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CHAPTER VI.
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE FRITH OF CLYDE.
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1888—1897.
TABLES XXVII. TO XXXII.
TWELVE stations were selected in the estuary of the Clyde
chiey in relation to the shing-banks equented by traWlers,
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six in the region extending from the eastern side of the Mull of
Cantyre to Loch Ryan, three in Kilbrennan Sound, and three
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between Arran and the Ayrshire coast. Station I. begins a
mile and a half south of Davor Island, about 200 yards from
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the shore, and extends to Davor Lighthouse. Depth 13—17
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fathoms; bottom sand.
Station II. begins at Plack Point in
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the Sound of Kilbrennan, about 200 yards from shore, to
Carradale Bay.
Depth 10—23 fathoms; sand and loose
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tangles.
Station III. in
Machig Bay, Arran, and extends
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43 miles N. and S. at the same distance from shore as the
foreg0ing.
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Depth 7—20 fathoms ; sand and tangles. Stati0n
IV.
Pirn Mill in Kilbrennan Sound, 1% miles long.
Depth
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20—29 fathoms; sand and sea—weeds. Station V. is half a mile
from shore in Whiting Bay,
for 3 miles N. to—
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wards Holy Island Light. 9—15 fathoms; sand and tangles.
Station VI,: extends 1 mile east of Rhuad Point, Cantyre, for
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3 miles S., and then W. fer 1% miles.
25 fathoms ; sand and
Ïsea—weeds.
Station VII. o° Ballantrae, and extends 44 miles
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parallel to coast. Depth 15—25
; sandy,'with a few
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weeds.
Station VIII. 10 miles off Ayrshire coast, passes
W.
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