Copy c, U. S. Fish Commission dredging records, 1880

Abstract

Copy of logbook of the Fish Hawk, 1 September to 16 November 1880, station record numbers 858-902. 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 include lists of specimens collected. No observer is recorded. Observer: F.C. Vanvliet, MD, and Lieutenant Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N. Locality: Narragansett Bay and the North Atlantic Ocean.

Date Range

1880

Start Date

Sep 01, 1880

End Date

Nov 16, 1880

Access Information

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Topic

• Marine Biology
• Marine invertebrates
• Marine biology

Place

• Rhode Island
• Narragansett Bay
• United States
• 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 10 Folder 2