79 Part III.—Twenty-seventh Annual Report 
‘Two hauls from 45 and 60 fathoms contained only a few Calanus and 
Eucheta and one or two Nyctiphanes. A third haul from near the bottom 
yielded a few demersal Copepods and one or two specimens of a small 
Isopod (Pseudotanais forcipatus). 
Aprit.—The gatherings collected in April were also small. Vertical 
hauls from 15, 30, 45, and 68 fathoms measured altogether only about 
2 or 3 c.c.’s of pelagic crustacea, consisting chiefly of Calanus, but a few 
other Copepoda were also sparingly represented. A horizontal mid-water 
gathering gave rather better results, though at the same time showing 
that pelagic crustacea were still scarce. — 
May.— Vertical hauls from 15, 30, 45, 60, and 75 fathoms were collected 
in May, and showed a moderate increase in the number of pelagic crus- 
tacea over the April gatherings. They were distributed as follows :—2°25 
c.c.’s from 15 fathoms, 4°5 c.c.’s from 30 fathoms, 4 c.c.’s from 45 fathoms, 
8 ¢c.c.’s from 60 fathoms, and the same from 70 fathoms. Horizontal 
hauls were also collected—one at the surface, one near the bottom, and a 
mid-water haul. The surface gathering measured 5 c.c.’s, that from mid- 
water 3°5, and that from the bottom 23°5 c.c.’s. The contents of the 
various hauls consisted for the most part of Calanus, but some other 
species were also represented by a fair number of specimens, 7.¢., Acartia 
cluust, Anomalocera patersoni, Centropages hamatus, Pseudocalanus elon- 
gatus and Temora longicornis. A few Hucheta were observed in one 
of the bottom gatherings. Oikopleura were also occasionally noticed and 
were moderately common in the vertical haul from 30 fathoms. 
Aveust.—Vertical hauls from 15, 30, 45, and 60 fathoms were collected 
in August. The first two measured respectively 1 and 2 c.c.’s, and the others 
8 and 12°5 cec.’s. These gatherings consisted chiefly of Calanus, but a 
few other common forms, including Hucheta and Sagitta, were also 
present, 
1906. 
JuNE.—Vertical hauls from 15, 30, 45, and 62 fathoms collected in 
June measured respectively 7, 5°5, 7, and 10°5 e.c.’s. The contents con- 
sisted almost entirely of Calanus, the only other species noticed, and which 
were only sparingly represented, being Pseudocalanus elongatus, Metridia 
lucens, and Acartia clausi, and a few Sagitta. 
Aveust.—The gatherings collected in August from 15, 30, 45, 60, and 
75 fathoms measured respectively 1, 3°5, 20, 37, and 30 cc.’s. In the 
gatherings from 15 and 30 fathoms, Calanus was less plentiful than in the 
others, while Psewdocalanus, on the other hand, formed nearly 70 per cent. 
of the catch. Centropages hamatus and Parapontella brevicornis were also 
observed in this sample. The other gatherings consisted almost entirely 
of Calanus, with a few Hucheta and Rhoda raschi. 
SEPTEMBER.—The series of gatherings collected in September was similar 
to that for August, but the catches were much smaller; those from 15 
and 30 fathoms measured less than 1 c.c. each. A gathering from 50 
fathoms measured 1°5 c.c.’s, while other two from 60 and 75 fathoms 
measured 2°5 and 20 c.c.’s respectively. These gatherings consisted 
almost entirely of Calanus, but a few Hucheta and Rhoda raschi occurred 
in those from 60 and 75 fathoms. 
OctoBER.——The gatherings collected in October showed pelagic crustacea 
to be still scarce at this station except near the bottom. MHauls taken at 
30 and 45 fathoms measured less than 1 c.c., and consisted of a small 
number of Calanus, Pseudocalanus, Acartia clausi, and Sagitta, while two 
others taken at 60 and 75 fathoms measured respectively 3:5 and 23 c¢.c.’s, 
and contained, in addition to the usual Copepoda. a number of Schizopods 
(including Rhoda raschi and Nyctiphanes norvegicus) and Sagitta. 
