Original logbooks of the Fish Hawk, station numbers 7628 to 7675

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Abstract

Original logbook of the Fish Hawk covers July 29 - August 17, 1904, station record numbers 7628 to 7675. These include data relating to temperature and density recorded during dredging. Data recorded includes date, time of day, tide, locality, exact location, depth, nature of bottom, dredging instrument used, direction of drift, distance, temperature (of air, surface water, bottom), number of salinometer, barometer reading, state of sky, direction of wind, and name of observer. Includes notes on the reverse side of page listing type of marine life found and notes on abundance. Observer was Vernon E. West. Locality: Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts.

Date Range

1904

Start Date

Jul 29, 1904

End Date

Aug 17, 1904

Access Information

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Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • Marine invertebrates
  • Ichthyology
  • Marine biology

Place

  • United States
  • Massachusetts
  • Buzzards Bay

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 11 Folder 8