88 FISHES AND FISHERIES OF THE IRISH SEA, 
III. Result of a few hauls with an experimental fish trawl of 6-inch mesh and 25 
feet trawl beam on Blackpool Closed Ground, showing that it is destructive 
to Plaice and other Flukes. 
Maration Number of Number of Plaice Total number 
Date. - Plaice and and other Flukes of 
OEE. other Flukes. under (lb. each. Fish taken. 
11th July, 1893 ue 1} hours 300 40 sta 33 sis 75 
6th Sept., 1894 500 1 hour wan AS See 185 521 
17th Sept., 1894 nan i Lovey WO) tenia, con OS) 8 165 mo | Bi 
25th Sept., 1894 coo r hour ee ESO 3 313 2 584) 
8th April, 1896 sa 1} hours ST aieG7) aa. 178 saeQ) $242 
14th April, 1896 Sp 2 hours Sic SIGS: 450 213 415 
8th Sept., 1896 ee rt hour sea, ete) re in 298 
17th Sept., 1896 nic 2 hours ee 207, en 143 ane 24813} 
ist October, 1896... ry hours ag 96 a 80 sou, 7 1S) 
IV. Result of some short hauls with an experimental trawl net of 7-inch mesh and 25 
feet beam, showing that the 7-inch mesh is quite small enough to take Plaice. 
Other Flukes not ineluded in this table. 
1892. Plaice taken. 
July roth... 120... 80 over jlb. ... Near Mersey Bar. 
40 under ,, of 
Aug. 18th... 133 --- 78 over ,, ... Horse Channel (bottom end). 
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1893- 
May 27th... 249 ... 208 over ,, ... Off Formby Pillar Buoy. 
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May 27th ... 46° =. 27 over ,, ... Near Zebra Buoy. 
tg under ,, 01 50 
June r2th... 79. 64 over ,, .. Near Formby Pillar Buoy. 
15 under ,, ” ” 
June 14th... 160) ee USE TOVETE 5) ” ” 
ZOMUMGET Gin ies 9 ” 
June 2oth... 262... 201 over ,, ... Horse Channel (outer part). 
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June 2oth... AGN Aaa) Ake) CSE 55 Ado 95 ” 
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June 27th... 491... 297 over ,, .. Horse Channel (bottom end). 
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June 2oth... 221 ne TOMLOVeIE a, ” ” 
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Aug. 17th... 349 ... 174 over ’,, ... Off Formby Pillar Buoy. 
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