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the coast has been placed at the disposal of the biology teachers in 

 the city schools. 



In addition to furnishing the large amount of seaweed used as 

 food for the manatee, the collector has supplied all of the seaweed 

 required for the decoration of the exhibition tanks at the Aqua- 

 rium, and for the small study aquaria now being established in the 

 public schools. 



Some of the surplus exhibition material brought in by the col- 

 lector has been sent to the aquariums of the Bureau of Fisheries 

 and the Zoological Park at Washington, in exchange for valuable 

 specimens from those institutions. 



Donations of the large horseshoe crabs, of the American coast, 

 were made to the aquariums at Brighton, Eng., and Amsterdam, 

 Holland. These interesting specimens, not found in Europe, 

 reached their destinations safely, to the great satisfaction of the 

 recipients, who offered to exchange European species. 



All interesting specimens dying in the New York Aquarium 

 during the year were donated to the American Museum of 

 Natural History, the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute, and the 

 College of Physicians and Surgeons. 



OTHER COLLECTIONS. 



Arrangements were made during the summer with owners of 

 some of the large pound-nets on the New Jersey coast for the col- 

 lecting of a number of large fishes, not otherwise obtainable. For 

 the transportation of these fishes, some of them weighing over 50 

 pounds, a "live car" was constructed out of an old boat, which, 

 when loaded, was towed to the Aquarium by a steam launch. 



Several good collections were received from the State fish- 

 ery commissions of New York and New Jersey, and from the 

 fish hatchery of the Tuxedo Club. 



The Fisheries Bureau at Washington has not only furnished 

 fish eggs for the hatchery, but has contributed quite a number of 

 interesting adult fishes. 



The accompanying list of accessions shows that many friends 

 of the Society have contributed specimens during the year. 



Arrangements were made with the steamer "Angler," which 

 makes frequent trips during the fishing season, for the regular 

 collection of large skates and other desirable specimens from the 

 fishing banks off the New Jersey coast. 



Mr. Henry Bishop, of Baltimore, presented 25 specimens of 

 fancy goldfishes, representing several varieties. This is Mr. 

 Bishop's annual donation to the Aquarium of a collection of this 

 kind. 



