New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11

TIE SITE OF A GREAT MARINE Or
SFPV iIORY.

What will he do with - question "ih'y
| osL.d 9. the time when the German Emperor ScnN'
from England the ceSd"n 81 h"lg'lh"' '"'''
conIcctural answers were given o''ch'f''' pNI'p''
TINT II would be elabort~ly fortified ana ulrii'o '
- . ,;n,rnlior OF the North" hut a definite answer
T., o,r o5vcn and II appears that the quaint little
,d T., IN ho used Mt least I'm part, for more peace
| ful purpose. ..
| Thora e now being established there m important
scIontthc Institution known ss the Royal i"i"R'''u
otaron II Is not altogether unlike III" In'led >a''S
institutions n. Woods lIoll and elsewhere" Its oh
oct Is tvofold 10 study the fora and hunh OF VI"
North sea- and foster the fishing industries al Ger
many Profcs sor Ifcinckc. the head Of It, II well
known by his writings fishes and hShcr'''' ana nc
has an able STAFF Of assistants. including one Herr
Iornecn a mastcr-fs herman from Sylt who VIII q"
tho asbing and dredging for the institute. Th'Te are
hng constructed laboratories for the use OF Scicn-
inc investigations, and also series u aqnara, for
nurnoses OF nsh-lrccding and observation. The mas
Ter fisherman and his crows with Their Meet Oh
boa1s Will procure the necessary material VINO"
will bc used PURPOSES OF Investigation IN the III
sttnte or sent in good condition TO university In
situ,S scientific collectors ana muS''hiA' aqu"''''
dc Throughout Germany.
In the interest Of sca-nshpg. says CORE pond"nt
Of The standard Of London the institute VIII sudy
the useful fishes of the North S"a fishing grounds
The most important fishes OF the German S~a'-thr
herring the eel, the haddock the tork'
,hc nlace ctc-arc TO nave their develop
mont. thar nutrition their wandcrings ana
,h.r spawuIng dealt with In mOnog graphs
svstenaoc attempts to he mnde 10 breed certain
~ the more valuable fishes especially Ia" lobster,
ortihciay II IS hoped that the institute VIII be- able
,o give the authorities valuable Information and ad
vice a. regards close times and other important meas
nr,>, for the protection 81 useful fishes.
Besides those already named the institute Will
have tasks Of a general nature to perform. In
the execution Of which pure and applied marine
hologv are combined and will call kindred branches
~ knowledge to their aid. one Of these Is tho In
vcscation Of the whole North sea and especially the
mart of II which washes the shores OF lIegoland
from The phy ic1chenlcu gcolog ical and noOlogco
botanical nmnts OF view. Another Is the constant
observation OF important, extraordinary and periodical
murine phenomena. such as the phosphocso'nce OF
The s. the appea Of large shoals u fishes. and
81 on !, Third is the Investigation Of the drifting
Wing ORGANISMS of the fourth. the investigation
Of the geology. fiona. and fauna Of lleligoland Il
fifth the establishment OF collection II the fora
and fauna Of IIcgoand and the North sea. access
ibe 10 the public and Including Goctl'e's famous col
lection OF birds sixth the editing OF the regular
publications OF The station IN agreement with the
Kicl Commission for the Investigation Of the German
s.xis a seventh ihe lnstructing Of practical fisher
men and Others IN the simple biological conditions OF
the SEES especially thu natural history Of the useful
fishes
At the seat Of ibis Biological Institute the Prus-
sian Ministry OF Ecclesiastical Educational and Mcd
cal Affair." under control ID which 1t stands, has
ACQUIRED a house close 10 the beach the socaii-d
Jutland Terrace. The house Is being prepared
for the purpose which IL Is Ia be- devoted. and
II Is hoped that the regular work viii begin this fall
viii hundred and three Thousand marks, ana
It's Insiltenace thicty,three thousand marks year.