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miocene age. The rocky nature of the ground and the consequent 
damage to the nets led to trawling being abandoned in this area. 
The fifteenth voyage of the ‘‘ Golden Crown’’ was partly 
devoted to trawling on this area and details of the hauls are 
appended. 
The first haul was made in muddy grounds in depths varying 
from 13 to 18 fathoms not far from the South Patches light 
vessel. : 
The catch included one very large male Pristis perottetir, 
Pteroplatea micrura, Echeneis naucrates, Arius dussumiert, Synap- 
tuva altipinnis, Psettodes erumet, Cynoglossus macrolepidotus, 
Pseudorhombus arsius, Pellona indica, Sciaenoids (various), Pagrus 
spinifer, Ephippus orbis, Scomber macrolepidotus, Stromateus 
cinereus, Pterois sp., Caranx atropus, Drepane punctata, Saurida 
tumbil, Chirocentrus dorab, Dactylopterus orientalis, Pristipoma 
maculatum and Diodon hystrix. 
Squilla raphidea was abundant on this ground. 
Haul II.—On muddy grounds in same neighbourhood in slight- 
ly deeper water (average 18 fathoms). Catch included Cynoglossus 
macrolepidotus, Arius dussumiert, Pteroplatea tentaculata. ‘Two. 
large and one small Trygon uarnak, Elacate nigra and one Limulus. 
Haul IIJ.—Muddy grounds. Depth during haul 18, 19 and 
20 fathoms. Fish much as before with one large Rhynchobatus 
djeddensis. 
Haul I1V.—From 20 to 12 fathoms. Mud to finesand. Sphy- 
vaena obtusata in ‘‘ mixed’’ fish. 
Hauls V and VI were made further to the southward. Haul 
VII was made 15 miles off Elephant Point which bore E.N.E. 
when the net was shot. There were 21 Carcharias mentsorrah in 
this haul. 
Haul VIII was in the neighbourhood of St. Martin’s Reef, 
which at 10 a.m. bore E.N.E. 6 miles away. The bottom varied 
considerably during this haul. At 8 a.m. the sounding gave 12? 
fathoms, shells. At 10 a.m. ro} fathoms, shells and small stones, 
at 10-30 a.m. 93 fathoms, shells and grit. 
Haul IX.—The net caught some obstruction on the bottom and 
was badly torn, both the foot and head ropes being broken. The 
cause of the damage was the reef of miocene rocks referred to 
above. In this haul several specimens of Callionymus longicau- 
datus were taken. In the next haul (X), the net was again badly 
torn for the same reason and specimens of the rocks were again 
preserved. Antipatharians were also dredged up this haul, 
Gorgonids and Alcyonarians as well. Large Percoid and Sparoid 
fish similar to those found in corresponding localities on the other 
side of the Bay were taken. Of these the most abundant was 
Lutjanus annularis. In Haul XII there were no edible fish, but 
one large Tetrodon stellatus was present. 
On a previous voyage to the Arakan coast somewhat similar 
results were obtained, except that the hauls were confined to the 
more northern portions of the area where no rocky ground is 
