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five quarts of shrimps were taken over 5.000 undersized 
food fishes. On the same date, off Blackpool, with one 
and-a-quarter quarts of shrimps were 10,000 fish. On 
October 24th, in Heysham Lake, with two quarts of 
shrimps were 4,000 plaice, about four inches long, and so 
on. Of course, it is satisfactory to know that there are 
so many young fish on the ground, but it is deplorable 
that for the sake of a quart or two of shrimps several 
thousands of young fish should run some risk of being 
sacrificed. 
BAR SHANK NET EXPERIMENES: 
These experiments were carried out by Mr. Dawson 
for the purpose of determining whether the destruction 
of small fish caught while shrimping could be decreased 
without affecting the number of shrimps taken. In 
carrying out the experiments an ordinary shank net and 
a shrimp trawl were worked over the same ground, along 
with a modified shank net having a bar fixed to the 
frame about three inches off the bottom, to which bar 
the lower part of the net is attached, the three being 
worked simultaneously, so that the experiments might 
have a fair trial. As stated in the introduction, these 
experiments have, so far, supported Mr. Dawson’s idea 
as to the fish caught in this net being fewer in number 
than those caught either by the ordinary shank net or 
the shrimp trawl, but it would perhaps be better that 
the experiments should be carried on for a further period 
before any definite opinion is expressed on this matter.”’ 
The statistics given show enormously in favour of the 
shank as against the trawl. 
