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Model showing French Bouchot system of mussel] 
culture, in the Bay of Aiguillon. 
Model of the floor of the Irish Sea. 
Samples of fishery reports, monographs, and plates 
from other countries (in side case). 
Plan of the courses taken by drift bottles set free to 
determine the currents, specimen of drift bottle, 
and samples of the records returned. 
On one of the tables will be found a series of micro- 
scopes showing fish eggs, and embryos, young stages of 
shrimps, crabs, etc., the minute structure of parts of 
fishes, and the microscopic food of fish and shell-fish. 
Tow-nets, travelling microscope, and other appliances for 
collecting surface life of the ocean from vessels steaming 
at full speed, are laid out on a table in the Fisheries 
Room. 
Alongside is Prof. Herdman’s folding Deck-table fitted 
up with microscope, dissecting dishes, note-books, &c., 
for biological work at sea 
