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Collection name:
National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 116 Folder 5
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
North Pacific Ocean
Date Range:
1964
Start Date:
19640901
End Date:
19640920
Abstract:
This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea in 1964 by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (BCF) aboard the Townsend Cromwell, as part of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. The cruise covered a fixed grid to the east of the main Hawaiian Islands. Materials include: bird observation data sheets, position data (at sea survey chart B), and weather and barometric weather (at sea survey chart C). Bird observation sheets list time, species, #, dir., hgt., and remarks. At sea survey chart B lists date, position and distance data. Includes photocopied maps showing route of cruise.
Topic:
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program  Search this
Ornithology  Search this
Accession #:
SIA RU000245
Access Information:
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National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI6888