FISHES AND FISHERIES 
Date. 
2nd Feb., 
2nd Feb., 
6th Feb., 
rgth Mar., 
15th May, 
May, 
May, 
24th July, 
1goo 
1g00 
IQOI 
IgOI 
IQOI 
20th IQOI 
zoth 1QOI 
IOI 
Duration 
of Drag. 
t hour 
I ” 
I ” 
if ” 
I ” 
I ” 
ly 99 
q ” 
OF THE IRISH 
Amount of 
Shrimps. 
5 quarts 
TA 
Tie 
43 55 
I ” 
a few shrimps 
+ quart 
none 
Number of 
undersized seafish. 
45552 
1,060 
13,161 
55378 
956 
2,430 
arts 
980 
Jt should be remembered with regard to this ground that shrimpers would make several 
hauls per day if it were not closed. 
The number of young soles on this ground keeps increasing. 
plaice, dabs, codling, whiting, ray, and haddock. 
The fish taken in the shrimp trawl chiefly comprise soles, 
On Blackpool Closed Ground line fishing is the main industry of the fishermen during 
the winter months. 
IX. Result of some hauls made in Heysham Lake, showing quantity of Soles and 
other fish taken, which goes to prove that it is not a valuable ground for 
sizeable soles as has been stated. 
Date and description 
of net. 
trawl. 
4th Aug., 1892... 
1ith Aug., 1892... 
20th May, 1893... 
2st June, 1893... 
roth July, 1893... 
PUSty | Ulya LSOQs sn. 
18th Sept., 1893... 
Fish trawl, 7-in. mesh, 
gth Oct., 1893... 
Shrimp trawl. 
16th Oct., 
16th Nov., 1893... 
22nd Jan., 
24th Feb., 1894... 
13th Mar., 1894... 
2nd Apr., 1894... 
roth Apr., 1894... 
21st May, 1804... 
Sth June, 1894... 
Fish trawl, 7-in. mesh. 
21st June, 
Duration 
18Q8'... 
1894... 
1894... 
Quantity 
of haul. in 
quarts, 
TOU ae 7 
ise 3 
Daan 3 
hs die 2 
ea) 3 
ese 6 
Teese 5 
I 49 = 
boy 7 
55) 3 
i, I 
ro I 
Ta I 
aa 2 
I 45 3 
I G5 I 
Toy { 
40 min. 
of shrimps 
Quantity of fish, 
Average 
Quantity length of 
other than soles. of soles. soles in 
inches. 
1,114 (undersized) ... — ..... — 
1,106 i — = 
228 5 -— ~- 
569 3 = = 
1,212 “a — — 
950 “5 6 44 
801 a4 _ — 
= I 11 
1,129 (undersized) ... — ‘ae = 
37° ” = 
156 ‘9 - — 
210 3 — 
220 % — 
63 9 == = 
97 ” 38) 4 
208 56 6 34 
120 ” 4 5 
; a1 
18 a I 135 
