‘
INVESTIGAT10NS IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 1890.=
117
to 137, and at Station II. a diminution as181 (1889) to _188—'
'
a
comparatively limited increase. The decrease at Stations
III. and IV. was respectively 843 and 455 on the total. It is
interesting, however, to nd that Stations III. and IV. united
'
gave for the two years a considerably higher gure than I. and
Ï
II., viz. 813 to 683.
year the Herring Fishery Act came into operation,
__,
"
and the whole coast within the three—mile limit was closed.
:
;
During 1890 the hauls of the “ Garland’s
”
trawls were 30 in '
number, made during the months of March, May, August, .
_Ï
October, and December.
They produced 6,395 saleable shes,
"
or 213;per haul, and 2,273 (75 per haul) unsaleable, or a total
'
of 8,668.
There was therefore a decided increase on the pre—
'f“
'
vious year, both with regard to saleable and unsaleable shes.
_
This increase was chiey during the warmer months, viz., May
Ï
and August, and consisted for the most part of 3,472 small
“
_
plaice from 7 to 11%— inches, and of 1,039 dabs of the same,
‘
dimensions.
On Station I. an increase of 9 shes per baril
occurred as compared with the previous year,
while on Station
‘
II. there was a diminution of 3. An increase of 58 tookplace at Station III., while at Station IV. the large average
'
of 721 was present—f—nearly double what it was in 1887. 011"
'
the other hand, the diminuti0n at Station V. was so great
as
to make the result about a third of what it
the *
previous year, and not half what it was in 1886. The uncer—
tainty attending shing operations was thus illustrated. There
is a slight discrepancy, again, between these gures and the
remark in the Report that “In
area there was a general
…Î' ,"
increase in the total catch of sh at all stations except Station
II., Where there’was a slight decrease.”
_
'
'
‘
' . Of the other features of the table the small number of the
turbot (3), haddoclæ (435), lemon—dabs (9), long—rough
(22);
and soles (1) is noteworthy, as indicating no tendency to
;or accuinulate in the clo'sed area.
The reporter truly
…
a special feature, of this
“739 the augmentation—, °,f
the
[
whitings (388), which was due,
thought,t0thevaStSh°al°f—
'
young in the inshore
in 1889
Such &CCUŒUÏ3È10Œ,
'—
“however, take plaCe frequently 1nthell SG&SODJf°lÙh°ughm_
,
,
,,
,
, ,,
,
,
,
,
,,
, ,
,, , ,»
.,
INVESTIGAT10NS IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 1890.=
117
to 137, and at Station II. a diminution as181 (1889) to _188—'
'
a
comparatively limited increase. The decrease at Stations
III. and IV. was respectively 843 and 455 on the total. It is
interesting, however, to nd that Stations III. and IV. united
'
gave for the two years a considerably higher gure than I. and
Ï
II., viz. 813 to 683.
year the Herring Fishery Act came into operation,
__,
"
and the whole coast within the three—mile limit was closed.
:
;
During 1890 the hauls of the “ Garland’s
”
trawls were 30 in '
number, made during the months of March, May, August, .
_Ï
October, and December.
They produced 6,395 saleable shes,
"
or 213;per haul, and 2,273 (75 per haul) unsaleable, or a total
'
of 8,668.
There was therefore a decided increase on the pre—
'f“
'
vious year, both with regard to saleable and unsaleable shes.
_
This increase was chiey during the warmer months, viz., May
Ï
and August, and consisted for the most part of 3,472 small
“
_
plaice from 7 to 11%— inches, and of 1,039 dabs of the same,
‘
dimensions.
On Station I. an increase of 9 shes per baril
occurred as compared with the previous year,
while on Station
‘
II. there was a diminution of 3. An increase of 58 tookplace at Station III., while at Station IV. the large average
'
of 721 was present—f—nearly double what it was in 1887. 011"
'
the other hand, the diminuti0n at Station V. was so great
as
to make the result about a third of what it
the *
previous year, and not half what it was in 1886. The uncer—
tainty attending shing operations was thus illustrated. There
is a slight discrepancy, again, between these gures and the
remark in the Report that “In
area there was a general
…Î' ,"
increase in the total catch of sh at all stations except Station
II., Where there’was a slight decrease.”
_
'
'
‘
' . Of the other features of the table the small number of the
turbot (3), haddoclæ (435), lemon—dabs (9), long—rough
(22);
and soles (1) is noteworthy, as indicating no tendency to
;or accuinulate in the clo'sed area.
The reporter truly
…
a special feature, of this
“739 the augmentation—, °,f
the
[
whitings (388), which was due,
thought,t0thevaStSh°al°f—
'
young in the inshore
in 1889
Such &CCUŒUÏ3È10Œ,
'—
“however, take plaCe frequently 1nthell SG&SODJf°lÙh°ughm_
,
,
,,
,
, ,,
,
,
,
,
,,
, ,
,, , ,»
.,