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Results of first deepsea dredging cruise conducted by the Commissioner of Fisheries off the Coast Survey Steamer A. D. BACHE. The results of this first deep sea work by the forerunner of today's NMFS was published in: "Report on the Dredgings in the Region of St. George's Banks, in 1872" by S. I. Smith and O. Harger. Trans. of the Connecticut Academy, Vol. III., Part I, 1874.

Image ID: ship3171, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Georges Bank Area, New England
Photo Date: 1874
Photographer: Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas, NOS, NGS


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