Original logbooks of the "Fish Hawk" United States Fish Commission station records Search this
Collection name:
United States Bureau of Fisheries, Records, circa 1877-1948
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 12 Folder 3
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Logbooks
Place:
United States
Shackleford Banks
North Carolina
North Atlantic Ocean
Virginia
Date Range:
1915
Start Date:
19150707
End Date:
19151025
Abstract:
Original logbook of the Fish Hawk, 7 July to 25 October 1915, station record numbers 8299-8349. Data recorded include station no., date, hour, position (lat. and long.), locality, depth, bottom, wind direction, wind force, sea, sky, temperatures, currents, "nets, etc., used", and notes. Notes include remarks on course, run (with time), chart number, and other notes. Locality: waters off Shackleford Banks (NC), Wilderness Point (?), Fisher's Island (?), Tangier Island Sound (VA), and others.
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