Sta. 43 
At 1:30 p.m. Soft white sand, 4-5 fins. Considerable sponges and 
bryozoa, few algae. 
Sta. 44 
At 2:00 p.m. 15-min. tow, net on deck at 2:27 p.m. 18 fms. Sponge 
belt, coarse sand. Passed buoy homeward bound at 3*15 p.m. j off end of 
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island at 3:40. Figure that Sta. 44 was about 'f miles due south of buoy. 
