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First Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition
March - April 1956
86-foot auxiliary schooner [[underlined]] Freelance [[/underlined]]
Captain Desmond V. Nicholson

Personnel
J. Bruce Bredin, Wilmington, Delaware
Fenner A. Chace, Jr., Smithsonian Institution
J. F. Gates Clarke, Smithsonian Institution
Ernest N. May, Wilmington, Delaware
Waldo L. Schmitt, Smithsonian Institution
Albert C. Smith, Smithsonian Institution

Trinidad
Sta. 1-56.  March 9; 8:00-10:00 A.M.  Maracas Bay.
^[[From]] Rocks at ^[[west]] end of beach. Low tide. ^[[surf was bothersome]]

Sta. 2-56. March 9; 8:00 - 10:00 A. M.  Maracas Bay River. ^[[Collected [[?Goronsen]] by]] native fisherman.  ^[[ Fresh water stream]]
^[[Picked off rocks in shallow water  Nicholson came by got f. w. and 2 fish shrimp.]]

Station 3-56. March 12, Trinidad Yacht Club.  From anchor chain. [[strikethrough]] Schmitt [[/strikethrough]] ^[[ here from see st 1]]

Grenada
Sta. 4-56.  March 14.  From Rocks at [[strikethrough]] NE. [[/strikethrough]] ^[[northeast]] end of first beach on lee coast of Point Saline.  Schmitt & Chace.  ^[[10-12]]

Sta. 5-56.  March 14.  Point Saline.  First beach on lee coast.  Schmitt & Chace.

^[[Afternoon 2 p.m. coll. on rocky reef bet ship & yacht club.  Goes with sta. 6a later]]