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“Foul Water”

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MY attention has just been called to Mr. Shrubsole's letter under above title. Having been for several weeks past engaged in dredging off the North Wales coast, I have continuously noticed the profuse amount of gelatinous bodies diffused throughout the sea, evidently of the same character as observed by Mr. Shrubsole off Sheerness. They appeared here early in June.

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THOMPSON, I. “Foul Water”. Nature 32, 271–272 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/032271c0

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