15/02/1976 - 18:40, Station 1M, 30°21'S, 114°38E, 3' triangle dredge, 90 fathoms, heading North - Pteropods, Cavolinia gibbosa, Diacria trispinosa, Clio pyramidata, Cuvierina columnella, 3 plankton trawls.
16/02/1976 - 07:05, Station 2M, North of Leander Point, 3' triangle dredge and cylinder dredge, depth 13m, heading north. 08:00, Station 3M, 3 miles north of 2M, 3' triangle dredge and cylinder dredge, depth 18m, heading north. 08:50, Station 4M, 3' triangle dredge and cylinder dredge, depth 11m, heading north. 09:50, Station 5M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, headed south. 10:35, Station 6M, depth 11-15m, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, heading west. 11:28, Station 7M, depth 15m, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, heading west - much red and brown algae. 12:10, Station 8M, depth 18.3m, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, heading north - dredge lost. 12:42, Station 8M repeat, rectangular dredge and pipe dredge, depth 22m, heading north - all rocks and little weed. 14:22, Station 9M, rectangular dredge and pipe dredge, depth 18m, heading south.
North-south run to Beagle Island
15:15, Station 10M, rectangular dredge, depth 18.3m, heading south. 18:10, Station 11M, rectangular dredge and pipe dredge, depth 40m, heading south - rocks and weed. 19:30, Station 12M, rectangular dredge and pipe dredge, depth 40m, heading south - rock and some weed, net torn. 23:57, Station 13M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 40m, heading south.
17/02/1976 - 01:05, Station 14M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 33m. 03:26, Station 15M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 14m. 05:54, Station 16M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, 44m, heading south - weed and very little rock, net torn. 07:30, Station 17M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, 44m, heading south, rocks and weed, net torn.
Rest of run cancelled due to damaged and lost nets.
47 mile dredging run, south of Houtman Abrolhos Islands and west of Clio Reef.
13:16, Station 18M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 137m - "large and mostly small sponges". 14:44, Station 19M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 165m - "big haul of small stones and sand and small sponges".
18/02/1976 - 08:44, Station 20M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 146m - sponges and rubble-sand, some large sponges, and small hand calc?[?],sponges, Echinoids. 11:06, Station 21M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 183m - sponges etc. 13:35, Station 22M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 145m - small haul - bryozoa etc. 15:40, Station 23M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 137m - small haul; shells, few echinoids, bryozoa. Net fouled, dredge separated. 16:11, Station 24M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 106m - small haul; few shells, few echinoderms, bryozoa. 18:00, Station 25M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 183m - dredge fouled, no sample cap lost off pipe dredge. 18:45, Station 26M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 164m - good haul; mostlye sponges, little else. 22:15, Station 27M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 219m - sponges etc.
19/02/1976 - Station 28M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 183m, bottom out 02:40 - Mod-small haul; sponges etc. Station 29M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 155m, bottom out 04:35 - big haul; sponges and rubble. Station 30M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 110m , bottom out 09:05 - big haul; sponges, rubble and stones, echinoids. Station 31M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 57m, bottom at 11:50, 10 min haul. Station 32M (repeat), 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 64m, bottom at 12:12, towed 15 min. Station 33M, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 86m, bottom 15:15, towed 15 min. Station 34M, 29°07.2'S 113° 56.4'E to 29°08'S 113°56'E, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 137m, bottom 17:23, towed 15 min - smallish haul - rubble, few echinoids and bivalves. Station 35M, 29°07.5'S 114°10'E to 29°08.5'S 114°10'E, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 64m, bottom at 19:40, towed 15 min - limestone slabs with sponges, algae and bryozoa. Station 36M, 29°09.5'S 114°20'E to 29°11.6'S 114°20.2'E, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 47m, bottom at 23:12, towed 15 min - small haul, net turn; algae, red finger sponges, crinoids. Station 37M, 29°11.0'S 114°26'E to 29°11.5'S 114°26.5'E, 3' triangle dredge and pipe dredge, depth 47m, bottom at 23:55, towed 15 min - limestone slabs and bryozoa.
20/02/76 - Station 38M, pipe and rectangular dredge, depth 49m, bottom at 01:25, towed 15 min - all shells, little bryozoa and small stones.
Station 39M, pipe and rectangular dredge, depth 148m, bottom at 10:24, towed 10 min - sponge and some bryozoa, plankton trawls at same station on 39M - 3 oblique trawls and BT readings. Station 40M, pipe and rectangular dredge, depth 137.2m, bottom at 12:23, towed 15 min - bryozoa and some sponges.
Station 41M, pipe and rectangular dredge, bottom 83m, bottom at 13:51, towed 10 min - half dredge was rubble (mostly dead bryozoa) half (near top of [?] was live coral-like Bryozoa, [?] Bryozoa and sponges.
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