MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION AT PORT ERIN. 15 



known to oceur in the L.M.B.C. District. During a brief visit 

 to Port Erin in September Mr. Stephenson detected on a 

 water-worn stone brought in by a fisherman a few specimens 

 of one of the smallest British anemones, Edwardsia carnea. 

 This species was first recorded as a member of the marine 

 fauna of the Isle of Man in 1906, but the specimens under 

 notice are the only ones seen since that year. 



" On August 27th a young grey seal (Phoca vitulina) was 

 captured on the beach by one of the local fishermen and 

 presented by him to the Institution. It measured 2 feet 10 inches 

 over all. Placed in the large concrete tank in the Hatchery it 

 attracted much attention. It was believed to have been thrown 

 ashore by the waves during the prevalence of a summer storm 

 in the early hours of the morning, and it is probable that it 

 sustained some injury, for it survived capture only two days. 



" A specimen of the nurse hound or large-spotted dog-fish 

 (Scyllium catulus) measuring 3 feet 6 inches in length and 

 weighing 12 lbs. was brought in alive on March 1st and lived 

 a few days in one of our tanks. The occurrence of this fish in 

 Manx waters has been previously recorded, but it is by no 

 means common. Some of the Port Erin fishermen said they 

 had not previously seen one. About the same time a lamprey 

 (Petromyzon marinus) about 10 inches long was brought in. 

 The fisherman who captured it said that while hauling one of 

 his long lines he found it devouring a cod. The lamprey is 

 another well-known fish the occurrence of which in Manx 

 waters is rare. 



List of Workers 1919. 



Dec. 2(Uh, 1918, to Jan. 2nd, 1919. March 25th to April llh. 



Professor Eerdman. Professor B. Moore. 



Miss E. C. Eerdman. Mr. T. Moore. 



March 22nd to April 19th. Mr. E. Whitley 



Professor Herdman. Mr - T - A ' Webster, 



Miss E. C. Herdman. 



Miss R. H. Barker. 



