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TABLES. 
Showing Results of some Hauls with Experimental Fish Trawl Nets having different sized 
meshes ; also Result of some Experimental Hauls on Blackpool Closed Grounds, Heysham 
Lake, and elsewhere; destruction to Undersized Sea Fish caused by Shrimp Nets, and 
other matters. 
I. Trials with 6 and 7-inch meshes in Trawl Nets, showing the result with regard 
to the takes of Flukes. 
(1.) Six-inch mesh took 205 flukes under }1b. l One drag of 14 hours’ 
Seven-inch mesh took 82 flukes under Hb. ) duration. 
Two boats used in the trial, nets down same time, beam same length. 
(2.) Six-inch mesh took 665 flukes, 332 under lb. \ 
Seven-inch mesh took 457 flukes, 148 under Hb. 
Nets down same time. Two boats were used in three of the hauls. 
In four drags. 
(3-) In one drag of an hour’s duration.—Mesh of over seven inches took 15 score lbs. of 
fish, including 819 plaice, 57 of which were under }Ib. Six-inch mesh took 248 plaice, 92 of 
which were under }1b.—same time and place. There was no weed or debris in the nets to 
prevent the escape of fish. Our experience shows that the seven-inch mesh will take nearly all 
soles of #lb., flukes of }lb., and codling and haddock of 1lb., and accidentally many under 
these weights. 
(4.) The result of a number of hauls, a copy of which is appended, was as follows :—In 
nine hauls with the six-inch mesh, the total time the net was down being 14 hours 25 minutes, 
the takes amounted to 1,997 flukes, 932 being over }lb. in weight each, and 1,065 under. 
In eight hauls with seven-inch mesh, the total time the net was down being 12 hours 27 
minutes, the result was 1,557 flukes, 1,269 being over Hb. each and 288 under. 
Although the seven-inch mesh trawl was down 1 hour 58 minutes less time than the 
six-inch, it took 337 more fish over jb. in weight, and of undersized fish it took 777 less. 
With 6-inch Mesh—Nine Hauls. 
1892. No. of Flukes. 
June 15th ... 120... 28 over lb. ... Near Zebra Buoy, Mersey Estuary. 
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July 2nd ... 246 ... 132 over ,, ... Zebra Buoy, Mersey Estuary. 
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July 29th ... g09 ... 104 Over ,, ... Outside Queen’s Channel Bar, 
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Aug. 18th ... Gisue.-4 {OVER 97,6... torse Channel, 
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SEpteoisth n- 236... 79 over ,, ... Horse Channel (bottom end). 
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