Original logbooks of the "Grampus" 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 13 Folder 2
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Logbooks
Place:
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Date Range:
1912-1913
Start Date:
19120824
End Date:
19130810
Abstract:
Original logbook of the Grampus (mislabeled "Halcyon" on the cover), 24 August 1912 to 10 August 1913, station record numbers 10041 to 10089. Data recorded includes station number, date, hour, position (lat, long), locality, depth, bottom, sample, wind (direction and force), sea, sky, temperatures (depth of, thermometer make and number, reading, stem temp, correction, corrected temp, w. sample, bottle used), currents (depth, hour, tide, time down, revolutions, speed, direction), color water, transparency, remarks, nets (description, depth, time, speed), and notes. Notes often include lists of specimens collected including quantities for some. Locality: North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New England and Mid-Atlantic states.
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