Glasgow Digital Library Voyage of the Scotia BRUCE PEOPLE SHIP ANTARCTIC INDEX
Scotland and the Antarctic

Section 5: Voyage of the Scotia ... Second cruise in the Weddell Sea

Soundings and dredgings by Scotia

Much of this was done south of 60šS, with traps down 250 days.

Depth (fathoms) Number of soundings and dredgings
4-160 150
1,000 18
1,500 15
2,000 11
2,500 4

A dredge at 71°22'S 1°34'W

Over 60 species in one dredge.

Primnothonus Hookeri
This very rare species of fish had been found by Joseph Dalton Hooker on the Ross expedition. Fortunately he had drawn the fish before the ship's cat had eaten it. Bruce recognised his catch from the drawings.

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