MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION AT PORT ERIN. 



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— J. C. Sumner 



— J. D. F. Gilchrist... 

 September. W. A. Herdman ... 



— H. Meyer Delius ... 



— J. C. Sumner 



— F. W. Gamble ... 



— R. J. Harvey Gibson 

 Oetober. I. C. Thompson ... 



— R. Boyce ... 



— W. A. Herdman ... 



— J. C. Sumner 

 November. I. C. Thompson ... 



— AV. A. Herdman ... 



— J. C. Sumner 



Collecting. 



Mollusca. 



General. 



Studying fauna. 



Collecting. 



Turbellaria. 



Marine Algae. 



Copepoda. 



General. 



Collecting. 



Collecting. 



Copepoda. 



Oyster experiments. 



General. 



The list compares satisfactorily with those of the last 

 few years. It shows only a slight increase in the number 

 of workers, but some stayed for long periods, e.g., Mr. 

 Beaumont from 31st May to July 12th, Mr. Lea from 

 June 10th to July 4th, and Mr. Delius for the two months 

 August and September. The work done by the various 

 naturalists at the station will be referred to further on. 



The Aquarium. 



There is no new feature to note in connection with 

 this part of the establishment. About 200 visitors paid 

 for admission during the season (July and August) when 

 it was on exhibition, while many other visitors were 

 taken round the tanks and dishes at other times of the 

 year when the aquarium was not formally open. 



Amongst the animals which have lived in our tanks, 

 during 1895, may be noted the angler fish (Lopliius 

 jjiscatorius) , the top knot (Zeugopterus punctatus), the 

 plumose anemone {Actinoloba dlanthus) for over six 

 months, the starfish Solaster endeca for over two months, 

 the wrasse (Labrus mixtus), young cod and pollack, and 

 various other fishes. Amongst other Invertebrates the 



