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UBC Institute of Fisheries Field Record B.C. 57-84

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The gillnet was set at dusk at right angle to the beach. It was picked up at 7 A.M. on Feb. 9 with several small sharks in it. It had been severed in two completely separate parts which were thoroughly wrecked.

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Title
UBC Institute of Fisheries Field Record B.C. 57-84
Date Created
1957-02-08
Description
The gillnet was set at dusk at right angle to the beach. It was picked up at 7 A.M. on Feb. 9 with several small sharks in it. It had been severed in two completely separate parts which were thoroughly wrecked.
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Notes
Province/State:Guerrero
Locality:Bahia de Petacalco
Country:Mexico
Catalogue number:B.C. 57-84
Collector number:12
Watershed:
Map:A-28-4
Water:
Vegetation:
Bottom:sand
Cover:
Temperature:80 [degrees] F
Shore:sand beach
Current:
Distance offshore:200'
Stream width:
Depth of capture:surface
Depth of water:6-20'
Collected by:M.A. Newman; Al Mowat (M.V. Marijean)
Tide:
Date:20859
Method of capture:gillnet
Original preserved:
Time:overnight
Identifier
bc57_084
Collection
UBC Institute of Fisheries Field Records
Source
Original Format: Beaty Biodiversity Museum. UBC Institute of Fisheries Field Records. B.C. 57-84
Date Available
2013-11-04
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Dr. Eric (Rick) Taylor <etaylor@zoology.ubc.ca>
DOI
10.14288/1.0205170
Latitude
17 57
Longitude
102 05
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Dr. Eric (Rick) Taylor <etaylor@zoology.ubc.ca>