. The Canadian field-naturalist. 154 The Canadian Field-Naturalist [Vol. XLIV. Fig. 3—Salp, Salpa fusiformis var. aspera. (Natural size) The salps are united side by side in a ribbon or chain which may be 3 feet or more in length and which may be seen floating a foot or so below the surface. They have a slow, undulating move- ment, and break up rapidly. In 1926, salp chains were first observed on May 1st, in Ucluelet Arm, Barkley Sound. During that month great quantities were seen in the Arm, in Ugly Channel and in the South Bank. Lancefish were observed hovering near, as if intent on attackin
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 154 The Canadian Field-Naturalist [Vol. XLIV. Fig. 3—Salp, Salpa fusiformis var. aspera. (Natural size) The salps are united side by side in a ribbon or chain which may be 3 feet or more in length and which may be seen floating a foot or so below the surface. They have a slow, undulating move- ment, and break up rapidly. In 1926, salp chains were first observed on May 1st, in Ucluelet Arm, Barkley Sound. During that month great quantities were seen in the Arm, in Ugly Channel and in the South Bank. Lancefish were observed hovering near, as if intent on attacking the salps. Solitary salps were observed on the Big Bank, and on one occa- sion a salp 1}4 inches long was brought up on the fishing line although none was noted at the surface at the time. Some solitary salps 1}4 inches long were seen off Amphitrite Point in June. It was recorded on June 21st that no salps had been seen for some time. In the summer of 1927 the big, solitary salps, accompanied by chains three-quarters of an inch in breadth were abundant off the coast of Van- couver Island and gave the fishermen much trouble during July. Mr. H. E. Neave, Kyu- quot, designed an attachment to the book to prevent the salp becoming impaled. (Fig. 4). A piece of clock spring one-eighth of an inch broad was attached by one end to the shank of the hook. The other end of the spring pressed against the point of the hook. Two fishermen tried the improved hook and got more fish on it. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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