Log, "Fishes Taken at Beaufort N.C...1913" 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 16 Folder 9
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
North Carolina
Beaufort
Fort Macon
Newport River
Pivers Island
United States
Date Range:
1912
Start Date:
19120612
End Date:
19130930
Abstract:
The record book records a variety of fish taken at Beaufort, North Carolina, June 12 -September 1912, kept by Lewis Radcliffe, Wm. J. Crozier and Selig Hecht, Bureau of Fisheries Laboratory. Data recorded includes date, notes on weather and conditions, place where caught, manner of capture, name of specimen, sex, measurements, stomach contents and remarks. Indexed by species. Begins with a template for specimen entries. Entries are arranged by date. Notes are sometimes extensive and discuss purpose of location visits, and details about specimen collecting, and location. Includes pasted inserts with graph. Locations in North Carolina include Beaufort County, Fort Macon, Newport River, and Pivers Island.
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