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Sta. 42-56. March 21; 2:30 P. M. Marigot Harbour at entrance to lagoon. Bottom sample from three meters [[strikethrough]] 1 1/2 fathoms. [[/strikethrough]] ^[[three meters]]. Schmitt.

Sta. 43-56. March 21; 6:30 P. M. Pigeon Island. Buried in sand in surf. D. V. Nicholson.

Sta. 44-56. March 22; 7:00 A. M. Pigeon Island. Megalops occurring in  ^[["]] pink ^[["]] windrows along beach. Chace.

Sta. 45-56. March 22; 7:00 A. M. Between Pigeon Island and main Island. ^[[ [[strikethrough]] Fish [[/strikethrough]] ]] Seined [[strikethrough]][[?]] by [[/strikethrough]] natives. [[encircled]] Purchased from [[/encircled]] []line to the word [[?]]

^[[X]]

Sta. 46-56. March 22; Pigeon Island. Purchased ^[[(]] from & ^[[same]] natives. ^[[)]]

Sta. 47-56. March 22; 9:00-11:00 A. M. ^[[on]] Reef off Pigeon Island. Collected by diving in ^[[one-half to three meters.]] [[strikethrough]] 4-10 feet. [[/strikethrough]] D. V. Nicholson.

Sta. 48-56. March 22. Pigeon Island. Fish trap in [[strikethrough]] 4 fathoms. [[/strikethrough]] ^[[seven meters.]] D. V. Nicholson.

^[[11.30 A.M. got under way for Fort de France}]]

Martinique

Sta. 49-56. March 24; 8:00 A. M. Baie de Fort-de-France. Bottom sample from ^[[seven meters]] [[strikethrough]] 4 fathoms [[/strikethrough]] off the savannah. Schmitt. 

^[[Why not harbor?]]

Sta. 50-56. March 24; 7:00-9:30 P. M. Baie de Fort-de-France. Light over side. D. V. Nicholson.

^[[ [[took]] [[strikethrough]] got [[/strikethrough]] off for Dominica [[underlined]] M. 25th 630 - 7 a.m  [[/underlined]] X ]]

Dominica

Sta. 51-56. March 25; 2:00 P. M. Off [[strikethrough]] E [[/strikethrough]] South end of island.
From intestine of wahoo. ^[[caught by]] Crew 

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