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Book no 2, 1880

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Abstract

Original logbook of the Fish Hawk, 18 August to 1 September 1880, station record numbers 815-858. Data recorded include instrument used, current number of observation, date, locality, bearings, time of day and tide, state of sky, temperature of (air, surface of water, at depth of, of bottom), depth, nature of bottom, direction of, force of, name of vessel, to what service attached, name and rank of commanding officer, name and position of observer, and remarks. Remarks contain lists of scientific and common names of specimens caught. Observer is F. C. Vanvlit, MD. Locality: Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and the North Atlantic Ocean.

Date Range

1880

Start Date

Aug 18, 1880

End Date

Sep 01, 1880

Access Information

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Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • Marine invertebrates
  • Marine biology

Place

  • Rhode Island
  • Narragansett Bay
  • United States
  • Sakonnet River
  • North Atlantic Ocean

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Logbooks

Accession #

SIA RU007184

Collection name

United States Bureau of Fisheries, Records, circa 1877-1948

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 9 Folder 25