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ÏNVESTIG—ATIONS IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 1888.
113
were
more
numerous, as
also were the whitings,
dabs and turbot.
The saleable gurnards, on the other hand,
_
) Î
were considerably diminished, while the unsaleable had largely
Î
_
increased.
The reporters do not take notice of the increase in
.
'
the cod captured by hook in the'bay, nor of the large numbers
.
of plaice and ‘dabs secured in the saine manner,_but such would
have strengthened their position in regard to the results, and
also somewhat altered certain views, e.g. the diminution of cod.
.
The u”ncertainty in shing operations was demonstrated
-
next” year (1888) in which. 25 hauls of the “ Garland’s
”
trawl
from July to December (November alone being blank) pro—
duced the large number of 6,218 saleable shes or 248 per
_
.
haul, the sizes being now afxed, and only 595 or 23 per haul
unsaleable, the total being 6,813, considerably less than the
-
previous year, though the number of hauls was greater. As
.
before, plaice were most numerous (2515 saleable and 135
'
unsaleable), dabs being next'with 1937 saleable and 436
unsaleable.
The saleable plaice increased steadily from July
_
to October, viz. 4379 in July, 518 in August, 638 in September,
6455 in October, and suddenly fell to 21 in December.
Only
a
single large” plaice 26 inches long was obtained. On the '
Other hand, dabs were irregular in this respect, viz. 335 in
—
July, 787 in August, 685 in September, and 209 in October,
-
the number falling in December
2l—the same ’as in the
7
-
-
Large numbers Were characteristic of good weather
the warm season, the numbers suddenly falling with the
-
approach of winter and rough seas, when the traWl would
work less efcientlyl. A great increase appears
in the saleable haddocks (863), which were mostly caught in July on
the inner stations as they roamed inwards in their second
year._
No unsaleable haddocks were captured. The saleable
.
gurnards had largely increased (503),but the unsaleable had as
‘
largely diminished '(14 instead of 956), though what a saleable
.
gùrnardwas may have given rise to doubt.
The saleable skate
_
had
increased, but the unsaleable ”had diminished.
The
1
Dr Fulto_n in the S. F. E. Report (Sth) notices that the largest proportion
'
.
of immature to adult plaies occurred in St Andrews Bay in summer
and
_
autumn.
.’
.
_
.
—
.
‘
.
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M— R’
,.
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ÏNVESTIG—ATIONS IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 1888.
113
were
more
numerous, as
also were the whitings,
dabs and turbot.
The saleable gurnards, on the other hand,
_
) Î
were considerably diminished, while the unsaleable had largely
Î
_
increased.
The reporters do not take notice of the increase in
.
'
the cod captured by hook in the'bay, nor of the large numbers
.
of plaice and ‘dabs secured in the saine manner,_but such would
have strengthened their position in regard to the results, and
also somewhat altered certain views, e.g. the diminution of cod.
.
The u”ncertainty in shing operations was demonstrated
-
next” year (1888) in which. 25 hauls of the “ Garland’s
”
trawl
from July to December (November alone being blank) pro—
duced the large number of 6,218 saleable shes or 248 per
_
.
haul, the sizes being now afxed, and only 595 or 23 per haul
unsaleable, the total being 6,813, considerably less than the
-
previous year, though the number of hauls was greater. As
.
before, plaice were most numerous (2515 saleable and 135
'
unsaleable), dabs being next'with 1937 saleable and 436
unsaleable.
The saleable plaice increased steadily from July
_
to October, viz. 4379 in July, 518 in August, 638 in September,
6455 in October, and suddenly fell to 21 in December.
Only
a
single large” plaice 26 inches long was obtained. On the '
Other hand, dabs were irregular in this respect, viz. 335 in
—
July, 787 in August, 685 in September, and 209 in October,
-
the number falling in December
2l—the same ’as in the
7
-
-
Large numbers Were characteristic of good weather
the warm season, the numbers suddenly falling with the
-
approach of winter and rough seas, when the traWl would
work less efcientlyl. A great increase appears
in the saleable haddocks (863), which were mostly caught in July on
the inner stations as they roamed inwards in their second
year._
No unsaleable haddocks were captured. The saleable
.
gurnards had largely increased (503),but the unsaleable had as
‘
largely diminished '(14 instead of 956), though what a saleable
.
gùrnardwas may have given rise to doubt.
The saleable skate
_
had
increased, but the unsaleable ”had diminished.
The
1
Dr Fulto_n in the S. F. E. Report (Sth) notices that the largest proportion
'
.
of immature to adult plaies occurred in St Andrews Bay in summer
and
_
autumn.
.’
.
_
.
—
.
‘
.
-
j
’
M— R’