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employed was a trawl with a 30-feet beam and with 7-inch 

 meshes throughout. Trawling was continued all day 

 from 7 a.m. to 5-30 p.m., and the meteorological conditions 

 throughout were fairly constant. There was a fresh 

 breeze from X.AV. during the whole day. The sea was 

 nearly smooth and the weather was fine. The barometer 

 varied from 30'7 to 30-5, the air temperature from 9°C'. 

 to 11*6°C., and the surface temperature of the sea from 

 11-2°C. to 11-6°C. The results of the hauls are given in 

 the following Table. 



Results of 6 Hauls in Luce Bay on October 21st, 1902. 



The area trawled over is shown in the accompanying 

 sketch chart, where the positions, directions and lengths 

 of the six hauls are marked. It will be seen that they are 

 restricted to a narrow strip round the west and north sides 

 of the bay. The depth was very uniform, 4 to 6 fathoms, 

 and the bottom everywhere consisted of sand. The area 

 was, in fact, a limited one, where the physical conditions 



