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Abstract

Original logbook of the Fish Hawk, 9 to 29 September 1887, station record numbers 1196 to 1335. 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. Observers: [J. M. Creighton?]. Locality: Vineyard Sound, Middle Port, Buzzard Bay, Muskeget Channel.

Date Range

1887

Start Date

Aug 09, 1887

End Date

Aug 29, 1887

Access Information

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Topic

  • Marine Biology
  • Marine invertebrates
  • Ichthyology
  • Marine biology

Place

  • United States
  • Massachusetts
  • Muskeget Channel
  • Vineyard Sound
  • 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 10 Folder 15