26 transactions liverpool biological society. 



Sea-fish Hatching and Rearing. 

 The Economic Fisheries work was carried on quite 

 successf ully in the Hatchery last spring, although we have 

 no doubt that still larger numbers will be dealt with in 

 the future. This work is under the control of the Manx 

 Fishery Board ; but as the Liverpool Committee and their 

 subscribers and friends will probably be interested to hear 

 of the progress of the hatching and rearing of sea-fish in 

 our district, I shall give here a portion of the Report on 

 the subject which I drew up in Tune, 1904, for the 

 information of Tynwald Court. 



" Honorary Director's Report to the Committee 

 fop the Year 1903-1904." 



This has been the first year of working with all neces- 

 sary equipment and with completed apparatus, and it is 

 very satisfactory to be able to report that the work has 

 been carried on efficiently by our resident curator, Mr. 

 Chadwick, and that the results are most encouraging for 

 the future. 



The stock of adult plaice for spawning purposes was 

 acquired during the winter months (November 11th to 

 February 27th), by the Lancashire and Western Sea 

 Fisheries steamer " John Fell," which brought in between 

 70 and 80 fish on the first named date ; and Mr. R. Knox's 

 steam trawlers " Rose Ann " and " Tudor Prince," from 

 which small consignments were sent by rail from Douglas 

 to Port Erin, on January 22nd, February 18th, and 

 February 27th. As the open-air spawning pond was not 

 quite ready for their reception, the fish were kept for some 

 time in the three largest tanks in the Aquarium ; but on 

 February 1st and 2nd ten of the smaller plaice were trans- 

 ferred to the pond, now water-tight and purified, and the 



