INVESTIGATIONS IN MORAY FRITH, 1887—1889.
189
Moray Frith were eXamined was May, and though the number
,
,
ofhauls was the same as in 1887, a considerable diminution '
‘
was to be expected. The total number was 1,158, or 193 per
haul, and the proportions of saleable and unsaleable were widely
‘
different from last year, being for the former 1,108, or 184 per
haul, and for the latter 50, or 8 per haul.
_
'
.
The gHrnard headed the list With a total of 285, a SomeWhat
,
…
unusual position for this species, which is generally a subordinat‘e
one.
In May, however, their numbers are as,a rule notewbrthÿ. =
The average per haul is 39, or 9 over that of the pr”evi0us yean
Dabs follow with a total of 201, or 33 per haul, only a little
…fîîj;w
more than half the number captured last year. Haddocks are. ’
1;
in the same category, with 23 per haul instead of 53. ‘The
_
important plaice was represented only by a Sixth of the number
of 1887.
Whitings, on the other hand, were six times as
_
numerous, and witches nearly seven times as plentiful.
:
rough dabs had—increased even more largely._ The
«
each species were, however, small, and the changes were dûe not
__
only to season but to the variations
_
operations, especially in a ship like the “ Garland;”— '
-j .
A great increase on the previous year occurred at Stationl
and a less increase at Station V._ All the rest shoWed a con;
.
siderable decrease.
On the whole the captures were
The six stations were examined once in June in 1889, the
being the small total of 6345 shes, or 105 per haul,not
-
half the number with which the experiments
1887.
Of this number 546, or
and
88: or 14 Per hauL unsaleabïeTheclesuleceltalydldnot
seem
to improve the capturesefheGawdandmthe
*
Reportof the F1herwad1üSSŒdthatthewsultsShow
decrease both_in round3handmat3h
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189
Moray Frith were eXamined was May, and though the number
,
,
ofhauls was the same as in 1887, a considerable diminution '
‘
was to be expected. The total number was 1,158, or 193 per
haul, and the proportions of saleable and unsaleable were widely
‘
different from last year, being for the former 1,108, or 184 per
haul, and for the latter 50, or 8 per haul.
_
'
.
The gHrnard headed the list With a total of 285, a SomeWhat
,
…
unusual position for this species, which is generally a subordinat‘e
one.
In May, however, their numbers are as,a rule notewbrthÿ. =
The average per haul is 39, or 9 over that of the pr”evi0us yean
Dabs follow with a total of 201, or 33 per haul, only a little
…fîîj;w
more than half the number captured last year. Haddocks are. ’
1;
in the same category, with 23 per haul instead of 53. ‘The
_
important plaice was represented only by a Sixth of the number
of 1887.
Whitings, on the other hand, were six times as
_
numerous, and witches nearly seven times as plentiful.
:
rough dabs had—increased even more largely._ The
«
each species were, however, small, and the changes were dûe not
__
only to season but to the variations
_
operations, especially in a ship like the “ Garland;”— '
-j .
A great increase on the previous year occurred at Stationl
and a less increase at Station V._ All the rest shoWed a con;
.
siderable decrease.
On the whole the captures were
The six stations were examined once in June in 1889, the
being the small total of 6345 shes, or 105 per haul,not
-
half the number with which the experiments
1887.
Of this number 546, or
and
88: or 14 Per hauL unsaleabïeTheclesuleceltalydldnot
seem
to improve the capturesefheGawdandmthe
*
Reportof the F1herwad1üSSŒdthatthewsultsShow
decrease both_in round3handmat3h
'
'
-
gures
The yea1189WäS6ha1"°‘Œesedbäa““f““ease”“bhe