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August 7» 1924, Thursday. 
Between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. dredged around East Key, all on eel 
grass on middle ground between East and Middle Key. Got nothing. 
Got a few good ascidians for Dr. Grave off south end of East Key in 
10 feet of water, eel grass bottom. 
To the south on East Key headed south on eel grass 10-15 feet. Made 
four hauls in this vicinity and lost Mills dredge on the fifth. 
Made 3 hauls with boat dredge, one on east side of East Key, second from 
N. end toward Middle Key. Stepped at Channel. All hauls combined due to very 
similar bottom. Eel grassUturtle grass) was patchy only, with sand and 
coral heads between. 
Along east side of Middle Key headed south, 10 feet water. 
Hauled across bottom end of Middle Key headed toward Sand Key, lots of 
Dictyota and eel grass. Got a clear, colorless puerulus except for hazel 
eyes and few inconspicuous opaque white spots; also opaque white strand between 
eyes. ~ . . . Nerve strand? 
Made several attempts to haul around Sand Key. Could barely get started 
but what dredge hooked. Gave up after several attempts. 
Hapled on Long Key Shoal, headed south toward Key about half way between 
the black can buoy on Iowa rock and Long Key. Eel grass and Dictyota, 3**4 
feet deep. 
Large Calappas called "queen crabs." Fuzzy, dark red Mithrax (pilosus?) 
"devil crabs." 
