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as reported by Mr. Thomas Scott, it has, I believe, been 
hitherto unknown on our northerly coasts. 
“‘ During an inspection cruise of the spawning grounds 
off the west of the Isle of Man, on the fishery steamer 
“John Fell,” in January last, when, by the kindness of 
Mr. Dawson, the Superintendent of the Lancashire Fishery 
District, some of the L.M.B.C. were invited to be present, 
some interesting observations were made as to the quantity 
and comparative character of the plankton collected under 
similar conditions at the surface and at the sea bottom. 
I have already recorded the results in a paper ‘Notes 
on Mid-Winter Surface and Deep Tow-Nettings in the 
Irish Sea,’ see L.B.S. Trans., vol. XIII, pp. 156—62. It 
is hoped that we may be able at other seasons of the 
year to continue observations on a similar plan. 
‘Tn addition to the forms noted above, Mr. Andrew Scott 
has found several other species of Copepoda new to our 
district and one, at least, new to science, during the past 
year in his work at the Piel Hatchery, on the Lancashire 
coast. These will be described in a joint paper by Mr. 
Scott and myself, which will be laid before the Biological 
Society, and published in the ‘ Transactions.’ ”’ 
THE FisH oF Port ERIN. 
Mr. J. T’. JENKINS, as the result of one part of his work 
at the Biological Station, has drawn up the following 
report upon :—‘ The Distribution of Fish in and around 
Port Erin Bay during August and September, 1899.” 
“The total number of species captured during these two 
months was 32. Taking the families in order, we get :— 
SPARIDH. — Pagellus centrodontus (Sea Bream) was 
abundant outside the Bay, more especially to the north of 
Fleshwick. It was taken with mackerel bait a short 
distance off the ground. 
