Fig. 3. Site of the observations conducted by the R/V Soyo-maru of the Japan Fisheries Agency, and the R/J Wakayama Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station in 1984： the westernmost north-south line off Cape Shionomisaki was surveyed by the R/V Wakayama on August 2, and the two-middle and two eastern lines by the R/V Soyo-maru on July 23-27 and August 1-2, respectively. The bold portions of the observation lines indicate that the abnormal saline water higher than 35.00 was found in the vertical section. Cross-marks indicate the place where the highest salinity value was found and/or where the stratum of abnormally saline water was found at its thickest in each north-south section. Temperature field at 200m depth is also shown.
