94 
XI. Record of some observations made, 1892-1894, on Burbo Bank, with the shrimp 
trawl (Mersey pattern), showing how destructive shrimp trawling is to sea 
of 25 feet in length are allowed) from the Liverpool Fisheries sailing boat, which is of the size 
The shrimpers often make 
FISHES AND FISHERIES OF THE IRISH SEA. 
Date. 
16th Sept., 1893 ... 
25th Sept., 1893 ... 
Nov., 1893 ... 
19th July, 1894 ... 
20th July, 1894 ... 
20th July, 1894 ... 
24th Aug., 1894 ... 
24th July, 1895 ... 
17th June, 1896 
28th Oct., 1896 
14th July, 1897 . 
roth Aug., 1897 
24th Aug,, 1897 
14th Sept., 1897... 
27th Jan., 18908 .. 
15th Sept., 1898 .. 
21st Oct., 1898 ... 
29th Oct., 1808 ... 
tith Aug., 1899 .. 
5th April, 1900 .. 
21st May, 1901 
4th July, rgot... 
roth July, rgot ... 
Station. 
Lune Deeps 
Off Ribble 
Lune Deeps 
Off Jumbo Buoy 
Nelson Buoy 
Mersey Bar 
Horse Channel 
Lune Deeps 
Solway Firth 
Lune Deeps 
Off St. Bees {Head 
Lune Deeps 
Off Shore Grounds 
Off Nelson Buoy 
Lune Deeps 
Beaumaris Bay 
Mersey Bar 
Near Isle of Man 
Carnarvon Bay 
Off Nelson Buoy 
Cardigan Bay 
fish, other than shrimps. 
These trials were made with a shrimp trawl having a beam only 21 feet in length (beams 
Duration of No. of 
Haul. Soles. 
nee NOUS ake TO 
Die! Oe eetcide tO 
2A 5 10 
Ie 5 3 
2 aa 10 
2 Me 12 
2 5 13 
1 ee Il 
rt ” T3 
ee ee 15 
Lat, ss 6 
TE 4, 15 
I 56 8 
Dep. 17 
4 ” 5 
eo 2 es 6 
aE oy 9 
i? ae 6 
1} ” if 
3 ii 
I a nee 
2 It 
2 AS 58 
usually employed in shrimp trawling in our Southern Division. 
four or five drags in a day. 
The fish taken in the hauls enumerated below were chiefly soles, 
plaice, dabs, whiting, codling, and ray. 
No. of other 
Quarts Food Shrimp 
Date Time of Fish Trawlers at 
ea net down. Se under work on 
Shrimps. 2 ; 
4 0%. this ground 
at same time. 
1892. 
ulyne7thiee ss Di US Minl. Sera 205 25 
ape Meith ene fs 2) eens ORO) sees NOMCKURV NS 
Aug. 13th... 3 Syme O02 ue ” 
pe sid-.meenOUKS Sto SP ead Ohfshiihy sro aS 
Average length or 
weight of Soles 
taken. 
LOMM WL 2ROZSs 
TOM lay eins: 
Orion WAY 39 
A eos LOZSs 
TH yes LS 
II yy 14h 55 
Rey Dy fa ah 
T2 ins 
LOo 5a) TO 
LO’ so eer ia 
Omen MIESE Sp 
Si ae ss 
Tos ,, I6z ,, 
Il ,, 4 ” 
SR eS mates 
Oey aia sar 
Ot », I4 55 
SP sare US} =lon 
CP ae ON Go 
TOs) p LO 
oT a LI Gp 
OY ee tcl! oe 
REMARKS 
. Soles and plaice alive 
others dead. 
» »” ” 
Fish dead or dying ex- 
cept soles and plaice. 
... Fish dead except some 
soles and a few of the 
larger plaice, 
