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543 fishes, of which 348 were marketable, viz., 25 codhng, 212 haddocks, 

 two turbot, one plaice, 42 lemon soles, eighteen megrims, 22 witches, 

 22 common dabs, and four grey skates. The unmarketable fishes con- 

 sisted chiefly of haddocks, whitings, gurnards, and long rough dabs. 

 The small-meshed net was torn ; it contained 96 whitings, sixteen 

 haddocks, two codlings, two four-bearded rocklings, 44 long rough dabs, 

 one pogge, one Liparis, fourteen common dabs, and one lemon dab. 



In Aberdeen Bay five hauls were made in from six to twenty fathoms, 

 the actual time of trawling occupying thirteen hours and five minutes. 

 The number of fishes caught was large, viz., 15,453, of which 10,724 

 were marketable and 4729 unmai'ketable, as follows : — 



There were also in these hauls one spotted ray, ten pogges, one 

 gemmeous dragonet, ten anglers, and one solenette. 



One of the drags was made for one hour and thirty-five minutes with 

 the small-meshed net around the cod-end, and six basketfuls of small 

 fish were taken, chiefly whitings and common dabs. Only part of these 

 were envimerated and measured. 



The fish landed on the morning of the 7th November from the hauls 

 mentioned amounted to 102g cwts., and realised =£83 12s. lOd. The 

 quantities, in cwts. , were as follows : — 



The first of the hauls in the Moray Firth was made in 23 to 24 

 fathoms, off Lybster on 8th November, for four hours, and 1922 fishes 

 were caught, of which 546 were marketable, mostly whiting, codling, and 

 lemon soles. The unmarketable fishes consisted chiefly of dabs, gurnards, 

 and haddocks, and included 36 anglers. A haul for an hour and five 

 minutes was then made on Smith Bank in 26 fathoms ; but only 150 

 fishes were taken in the otter-tx'awl, of which 94 were marketable, viz., 

 six cod, fifteen codling, six haddocks, thirteen plaice, twenty lemon soles, 

 and thirty-four common dabs ; the unmarketable fishes consisted almost 

 entii-ely of gurnards and common dabs. 



