Abstract: Report prepared by Randolph Kirkpatrick of the British Museum (Natural History) in November 1905 into the commercial potential of sponge fisheries in the Persian Gulf.The report is organised into small sections, as follows:Conditions favourable to the growth of commercial sponges;Unfavourable conditions that might prevent successful sponge fishing in the Persian Gulf;Methods of obtaining sponges;Would it be possible for a syndicate to collect sponges without at the same time bringing up oysters or damaging their beds;Summary and conclusion.Physical description: Foliation: the sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The booklet contains an original typed pagination sequence.