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Mr. Owen Hunt, one of the senior students, was unable 

 to join Mr. Wardle's party, but came later, 2nd July, and spent 

 a week investigating the shallow- water fauna. 



Report upon Visit of Zoological Party to the Biological Station, 

 Piel, Barrow-in-Furness, during April, 1921. 



The party under my charge consisted of the following- 

 eight students : — Misses MacGrill, Allen, Comstive, Bishop, 

 Dutton, Wain wright, Mr. Hopwood and Mr. Lean. 



The party left Manchester on Friday, April 8th, by the 

 10.25 train to Fleetwood, were met at Wyre Dock Station by a 

 member of the crew of the " James Fletcher " and conducted 

 to the vessel. Upon this steam trawler an exceptionally 

 interesting and instructive nine hours were spent as the guests 

 of Dr. J. T. Jenkins, Superintendent to the Lancashire and 

 Western Fisheries Committee. At a point 1\ m. W. by N. 

 from the Morecambe Bay Lightship an otter trawl was shot, 

 was dragged for seven miles in a W. by N. direction, and was 

 hauled at 5.30 p.m. A record was obtained of the 311 edible 

 fishes caught, and the Invertebrate contents of the trawl were 

 set aside for further examination ashore. The party were 

 landed at the jetty, Piel Harbour, at 9 p.m. 



Saturday was spent in examining the Invertebrate material 

 and the tow-nettings obtained the day before. 



Monday. — A collecting expedition to Foulney Island was 

 organised, under the guidance of Mr. Andrew Scott, in the 

 morning. The material thus obtained was examined during 

 the afternoon in the laboratory ; living plankton, obtained by 

 tow-netting from the end of the jetty, was also available for 

 examination. 



Tuesday : a hot, calm day. — The party, accompanied by 

 Mr. Scott, boarded the police cutter at 10 a.m. and spent most 

 of the morning and afternoon tow-netting in the Walney 

 Channel, in charge of the Committee's Officer, Mr. J. Wright. 



