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SCIENCE 



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ficial Propagation of the Diamond-back Terra- 

 pin." 



Pollowing the plan outlined in 1912, spe- 

 cial emphasis was laid on the collection of data 

 on the fishes of the region. The date of 

 spawning of the southern flounder (Paralich- 

 thys lethostigmus) was determined. As the 

 flounder fishery is an important one and as the 

 various edible species are less abundant than 

 formerly, steps are being taken to engage in 

 their propagation at this station. The oppor- 

 tunities for engaging in propagation work 

 have been advanced by the addition of the 

 position of fish-eulturist, and Mr. Charles 

 Hatsel, who showed a great deal of natural 

 ability in carrying out the cultural experi- 

 ments with the diamond-back terrapin, fills 

 this position. 



For the purpose of determining the loca- 

 tion, extent and resources of the off-shore fish- 

 ing grounds and to encourage their develop- 

 ment, the Fisheries Steamer Fish Hawh was 

 detailed to the laboratory for a period of two 

 months, and on September 6 began a brief 

 survey. A number of grounds where black- 

 fish or sea bass (Centropristes striatus) were 

 abundant were surveyed and charted, and rep- 

 resentative collections of the local fauna were 

 made. The success attendant on line fishing 

 by members of the Fish Rawh's crew and of 

 fishermen visiting these grounds are encourag- 

 ing, and more than 15,000 pounds of this fish 

 were taken. A brief summary of the results 

 of this work is contained in Economic Circu- 

 lar No. 8, of the Bureau of Fisheries, issued 

 February 25, 1914, and entitled " The Offshore 

 Fishing Grounds of North Carolina." 



The following species taken in the Beaufort 

 region during the year are believed to be new 

 records for the coast of North Carolina : 

 Anchovia argyrophana (Cuvier & Valencien- 

 nes), 

 Anchovia perfasciata (Poey), 

 Aprionodon isodon (Miiller & Henle), 

 Blennius stearnsi Jordan & Gilbert (?), 

 Oalamus calamus (Cuvier & Valenciennes), 

 Callionymus calliurus Eigenmann & Eigen- 



mann, 

 Cong'ermurwna halearica (De la Eoche), 



Clupea hanengus Linnseus, 

 Hemicaranx amhlyrhynchus (Cuvier & Valen- 

 ciennes), 

 loglossus calliurus Bean, 

 Letharchus velifer Goode & Bean, 

 Ogcocephalus radiatus (Mitchell), 

 Pagrus pagrus (Linnseus), 

 Farexocmtus mesogaster (Bloeh), 

 Platophrys ocellatus (Agassiz), 

 Rhomhoplites auroruhens (Cuvier & Valen- 

 ciennes), 

 Bypticus listrispinus (MitchiH), 

 Syacium micrurum Eanzani, 

 Vulpecula marina Valmont. 



A report on the sharks and rays of the Beau- 

 fort region, in which special stress is laid on 

 the character of the teeth and dermal denticles 

 as an aid to identification, is being prepared 

 by the director. 



The scientific workers at the laboratory have 

 furnished the data on which the following 

 brief summary of their work is based : 



Dr. C. H. Edmondson, of Washburn Col- 

 lege, devoted six weeks to a survey of the ma- 

 rine protozoan fauna in the vicinity of Beau- 

 fort. This work was conducted along three 

 more or less closely connected lines, as follows : 



1. Study of pelagic forms obtained by means 

 of tow nets and the stow net. The latter was 

 used to good advantage in collecting the free- 

 swimming surface forms. 



2. Dredgings taken in the vicinity of the 

 sea-buoy on a bottom of thick black mud in 5 

 or 6 fathoms of water. This proved to be very 

 rich in Foraminifera. 



3. Examination of the contents of the stom- 

 achs of a number of species of fishes with a 

 view of determining whether or not certain 

 marine protozoa might be considered as con- 

 stituting a portion of the food of these fishes. 



The similarity of the protozoan fauna of the 

 Beaufort region in many of its features to that 

 found in such widely separated localities as 

 Woods Hole, Mass., the Dry Tortugas, the Pa- 

 cific Ocean off the coast of southern California 

 and even in the Puget Sound region, was 

 striking. 



Of the fishes examined for their stomach 

 contents, only three species showed evidences 



