PREFATORY REMARKS. ^^"'K*-.- r.%K<Q? 



The organization of the Gulf Biologic Station and the erection "^ 

 of the Laboratory were, of necessity, delayed on account of the 

 limited appropriation made in 1900 and the difficulty in getting 

 labor and building material to complete the work rapidly. The 

 appropriation of 1902 and 1903 permitted the completion of the 

 building and its equipment, and gave an opportunity to pursue 

 investigations for which the Station was created. 



In July, 1903, the Station was formally opened and the Labora- 

 tory dedicated by Governor W. W. Heard. 



Throughout the summer months of 1903 the investigations em- 

 braced in this Report were made, and it is hoped that the future 

 will provide ample opportunity for the completion of many of the 

 studies begun with so much promise, and that the Station will 

 add greatly to the scientific and economic development of the 

 oyster and other interests of the coast of Louisiana. 



The present Report is divided into two parts : 



Part L The Conditions for Oyster Culture at Calcasieu Pass, 

 by O. C. Glaser, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 



Part H. Preliminary Lists of the Fauna and Flora of the 

 Gulf, with Notes. 



(i) Marine Fauna of Cameron, by O. C. Glaser, Johns Hop- 

 kins University, Baltimore, Md. 



(2) A Preliminary Contribution to the Protozoan Fauna of the 

 Gulf Biologic Station, with Notes on Rare Species, by J. C. 

 Smith, New Orleans, La. 



(3) Report of the Flora in .the Vicinity of the Gulf Biologic 

 Station, by R. S. Cocks, New Orleans, La. 



(4) A Contribution to the Entomology of the Region of the 

 Gulf Biologic Station, by James S. Hine, University of Ohio, 

 Columbus, O. 



(5) Notes on the Free-Swimming Copepods of the Waters in 

 the Vicinity of the Gulf Biologic Station, by E. Foster, New Or- 

 leans, La. 



(6) Report on the Condition of Bird Life as Noted at the Gulf 

 Biologic Station, by H. H. Kopman, New Orleans, La. 



