Halibut Survey of Washington and Oregon, 1914 : Notes on weather conditions, scallop trials, fish caught, and whales sighted

Related Titles

Contained In: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Series: SIA RU007231

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1914

Notes

Notes of Waldo Schmitt detail his work and observations during the Halibut Survey of Washington and Oregon, 1914. Materials come in a variety of formats: note cards, lists, tables, and journal style entries. Details include weather conditions, scallop trails (including dates, types, locations and quantity), fish caught (including dates, types, locations and quantity), and whales sighted, hydrographic data, cost estimates for personnel and supplies, and notes from interviews with local inhabitants involved in the fishing industry. Locations include Tillamook Bay, Heceta Bank, Coos Bay, and Newport.

Subjects

Albatross (Steamer) , City of Newport , Coos Bay , Field notes , Fishing industry , Halibut , Heceta Bank , Ichthyology , Oregon , Scallops , Tillamook Bay , United States , United States. Bureau of Fisheries , Washington , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.133894