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December. 



Biddulphia, Cosciuodiscus, (eratiuni fusus, and C. 

 fuica, Xoctiluca, Plcurobrachia i)ileiis, Sagitta 1)ip\in(- 

 tata, xV-Utolytus piolifer, Tomoptoris oniscifnrmis, larval 

 Polyclia'ta, " Mitiaria," " Mysis siage "" of Craugou. 

 Meganycl i])liaiics lunvco-ica. Calanus lielgolandicus, 

 PscudocalaTiiis cloug'atus, Paiacalaiius pai'vus, ('ciitni- 

 j)ag'es kaiiiatiis, Teuiora lougiccjriiis, Aiitiinaldccra 

 patei'soiii, Acai'tia olausii, Oithoiia similis, jMilci-piiia 

 aciii ifroiis, ( ►ik(»])l('Uia. Fish pggs /Plaice). 



1a V m a r k s on t li o c c u r i' e n c e and 

 D i s 1 1' i b u t i o 11 of ( ) r g a u i s ui s . 



'laking- the months in order, we liud from coliectious 

 wliicli could ouh" be secured during- the second half of 

 •January that twelve diifereut oa-ganisms were present, and 

 the bulk of these were copepoda. Fseiu/ocdlanus, Para- 

 calanas, CcidrupcKjes aud Aeartid were the most con- 

 spicuous, only a few of the remaiiiiug three were noted. 

 ('(daniu aud the schizopod Mef/ani/dijjhanes were limited 

 to bottom gatherings. >S(i(/it(a, though present in 

 immense numbers at the bottom, were comparatively scarce 

 near the surface. (Jbservations elsewhere were rather 

 limited in January (twing to uncertainty of the weather, 

 and only four inshore areas were dealt with, but these 

 practically take in the coast line from Blackpool to New 

 Quay Head. It is therefore noteworthy that though 

 Diatoms were absent in the coastal waters, representatives 

 of three a-enera occurred at Port Erin. 



During January ar)-angcmcnts were coiiiplctcd lor 

 the Fishery Oihcers at Pwllheli and >.'ew (|uay to take 

 tow-nettings in their divisions at least once a fortnight, 

 in addition to the collections made by the steamer when 

 circumstances permitted. The extra gatherings were 



