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thoughtful, he had many of the habits of Gilbert White in his love 
and close scrutiny of Nature. He, moreover, was filled with a 
desire to see its scientific study advancing along modern lines. 
For this purpose he chose a field in which he himself was deeply 
interested, and in which he believed that not only the purely 
scientific aspects of Marine Zoology would make progress, but also 
that an important branch, viz., the sea-fisheries, so intimately 
associated with the welfare of the country at large, and of the 
fishing population in particular, would be advanced.* 
* I am indebted to C. L. Sayer, Esq. , and G. W. Seymour, Esq. , especially 
the former, for much information concerning Dr Gatty. 
