PLOT c/CDHW-CT · version 1 of 1

The writer reports rough water at the Back Beach and muddy water near the Gem pier, where a tow-net took many larval echinoderms, fairly plentiful medusae and a radiolarian.

The excursion on Saturday, 9th February, was planned for the Back Beach, Williamstown, and a party of six members of the Club left town about 2 o'clock for the purpose of testing that locality as a fishing ground for microscopic organisms, on similar lines to those pursued on a visit to the coast off Hampden this time last year. A glance at the locality named sufficed to show that the prospects of sport were not encouraging. A stiff breeze blowing towards the shore tumbled the sea too much to allow of the tow-net being put down. A move was therefore proposed to quieter waters, which were found near the Gem pier. Here a boat was secured, and, once clear of the shipping near, the tow net was put out by Mr. Shephard. The muddy appearance of the water gave little hope of success, and only a few " dips" were indulged in, so as to allow each member to carry home some of the spoils. However, a slight investigation of the material at home revealed a good many interesting larval forms, principally of the Echinodermata. Medusoids were also fairly plentiful, together with a Radiolarian, occurring singly and in groups.Historical passage

About Williamstown

Kind

Reported by source

Who said it

Reported by community

Period

1895

Checked

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Open questions

None open

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Where it says so

The Victorian naturalist, v.11, 1894-1895 (on archive.org) (Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria) · View in PLOT — p. 160, victoriannatural11fiel, leaf 174, printed page 160

How they know

accounts-core@0.1.0: screen_passage@1, extract_passage@1 (claude-opus-5-5 (Claude Code session)); locator victoriannatural11fiel, leaf 174, printed page 160

Limitations

A writer's account: context and a reason to look again, never a measurement. The writer's words for the place are kept; silence elsewhere is not absence.

Framework targets

none linked

Editions

october-26th-release

Cite as: PLOT record c/CDHW-CT v1, Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria (1895), reported by source

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