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No diatoms were seen in this Section, but this is 

 probably due to the fact that collections were not made 

 during the periods when they were abundant in other parts 

 of the district. All the Copepoda already given occurred in 

 the Section. Specimens of a larval Stomatopod were found 

 for the first time in our experience of Irish Sea tow- 

 nettings. The pelagic eggs of fish were taken in a tow- 

 netting off the Patches Buoy on February '2nd. the 

 earliest record in the district for 1904. I have just heard 

 from Dr. -Jenkins, the Superintendent, that two pelagic 

 eggs and a spent-feniale rish. 19^ inches long, were 

 collected on -January 26th, 1905. Three Nyctiphanes and 

 two Crangon nanus occurred in the bottom tow-net in 

 February. 



Off-shore Station I. — Morecambe Bay Lioiitship. 



Characteristic Organisms. 

 February .. Sagitta, Autolytus, Copepoda, Xyctiphancs. 



and one species of fish egg. 

 March ... Sagitta. Autolytus, Copepoda. and Copepod 



nauplii, Crab Zoea, and four species of 



fish eggs. 

 April ... Sagitta, Copepoda, Crab Zoea, '* Ostracod '" 



stage of Barnacle, and one species of fish 



egg. 

 •July ... Gelatinous algaa and one species of fish egg. 

 September. Diatoms, Sagitta. Copepoda, Crab Zoea and 



Megalopa, Medusoids. 

 Coscinodiscus was the only representative of the 

 diatoms. The Copepoda noted were C alarms. Pseudoca- 

 lanus, Paracalanus, Temora, Centro pages, Acartia, 

 Anomalocer-a, Oithona and ThaJestris hrohnii. Nycti- 

 phanes was found at the surface in February, and at the 

 bottom in February, March, and April. Three Hippolyte 



