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rich in specimens of fish parasites. Mr. S.E. Meek, who was in the employ of the Commission, in the summer and fall, has also supplied a number of interesting lots of specimens of the same character, obtained from the many varieties of fish that are brought to Fulton Market in a fresh condition during that season. Mr. John Marshall, Captain of the Gloucester fishing schooner Landseer, has presented through the Fish Commission, a small but interesting series of Icelandic crustaceans, mostly fish parasites, obtained from the shark fishermen of that region.