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THE marine zoology of the deeper parts of the River and Gulf of the St. Lawrence has not been investigated until quite recently. This summer, under the auspices of the Natural History Society of Montreal, and in consequence of the kindness of the Hon. Peter Mitchell, Minister of Marine and Fisheries for the Dominion (who not only gave me facilities for dredging on board Government vessels, but also caused sufficient rope to be provided for the purpose), depths of from 50 to 250 fathoms were successfully examined. The greatest depth in the Gulf, to the west of the Island of Newfoundland, as given in the Admiralty charts, is 313 fathoms. It is thought that a general sketch of the results obtained maybe of interest to the readers of NATURE.
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WHITEAVES, J. Deep-Sea Dredging in the Gulf of St. Lawrence . Nature 5, 8–9 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/005008c0
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