APPENDIX It. 
1893. Plaice taken. 
Sept. 6th ... Bon. Il over ,, ... Outside Ribble Bar. 
2/7 AUNCLe Gay ees 55 oF 
Sept. 15th... 283 ZREONCI Ns, . Near Jumbo Buoy. 
210 under ,, «-- a An 
Oct. 24th... 38 ROMOVCL EE iemte= 50 ie 
Srunder ae 3 ” 
Total Number i) eee {1,786 over lb. | Naan Hed of hansen 
V. Result of a few hauls with experimental trawl nets of 7-inch mesh, and only 21 and 
25 feet trawl beams, showing that the 7-inch mesh is quite small enough for 
Plaice and other Flukes. 
Ground fished 
Duration of 
Number of 
Plaice and 
Total 
number of 
Date. : 
eens yee other Flukes. fish taken. 
23rd May, 1893...Formby N.W. Buoy ... 1 hour Soa Oe 
27th May, 1893... 5 0 - 1 hour 249 249 
13th June, 1893 ..Horse Channel .. 1 hour 2 min. 857 858 
20th June, 1893... ne . 1 hour 20 min. 372 389 
2oth June, 1893... a Se Our 208 306 
21st June, 1893... =H . 13 hours Paty) oan ANZ) 
27th June, 1893... “0 . 11 hours 524 . 531 
19th Oct., 1893... 59 . 14 hours Beis] ono Ryn 
end April, 1894...Pillar Buoy off Dee ... 1 hour APY nos ARIE 
15th June, 1894... Horse Channel .. 1$ hours 586 . 589 
28th May, 1895...Off Formby Channel . 1 hour 20 min. 398 413 
13th June, 1895...Off Blackpool . 1 hour 3,084 ... 3,095 
gth July, 1895...Off Mersey Bar . 35 minutes 1,038 1,044 
18th July, 1895 ..Off Blackpool . 1 hour ro min. pel OSOrer al On2 
2tst July, 1895... ae . 1 hour bre 1m {Ole} nas tee 
roth Aug., 1895...Carnarvon Bay . 1 hours WAS) noo ty! 
29th Oct., 1895...Deposit Buoy, Mersey .. 13 hours 2n012,0009 2,070 
25th Nov., 1895...Crosby Channel . } hour 203 314 
17th June, 1896 . Horse Channel -.. 14 hours 203 246 
19th June, 1896...Off Walney Lighthouse... 4o minutes 478 480 
23rd June, 1896...Morecambe Bay . 1 hour 515 515 
14th June, 1897...Near Mersey Bar . 2 hours 170 295 
15th June, 1897 Ac . 1} hours TZN 224 
26th July, 1897... + . 1 hour 323 392 
7th Aug., 1897... Horse Channel . t hour 647 667 
7th Sept., 1897...Off Mersey Bar 1} hours 860 865 
oth Sept., 1897... Nelson Buoy t4 hours Ber ooo tee) 
13th Sept., 1897...Off Ribble Estuary . 1} hours rr) 25342 2,939 
7th Oct., 1897...Blackpool oe HOUr hon Erk) 2,233 
