to the scaup, and bouchots have been erected at various places 

 to see especially if they would encourage the lodgment of spat. 

 In the paper dealing with the experiments it has been suggested 

 that the fishermen at Holy Island could assist materially in 

 developing the mussel beds on the scaup by similarly removing 

 mussels from the various regions where they occur to the scaup. 

 The beds on the scaup would be extended, and the waters in the 

 neighbourhood enriched with spat. 



Opportunities have been taken at various places on the coast, 

 by lecture, conference, and conversation, to direct the attention 

 of the inshore fishermen to questions affecting them. This year 

 this has been especially important, from the fact that two Govern- 

 ment Committees have been collecting evidence with reference 

 to inshore fisheries. One of the Committees has under considera- 

 tion the territorial waters and proposals for the extension beyond 

 three miles. The other is collecting evidence relating to inshore 

 fisheries in general. 



The trawl fishermen of North Shields often visit the Labora- 

 tory also, and evince their interest in the institution by bringing 

 specimens. 



The Evadne was employed in obtaining plankton and bottom 

 samples at selected stations. A great deal of the material has 

 already been worked out, and the results are given under the 

 title " Biological Investigations." 



Miss Roper has busied herself during the year she has held 

 a Research Studentship, examining our collections of Polyzoa 

 and material gathered by herself in the Cullercoats region. As 

 she will not be able to continue her work — at all events at 

 present — I have thought it well to publish her complete list of 

 the Polyzoa of the district so far as they are known. Miss Roper 

 has added nine species and three varieties to the lists given by 

 Alder. 



