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A further appeal to the Treasury, widely sup- 

 ported by Scottish fishermen, curers, merchants, 

 and public bodies, was then made, but with no 

 result. Nothing of importance was done until 

 the report of the Trawling Commission was 

 issued. Experiments and observations at sea were 

 so strongly recommended by this body that the 

 Treasury were compelled to act, and in 1886 

 provision was made for the organisation of the 

 scientific side of the Board. A small steamer, 

 the Garland, was purchased ; scientific men 

 were employed ; and from this time onward 

 scientific investigation became an integral part 

 of the work of the Board. A great portion of 

 this work was carried on at sea on board ship, 

 and many investigations were made in laboratories 

 not under the control of the Board. In 1884, 

 however, a small station (which was destroyed by 

 fire some years later) was erected at Tarbert, on 

 Loch Fyne ; and in 1893 a laboratory and sea-fish 

 hatchery were established at Dunbar. Finally, 

 in 1900 the present laboratory and hatchery at 

 Aberdeen were built and occupied. 



It is difficult to summarise shortly the large 

 amount of scientific work which has been carried 

 on under the auspices of the Scottish Fishery 

 Board, and I can only indicate the chief lines 

 along which research has been directed. When 

 the report of the Trawling Commission came to 

 be discussed, it was seen that there was urgent 



