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—
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AND DECENNLAL SUMMARY.
in an irregular manner, in the_subsequent years, never, however,
_
reaching the average of 1 per haul. The mbnths in which the
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highest numbers occur are the rst six of the year, the captures
_
increasing from January to May, ”and then falling to June,
_
though the latter is almost d0uble that of January. 'The two
—
,
highest gures occur in April and May, V1Z. 75 and 88, followed
:
by 57, 541,50, 28, the numbers” respectively for March, June,
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February and January.
The contrast with the second siX
months of the year is suiciently bold, July has 12 and the
others in succession 6, 1, 2, 3, 9. —Perhaps no great weight‘need
__at present be placed on this feature, but it is evident that the
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early months of the year were the most productive—in wolf—.
shes, and it is these months which are wholly absent inthe
_
rst period previous to 1889.
The highest monthly numbers
certainly occur in the second half of the periOd, but the numbers
are small, at most an average” of 3 per haul. The circumstances
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of the two periode are assuredly not equal, but it would ”only be
fair to say that this species seemed to be benetèd by the
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closure.
One of the most interesting facts, however,'_is the
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prevalence of the species during the rst six: months of the
year in contrast with its paucity in the remaining months. ‘
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Of the Elasmobranchs, or cartilaginous shes,‘ the numbers
were
comparatively small. The thornback had its highest
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FORTE.
:
_
Monthly Totale,
1886—1895.
_
_
__
'
_
'
Thornback
Grey Skate
Starry Bay
'—
Unsale'
able
able
Total
able
_
able
Total
able '
able
Total
'
Jan.
24
17
41
7
4
11
,6
9
_
15
_
Feb.
32
15
47
21
’8
29 ! 7
20
27
_
20
_
52
'
'15'
5
.'20
4
';
8
12
-
'
APr.
42
.
,2
44
‘
19
—
_
19
10
11
91
May—ôô-1“
56
16
20_
3
_4
.
June'42_"2_
44
“35
3—88.
5…
_,
15
20'
July
55
4
59
18
3-21…8
-9
17.—
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_101
7
44
17
61
8
8
16
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sept.:
65
6
71
28
_
761
3
7
10
»
Oct.
91
10101
409
49
5
14
19
,
-Nov.
6618
_74_'94__
4
28_
_
-13
DÉC.
34_
14
48
15
3
18'
15
.
14'