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 6
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Logbooks
Place:
United States
Thimble Shoal
Henry, Cape
Virginia
North Atlantic Ocean
Maryland
Date Range:
1916
Start Date:
19160100
End Date:
19160312
Abstract:
Original logbook of the Fish Hawk, January 1916 to 12 March 1916, station record numbers 8450-8496. Beginning date is estimated to be about January 25, though days were not recorded for the first few entries. 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, dredging, and other notes. Stations are probably located in waters off of Virginia and Maryland. Localities include: Thimble Shoal, Cape Henry, and possibly others.
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