_
114
_
INVESTIGATIONS IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 1888
number of cod Captured by the “ Garland ”
Was small (8),
-
showing that her trawl was not adapted for this sh. Turbot
had rather diminished, and there were no brill.
Long—rough
dabs and whitings had Somewhat increased, but not much
If the months are taken separately, the totals are—for July
Ï
1834, August 1756, September 1517, October 986, December
126.
These gures do not appear
give supp0rt to the
gradual aCcumulatiori-theory, but rather lean to the notion of
Seasonal variations and effective working of the trawl. If the
Stations are taken in series, 1. furnished 808 (average 178),
11. 898 (average 243), III. 1919 (average 390), IV. 1623
(average 329), and V. 627 (average 221), that is to say, thew
_
centre of the bay was most prolic, the inner line '
along the
Sands being next. Former experience, however, showed that
nône:of the lines were in the most productive region, which lay
SomeWhat within Station IV., or “ Scooniehill in a line w1th
.
the steeples
”
as the.shermen have it, and in shallower water;
At every station in 1887 and 1888 an increase had taken
place in the number of the food—shés when contrasted
1886, yet the irregularities were noteworthy. Thus at Station—I
the numbers were more than doubled in 1887, but fell in 1888
to only 72 more (891) than what they were in 1886Al?
.
Station 11) the increase was still greater in 1887, viz. 221 as
against 1,636, falling in 1888 to 1,215. At Station HL along
_
Î
the middle of the bay the numbers were in 1886, 651, 1887,
_
«
1,107, and 1888, 1954, shoWing a steady increase throughout
Station IV. produced similar results, viz.— 792, 1,484 and 1,647
1_
The outer Station, V., again Was irtegular, viz. 505,1,429, and
;_îff_ _. _
it is well to remember. that 4« additional hauls
ofthe
Were made in 1888, _cOnsequently— the
_
statwns
yielded averages during the three years] as follOws1 —StationI
1634729£17‘83 Station 11243; “Station 111 213276
3908tat1®n grv;
571,
v. 1683 1307, 221
Thesegureswl sh@r
was w1th the excepmon of Statmn
-_
III d1mlmsh6d m
,
18
Thed1mm“ün0fshæ mthema30rlty0ftheStaüonsm
114
_
INVESTIGATIONS IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 1888
number of cod Captured by the “ Garland ”
Was small (8),
-
showing that her trawl was not adapted for this sh. Turbot
had rather diminished, and there were no brill.
Long—rough
dabs and whitings had Somewhat increased, but not much
If the months are taken separately, the totals are—for July
Ï
1834, August 1756, September 1517, October 986, December
126.
These gures do not appear
give supp0rt to the
gradual aCcumulatiori-theory, but rather lean to the notion of
Seasonal variations and effective working of the trawl. If the
Stations are taken in series, 1. furnished 808 (average 178),
11. 898 (average 243), III. 1919 (average 390), IV. 1623
(average 329), and V. 627 (average 221), that is to say, thew
_
centre of the bay was most prolic, the inner line '
along the
Sands being next. Former experience, however, showed that
nône:of the lines were in the most productive region, which lay
SomeWhat within Station IV., or “ Scooniehill in a line w1th
.
the steeples
”
as the.shermen have it, and in shallower water;
At every station in 1887 and 1888 an increase had taken
place in the number of the food—shés when contrasted
1886, yet the irregularities were noteworthy. Thus at Station—I
the numbers were more than doubled in 1887, but fell in 1888
to only 72 more (891) than what they were in 1886Al?
.
Station 11) the increase was still greater in 1887, viz. 221 as
against 1,636, falling in 1888 to 1,215. At Station HL along
_
Î
the middle of the bay the numbers were in 1886, 651, 1887,
_
«
1,107, and 1888, 1954, shoWing a steady increase throughout
Station IV. produced similar results, viz.— 792, 1,484 and 1,647
1_
The outer Station, V., again Was irtegular, viz. 505,1,429, and
;_îff_ _. _
it is well to remember. that 4« additional hauls
ofthe
Were made in 1888, _cOnsequently— the
_
statwns
yielded averages during the three years] as follOws1 —StationI
1634729£17‘83 Station 11243; “Station 111 213276
3908tat1®n grv;
571,
v. 1683 1307, 221
Thesegureswl sh@r
was w1th the excepmon of Statmn
-_
III d1mlmsh6d m
,
18
Thed1mm“ün0fshæ mthema30rlty0ftheStaüonsm