Special catalogue of the Chinese collection of exhibits for the International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883.

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Date:
[1883]
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Credit: Special catalogue of the Chinese collection of exhibits for the International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    iii. Physico-chemical investigation into those qualities of salt and fresh water which affect aquatic animals; investigation of the bottom of the sea and of lakes, shown by samples; aquatic plants in relation to fishing, etc.; researches into the aquatic fauna (animals of the several classes preserved in alcohol or prepared, etc.); apparatus and implements used in such researches. Acclimatisation of fish. Class V. 1ST ATXJRAL HISTORY [ A.QXT ARIA ]. Specimens, living (marine and fresh-water), fresh, stuffed, or preserved; casts, drawings, and repre- sentations of— (a) Algse, arranged according to their various species and localities. (b) Sponges in their natural state. (c) Corals in their natural state, polyps, jelly-fish, etc. (d) Entozoa. (e) Mollusca of all kinds, and shells not included in Class III. (/) Star-fishes, sea-urchins, holothurise. (g) Worms used for bait, or noxious; leeches, etc. (h) Perfect insects and larvae of insects which are destroyers of spawn or serve as food for fish. (i) Crustacea of all kinds. (Jc) Fish of all kinds. (l) Reptiles, such as tortoises, turtles, terrapins, lizards, serpents, frogs, newts, etc. (m) Aquatic and other birds hostile to fish or fishing. (n) Aquatic and amphibious mammalia (otters, seals, whales, etc.) and others detrimental to fish. Works on ichthyology. Maps illustrating geographical distribution, migration, etc., of fishes and spawn. Specimens and representations illustrative of the relations between extinct and existing fishes. CLASS VI. HISTORY A.NE LITERATURE OH FISHING. FISHERY LAWS. FISH COMMERCE. Ancient fishing implements or their reproductions; models, pictures, books, emblems, charters, and seals of ancient fishermen guilds. Fishery laws of different countries. Copies of treaties, conventions, etc., dealing with international fishery relations. Reports, statistics, and literature of fish, fishing, and fisheries. Reports on acclimatisation of fish, and of attempts in this direction. CLASS VII. LOAN COELECTIONS. Collections within the scope of the foregoing classes.