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up, from any depth, through a hose pipe sunk as low as 

 required, and worked by a hand pump fixed on the 

 steamer's deck, the water then passing through an ordinary 

 fine tow-net. This has been already successfully tried by 

 Dr. Kofoid and others in America, and recently by Mr. 

 Garstang, from Plymouth. A suitable pump and hose 

 has been supplied to the Port Erin Biological Station 

 for use on the next and all future expeditions, when the 

 results will be duly recorded. 



