_
122
INVESTIGATIONS IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 1894.
;
The total number of shes captured in two hauls at
”
Station VI. was279, about half the number of the previous
year,
but the average was higher, Viz. 139, or six more than in
1892.
in both years was thus above the average”
the closed area, which does not seem to point to the
conclusion that the enter waters had suffered by non—pro—
tection.
'
"
During the year 1894: twenty hauls of the trawl were made
:
in St Andrews Bay, viz. six in February, April, September and
December respectively, each of the stations having been
examined four times.
The total number of shes including
.
the additional four hauls at Station VI. was 4238 or 2575 less
than in 1888, with one haul more (or 25).
The area, more—
—
over, from which the shes were drawn was considerably larger,
:
.
‘for while there were only ve stations in 1888, there were six - :
in 1894.
If the ve regular stations only are dealt with, the :
total number was 3500, or 175 per haul, a considerable increase
on the previous year.
The average number of shes per haul
was
for the saleable 188, and unsaleable 36, numbers Which
-
likewise contrast with those of 1888, the average in which was
248 for saleable, and 28 for unsaleable. The total number
.
“under that of the previous year though differently
the average for the saleable being considerably larger, the
'uns'aleable being 668 less. In every stage, therefore, the un—
certainty attending these operations was demonstrated.
Thus
more shes were captured on Stations I. and II. than in the
three previous years. A slight increase onthe previous year
occurred atvStation III., yet, it did
it up
to_
captures
_
’The numbers on Station IV. were only a
more than5in-l‘893, viz. 287 to 265.
Station V. the1e
_
Was an
on
Station VI. the average was,
.
1
455
'more
than
the
year,.a fact not in cons01ian0e
'
the
'outer (unpmtected)
_
'waters._
yf-;‘
,
Ç
_
_
_
î
“
-
The average
ofthestat10sfœ
:““plaîce?was 438 and fœdabs64ad1mlnutwn {of .atÏhé fmme1by 18
increase in the -1’äïttevôf 3701m016thandoublethat
122
INVESTIGATIONS IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 1894.
;
The total number of shes captured in two hauls at
”
Station VI. was279, about half the number of the previous
year,
but the average was higher, Viz. 139, or six more than in
1892.
in both years was thus above the average”
the closed area, which does not seem to point to the
conclusion that the enter waters had suffered by non—pro—
tection.
'
"
During the year 1894: twenty hauls of the trawl were made
:
in St Andrews Bay, viz. six in February, April, September and
December respectively, each of the stations having been
examined four times.
The total number of shes including
.
the additional four hauls at Station VI. was 4238 or 2575 less
than in 1888, with one haul more (or 25).
The area, more—
—
over, from which the shes were drawn was considerably larger,
:
.
‘for while there were only ve stations in 1888, there were six - :
in 1894.
If the ve regular stations only are dealt with, the :
total number was 3500, or 175 per haul, a considerable increase
on the previous year.
The average number of shes per haul
was
for the saleable 188, and unsaleable 36, numbers Which
-
likewise contrast with those of 1888, the average in which was
248 for saleable, and 28 for unsaleable. The total number
.
“under that of the previous year though differently
the average for the saleable being considerably larger, the
'uns'aleable being 668 less. In every stage, therefore, the un—
certainty attending these operations was demonstrated.
Thus
more shes were captured on Stations I. and II. than in the
three previous years. A slight increase onthe previous year
occurred atvStation III., yet, it did
it up
to_
captures
_
’The numbers on Station IV. were only a
more than5in-l‘893, viz. 287 to 265.
Station V. the1e
_
Was an
on
Station VI. the average was,
.
1
455
'more
than
the
year,.a fact not in cons01ian0e
'
the
'outer (unpmtected)
_
'waters._
yf-;‘
,
Ç
_
_
_
î
“
-
The average
ofthestat10sfœ
:““plaîce?was 438 and fœdabs64ad1mlnutwn {of .atÏhé fmme1by 18
increase in the -1’äïttevôf 3701m016thandoublethat