Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries (1893) (14761054486)

Identifier: reportofcommissi191893unit (find matches)
Title: Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Subjects: Fisheries
Publisher: Washington, The Commission U.S. Govt. Print. Off
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library



Text Appearing Before Image:
YELLOW TAIL, OR AMBER FISH (Serioln dorsalis). Report U. S. F. C. 1893. Pacific Coast Fisheries. (To face page 304.) Plate 14.
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2.-REP0RT ON THE WORK OF THE FISH COMMISSION STEAMERALBATROSS, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,1893. By Comnjaiider Z. L. Tanner, U. S. Navy, commandiug. The Albatross was lying- in the harbor of Port Townsend,Wash., at theclose of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, ready for sea, and sailedat 12,55 a, m. July 1 for Unalaska. Taking an approximate great-circle course from Cape Flattery to theFox Islands Passes, light to moderate winds were encountered until the5th, boisterous weather and heavy seas during the 7th, and smooth, pleas-ant weather thence to i^ort. The usual lookout was kept for seal life, anda single individual was seen between the Sannaks and Ilnimak Pass.Whales and the usual varieties of sea birds were frequently noticedjfloating kelp and driftwood were observed nearly every day, and, onthe 8th, about 350 miles from Unalaska, the trunk of a tree was seenwith roots attached, but without branches or bark. The high land ofUgamok Island was sighted at 7.30 p. m. July 9, and