42 



20th April, 1916, Blyth and Cambois Bays, 28-30 fathoms. 



Plaice. — As the number of plaice was small in each of the 

 samples the totals only are here given. 



Not one fish of the age of one j'ear was found in the samples. 

 It is difficult to imagine that if these were present on the ground 

 fished all would have been able to escape through the mesh of the 

 trawl, and it is more than probable that these j'Oung fish occur in 

 shaUower water nearer the coast. 



In August of 1915 some j^oung plaice, together with a small 

 number of young turbot were caught on Cullercoats sands with 

 a small shrimp net. A number of these were put into a tank, 

 and kept under observation with the object of obtaining some 

 information as to the rate of growth. All the young fish were in 

 one tank under the same conditions, which have been constant, 

 and the food supply, which has consisted of mussels, lugworms, 

 and occasionally limpets, has always been more than sufficient. 



