10/19/05

NEUSTON NET

	Date:	10/19/05
	Time:	1:32 pm
	Latitude/Longitude:	34° 10.7 minutes N 75° 53.9 minutes W
	Ocean Depth:	430.0 m 1410.4 ft
	Depth of Equipment:	0 m 0 ft
	Water Temperature at Equipment Depth:	27.4 °C 81.3 °F
	Wind Speed and Direction:	17.9 knots from 264 degrees
	Conditions:	5–6 foot seas, clear skies

Equipment Used: Neuston net

Description of Catch: 2 leptocephali (larval eels) (Read the 10/17/05 Daily Log for a description of this type of eel's life cycle.)

Other observations: none

SUBMERSIBLE

	Date:	10/19/05
	Time:	4:00–6:52 pm
	Latitude/Longitude:	34° 12.8 minutes N 75° 53.1 minutes W
	Ocean Depth:	419.8 m 1377.0 ft
	Depth of Equipment:	419.8 m 1377.0 ft
	Water Temperature at Equipment Depth:	7.8 °C 46.0 °F
	Wind Speed and Direction:	12.4 knots from 237 degrees
	Conditions:	1–2 foot seas, clear skies

Equipment Used: submersible

Description of Catch: starfish, glass sponge, crabs

Other observations: none

Read the 10/19/05 Daily Log

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