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Original logbooks of the "Fish Hawk" United States Fish Commission station records, numbers 1074 to 1122

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Abstract

Original logbook of the Fish Hawk, 11 March to 26 August 1882, station record numbers 1074 to 1122. 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 sometimes include lists of specimens collected including quantities. Locality: Vineyard Sound and the North Atlantic Ocean off the cost of Cape Cod and Marthas Vineyard.

Date Range

1882

Start Date

Mar 11, 1882

End Date

Aug 26, 1882

Access Information

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Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • Marine invertebrates
  • Ichthyology
  • Marine biology

Place

  • United States
  • Massachusetts
  • Vineyard Sound
  • 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 11