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mvnsrrcArrom_ IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 189Æ:—Ï95.
123
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total considerably over that of 1893,viz. from 83 to 112: If
the ve enclosed stations alone are considered, the average for
,
plaic'e is 59 and for dabs 24, an increase in the former case
of 18 per haul and a decrease in the latter of 7 per haul,‘
It is pointed out in the 13th Report1 that there was an
increase on the general average in the enclosed waters, and
’
justly so, since the average per haul in 1893 was 14.8, whereas
_
in 1894: it was 179 on the four areas.
The reporter also._
observes that there was a considerable decrease of round shes.
Haddocks, however, show a slight increase from 26 to 29 per
'
haul.
The total cod caught on all the stations in 18944 was _17, whereas in 1893 _it was 34Î; gurnàrds in 1893 were 13 per
haul, in 1894 only 10.
The numbers of the lemon—dab, turbot,
brill and sole were insignicant, and, as previously,
that the closure had no tendency to raise them.
'
A feature deserving special notice is the fact that
total of all kinds of shes was the lowest in the series with the
_
exception of 1886, with its 17 hauls.
Two of the months were
_
_wintry, viz. February and December, while of the other two,
April holds an intermediate position. Thus only September Ï
_produoed comparatively large numbers. A ship
-
.
only work in good weather was, b‘esides, untted for such
investigations.
'
.
'
_
During 1895 the work of the “ Garland ” in St Andrews Bay
continued in March, April, June and October, and resulted
=
in the capture of 4469 saleable shes and 1802 unsaleable, the
total of 62712 being the fth highest during the 10 years, those
…
of1887, 1888, 1889 and 1890 exceeding it. But, as—in' other cases,
this high average,
if we may judge from the irregularity of
_
the gures, seems to have no'special signicance further than
that three of the months Were. mild, and
bÏy high averages, Whethethudwaslessawmter ::m@nth than
mvnsrrcArrom_ IN sr ANDREWS BAY, 189Æ:—Ï95.
123
'
total considerably over that of 1893,viz. from 83 to 112: If
the ve enclosed stations alone are considered, the average for
,
plaic'e is 59 and for dabs 24, an increase in the former case
of 18 per haul and a decrease in the latter of 7 per haul,‘
It is pointed out in the 13th Report1 that there was an
increase on the general average in the enclosed waters, and
’
justly so, since the average per haul in 1893 was 14.8, whereas
_
in 1894: it was 179 on the four areas.
The reporter also._
observes that there was a considerable decrease of round shes.
Haddocks, however, show a slight increase from 26 to 29 per
'
haul.
The total cod caught on all the stations in 18944 was _17, whereas in 1893 _it was 34Î; gurnàrds in 1893 were 13 per
haul, in 1894 only 10.
The numbers of the lemon—dab, turbot,
brill and sole were insignicant, and, as previously,
that the closure had no tendency to raise them.
'
A feature deserving special notice is the fact that
total of all kinds of shes was the lowest in the series with the
_
exception of 1886, with its 17 hauls.
Two of the months were
_
_wintry, viz. February and December, while of the other two,
April holds an intermediate position. Thus only September Ï
_produoed comparatively large numbers. A ship
-
.
only work in good weather was, b‘esides, untted for such
investigations.
'
.
'
_
During 1895 the work of the “ Garland ” in St Andrews Bay
continued in March, April, June and October, and resulted
=
in the capture of 4469 saleable shes and 1802 unsaleable, the
total of 62712 being the fth highest during the 10 years, those
…
of1887, 1888, 1889 and 1890 exceeding it. But, as—in' other cases,
this high average,
if we may judge from the irregularity of
_
the gures, seems to have no'special signicance further than
that three of the months Were. mild, and
bÏy high averages, Whethethudwaslessawmter ::m@nth than