TRAWLING IN BAYS ON THE SOUTH COAST OF DEVON. 



GREY GURNARD. 



No. of Haul — i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. 



(Under 8 inches) — — — — — — — — 7 



Total — — — — — — — ^^^ 7 



THORN BACK. 

 (Under 8 inches) — — — — — 1 6 — 2 



8 inches — — — — — 1 1 1 — 



9 „_______ 1_ 



10„ --------- 



11,,------- 1- 



12 „------ 1_- 



13,,----- 1___ 



16 „-------- 1 



25 „ -------- 1 



Total ] ? — — _ 3 8 3 4 



309 



Table IV. 



Numbers and Percentages of Fish at given sizes at different 



seasons in Torhay. 



Season — January. 



Hauls — iii. 



Hours — 1 hr. 50 nius. 



Unsaleable . . 25 

 Under 8 inches . 43% 



Immature . . 50 

 Under 12 inches 86% 



Large ... 

 15 ins. and over 



Gross number . 58 



PLAICE. 



March. June. July. November, 



iv., V. vi., vii. viii., ix. i., ii. 



3 lirs. 2 hrs. 55 nins. 2 hrs. 25nius. 3hrs. 20mn3. 



84 



23% 



229 



63% 



16 



4% 



362 



261 



64% 



340 



83% 



13 



3% 



410 



27 

 25% 



96 



87% 



4 



4% 



110 



4 



4% 



54 



54% 



4 



4% 



100 



Unsaleable . . 83 

 Under 8 inches . 95% 



Gross number 



87 



DAB. 

 12 



50% 

 24 



110 



74% 



148 



159 



95% 



168 



46 



64% 



72 



