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microscopic life in the sea, and the life-history of some 

 common type of marine animal. 



A large party, consisting of representatives of the 

 Sea Fisheries Committee and the various Educational 

 Committees of Lancashire, visited the laboratory on 

 April 24th and saw the fishermen at work. An 

 interesting address on the scientific and educational work 

 of the Sea Fisheries Committee as applied to fishermen 

 was given by Mr. A. T. Wright, and was greatly appre- 

 ciated by the audience. Mr. Walter E. Archer, Assistant 

 Secretary to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 

 inspected the establishment in April. Mr. M. A. Fenton, 

 one of H.M. Inspectors of Schools, visited the laboratory 

 to inspect and report on the work of the classes for 

 fishermen and school teachers 



A good deal of time has been devoted to the examina- 

 tion of the pelagic organisms in the Irish Sea around the 

 Isle of Man, and from there to Lancashire and to Car- 

 digan Bay, which were collected by various kinds of nets 

 at depths ranging between the surface and 60-70 fathoms. 

 In fact, 1907 makes a record for this part of our work. 

 In 190G the number of plankton samples collected and 

 examined was just four hundred, while in 1907 that total 

 was fully doubled, as is shown by the following figures : — 

 Ordinary tow-net collections by the 



Fisheries steamer ... ... ... 160 



Hensen Xet, monthly observations ... 27 



Fishery officers in Cardigan Bay, 



ordinary tow-net ... ... ... 60 



Samples taken by various nets around the 

 Isle of Man by Professor Herdman, 

 and in Port Erin Bay by Mr. Chad- 

 wick and others ... ... ... 638 



Collections made round the West of 



Scotland by Professor Herdman ... 10 



Total 895 



