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teporT on the Investicarions carried on during 1908 
in connection with the Lancasuirne Sta-FIsHERIES 
Laporarory at the University of Liverpool, and 
the Sea-Fisa Harcurry at Piel, near Barrow. 
Drawn up by Professor W. A. Herpman, F.R.S., Honorary 
Director of the Scientific Work; assisted by Myr. 
ANDREW Scotr, A.L.S., Resident Fisheries Assistant 
at Piel; and Mr. James Jounstone, B.Sc., Fisheries 
Assistant at the Liverpool Laboratory. 
(With plates and text figures.) 
CONTENTS. . PAGE 
1. Introduction (W. A. H.) - - - - - - = 103 
2. Sea Fish Hatching at Piel (A.S.) - - - - e 103151 
@. Classes, Visitors, &c., at Piel (A. S.) - - . - 114 
4. Marked Fish Experiments (J.J.) - - - - - 117 
5. Plaice Measurements made during 1908 (J. J.) - . 127 
6. Description of.s.s. '‘ James Fletcher” (A. Wignalland J.J.) 137 
7. Hydrographic Observations (Dr. H. Bassett) - - - 146 
8. Report on Temperature Observations in the Irish Sea 
during 1907-8 (J. J.) - - - - - - 167 
9. Parasites of Fishes (J. J.) - - - - - - 189 
10. Bacteriological Investigations in Relation to Shell-Fish 
Pollution (J. J.) - - . - - - - 203 
11. The Filtration Coefficient of Plankton Nets (W. J. Dakin) 228 
12. Intensive Study of the Plankton around the South end 
of the Isle of Man—Part Il (W. A. H. and A.8.)_ - 243 
18. Memoir on Pecten (the Edible Scallop) (W. J. Dakin) - 333 
INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL ACCOUNT OF 
THE WORK. 
One of the most important events of the past year im 
connection with the Sea Fisheries investigations in this 
country has been the Enquiry and the subsequent Report 
of the Treasury Committee which sat under the Chairman- 
foapmon Mr, Ho J. Tennant, M.P. This. Committee 
certainly considered the organisation, the equipment, and 
the work of the Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries 
district very thoroughly. They not only heard evidence 
from the Chairman and other members of the Committee, 
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