Logbooks of the Fish Hawk, labeled "Oyster Investigation, Narragansett Bay and Long Island Sound, 1888", (7 of 7) Search this
Collection name:
United States Bureau of Fisheries, Records, circa 1877-1948
Physical Description:
1 logbook
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 16 Folder 20
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Logbooks
Place:
Rhode Island
Providence River
New Haven River
United States
Date Range:
1888
Start Date:
18881004
End Date:
18881011
Abstract:
This is the seventh of seven logbooks of the Fish Hawk, labeled "Book 7, #227-235, #1-38". It contains records of observations #227-235, #1-38, taken during October 4 - 11, 1888. Readings were collected approximately every 10 to 15 minutes. Data recorded includes number of observation, date, locality, bearings, time of day, sky, air temperature, surface and bottom temperature, depth temperature, depth, nature of bottom surface density, depth and bottom densities and commanding officer. On the backside of pages, are notes about the condition of oysters found, descriptions of river floor, and other marine life observed (i.e. scallops, seaweed, and starfish). Locations include New Haven River and Providence River.
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