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YESTERDAY I had the pleasure of visiting the “Laboratoire Arago,” or Marine Biological Station of Banyuls, being the second institution of this sort founded by M. Lacaze-Duthiers in connection with the College of the Sorbonne. I found it in full working order, the session, which lasts here from October to June, having just commenced. The building is placed at the western point of the little bay on which the fishing-village of Banyuls is situated, just beyond the Etablissement des Bains, and consists of three stories. The ground floor is one large salle, containing basins which are abundantly stocked with marine animals, and is open to the public for inspection as an “aquarium.” The lighting of these basins appeared to me to be particularly good, and the collection contains many Mediterranean forms not to be seen in our northern latitudes. The first floor contains the working-rooms, library, and museum; the upper floor contains the apartments of the Director. In M. Lacaze-Duthier's absence the institution is under the charge of M. Henri Prouho, whose official title is “Préparateur au Laboratoire Arago.”
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SCLATER, P. The Marine Biological Station of Banyuls-Sur-Mer . Nature 34, 596 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/034596g0
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