of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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There were also taken one thornback ray, two picked dogfish, three 

 anglers, and six argentines (probably A. silus). Another haul was made 

 in the same place, the record of which is incomplete, there being a very 

 heavy sea which made working difficult. It lasted five hours, and the 

 catch consisted of four baskets of large haddocks, half a basket of 

 seconds (or mediuro), and one of small, one basket of whitings, and two 

 of megrims and witches. 



The vessel then steamed on the 16th forty miles further north-east, 

 making about 250 miles from Buchanness, and midway between the 

 coast of Norway and the north of Shetland. The shot consisted of two 

 baskets of large haddocks, 5 of seconds, j of thh-ds, two of whitings, 

 and three of "flats" (megrims and witches), and also 145 picked 

 dogfishes. 



As the fishing thus continued to be unsatisfactory, about fifty-seven 

 miles were run to the westward, and the trawl dropped in 85 fathoms, 

 twenty-two miles (afterwards determined by log) E. of Flugga Light. 

 A four hours' drag yielded two baskets of lai-ge haddocks, two of 

 seconds, and j of thirds, and also 113 marketable megrims ; the "ofial " 

 was not enumerated. Another drag for an hour (with the small- 

 meshed net around the cod-end), yielded 128 fishes, of which 99 were 

 marketable, viz., four cod, 36 haddocks, six whitings, one ling, six 

 saithe, eight grey gurnards, and 38 megrims. The unmarketable com- 

 prised one lemon sole, 21 megrims, three long rough dabs, and four sandy 

 rays. The contents of the small-meshed net, which were preserved in 

 foimaline, were as follows, and I give the sizes : — 



Outside the small-meshed net, enveloping its end, was a net with still 

 smaller meshes (6 mm.) which contained nothing. 



