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J une. — The two hauls collected in June were also moderately large, but 

 the gathering from 15 fathoms was rather smaller, and that from the 

 bottom somewhat larger than those collected in May. 



September. — The gatherings collected in September were both small 

 and measured respectively T5 and 2 c.c.'s. Tli3y both consisted for the 

 most part of Calanus, together with a few Pseudocalanus, Centropages 

 hamatus, and Acartia clausi. A few Evadne nordmanni were also observed. 



October. — A vertical haul from near the bottom, collected in October, 

 yielded only a few Calanus, one or two Anomalocera patersoni, and a few 

 Sagitta. 



December.— A vertical haul from 15 fathoms, collected in December, 

 contained only a few Calanus. One from 22 fathoms was also small, 

 though slightly larger than the other. Pelagic Crustacea were apparently 

 very scarce at this station when these gatherings were collected. 



1908. 



February. — Two vertical hauls, one from 15 fathoms, the other from 

 the bottom, were collected in February 1908. They each measured about 

 3*5 c.c.'s, and consisted almost entirely of Calanus, a few fish ova being 

 also present. 



March. — A haul from 15 fathoms and one from 25 fathoms, collected in 

 March, measured respectively 2 and 3 c.c.'s. Both gatherings consisted 

 almost entirely of Calanus, a few larval Crustacea and fish ova being also 

 observed. 



May. — The gatherings collected in May showed a considerable increase 

 in the number of pelagic Crustacea. The hauls were vertical, from 15 and 

 25 fathoms, and measured respectively about 7*5 and 9*5 c.c.'s. They 

 consisted chiefly of Calanus. Some other species sparingly represented 

 included Anomalocera, Centropages hamatus, Parapontella, and Podon 

 leuckarti. A few young Decapods and Schizopods were also noticed. 



June. — The June gatherings were both small, especially that from 15 

 fathoms, which measured only 1*5 c.c.'s; the bottom haul was rather 

 larger and measured about 5 c.c.'s. These samples, compared with those 

 collected in May, seemed to indicate a falling off in the numbers of pelagic 

 Crustacea. 



August. — The gatherings collected in August were even smaller than 

 those collected in June, and though that from the bottom was slightly 

 larger than the other, the combined catch measured less than 3 c.c.'s, and 

 showed a further decrease in the number of pelagic Crustacea. 



September and November. — The gatherings collected in September and 

 November were all blank or nearly so. The gathering from 30 fathoms 

 collected in September contained only a few Calanus and Acartia clausi, 

 scarcely a dozen specimens altogether, and the others were equally un- 

 productive. 



December. — The December gatherings yielded rather better results 

 than those just referred to. The haul from 15 fathoms collected at this 

 time measured 8 c.c.'s, and consisted entirely of Calanus. The other, 

 from 30 fathoms, measured 11 c.c.'s; its contents differed from the gather- 

 ing from 15 fathoms in that it contained a few Euchceta and Sagitta in 

 addition to the Calanus. 



Station IV. (about |-mile S.E. from Kilmichael Beg). 



Thirty gatherings (including horizontal) were collected at this station 

 in 1905, ten in 1906, twelve in 1907, and nine in 1908, and are briefly 

 described below. 



