution. 
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U. S# National Museum, 
Washington, D. 0. 
De ar Dr . S chmi 1 1 % 
After much delay, I an enclosing spare copies of your 
narrative regarding the first expedition of the Alaska Crab 
Inve s ti gat i on « 
The boats are well on their way and everything seems to be 
functioning in good order, although no outstanding crab dis- 
coveries have occurred as yet. The "Dorothy” made some drags in 
Thomas Bay with very little luck. Possibly three or four crabs were 
taken in the Petersburg area, at the expense of one trawl bottom* 
The ” Dorothy” also made a drag in Idaho Inlet with no result* 
On March 6 Christey reported that the ” Champion” made two drags 
in Idaho Inlet without catching any king crabs but caught fifteen 
hundred spiders and about three thousand pounds of flat fish* 
On March 8 Christey reported that they caught four king crabs in 
Yakutat and that they were proceeding on but that indications 
there warranted additional survey later* The "Locks” can do this 
the latter part of next May or the first part of June* The 
” Dorothy" and ” Champion” are now working in Prince William Sound 
but we have had no report so far* 
The "Locks” should be at Alitak today to pick up Pat and 
Scrivner and begin operations in that region* Pat wired on the 
ninth that he had taken forty king crabs in Olga Bay during the 
last trip and that fifty-eight per cent of them were caught in 
our traps© 
That is about all the news today* 
Sincerely » 
R. W. Harrison, 
Technologist in Charge© 
RWHsab 
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