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July 18. 1 
Came to anchor inside, about a mile to the north of the entranced 
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Good fishing all forenoon. Of the many yellowtail taken, 38 lbs. was top 
weight. A 60 and 40 lb. sea bass were included in the catch, as well as the 
only California white sea bass of the cruise (30 lbs.); also leopard groupers, 
four broom tai led groupers, several sierra mackerel, bonitfto, a red snapper, 
and a barracuda. , 
dredging inside the northern head of the entrance to the Bay in 
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10-15 fathoms was very - aaoceoirPu l. An almost incredible number of amphipods 
were obtained from off the sandy bottom, and a great many red Caprellid 
amphipods or skeleton shrimps from among masses of filamentous green sea weeds. 
The haul also yielded some crabs, shrimps, small shellfish, a few starfish, 
and bryosoa, or moss-animals. , ^ a 
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In the afternoon tlie ship shifted her anchorage. 7 miles to the south^ 
of f Santa Margarita Island, where the fishermen tried their luck in 
Almigas Bay, but with indifferent success. Only seven small fish were hooked. 
Ho further collecting undertaken here, as the morning’s dredging provided 
enough sorting to keep several of us busy for the rest of the day and part of 
the night. 
Left at 8 p •tn 
July 19« /Cape San hue as, jjgiO miles southward 
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Anchored off Ponta Gorda about 20 miles east of ilifefy Capelin 48 fathoms 
Though no great quantity of fish were caught , there were several of consider- 
able interest ("a mong thenj ; the first blue crevally, the only twoiistrlped pargos 
of the trip, and a 20-lb. Gulf grouper ( Hvcterooerca .lor&ani ). This species 
has heretorfore not been taken south of Cerralvo Island along the western shore 
of the Gulf of California. On the eastern side it is found as far south as 
