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A MEMORANDUM regarding a proposed survey of the Nile, with the object of determining the species of fishes inhabiting its waters, has been drawn up by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., and is here printed in full, as it will interest all biologists. We are informed that the scheme, as detailed in the memorandum, has been sanctioned, and that Mr. W. Leonard S. Loat has been appointed superintendent. The only modification which has been made in the scheme, as detailed in the memorandum, affects the permanent use of a steam launch, as there was a practical difficulty in procuring one. The occasional use of a steam launch for trawling purposes will be available. This slight departure will in no way interfere with the efficiency of the survey.
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ANDERSON, J. The Fishes of the Nile. Nature 59, 399–402 (1899). https://doi.org/10.1038/059399a0
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