Taste V.—Showing the ratio of Immature Fishes to 
Shrimps in the average monthly catches (Tables III. 
and IY.) taken on the Mersey Shrimping Grounds :— 
AREA A. AREA B. 
be ae | SOLEs. | PLAICE. | WHITING. | Sones. | PLAICE. | WHITING. 
~~", | per Qt. | per Qt.| per Qt. | per Qt. | per Qt. | per Qt. 
| Shrimps Shrimps) Shrimps. Shrimps|Shrimps.’ Shrimps. 
January esl 35-1 11:8 Lf | S49 5 
February 31 45°3 27-5 0) 1432 48°3 
March Spal 40:8 22-4 30-2 B67 12-7 
April 3:0 47°9 B14 2°5 20-9 ily 
May ASF 25°5 O35 ye ose: 20°7 13 
dnmaey see aaa) | ET 29 8:2 4-7 22°6 0-8 
July | 6:2 32-2 (Als) | 19°3 61-9 8:3 
August... ...| 6°9 23°5 82-7 | 0-6 3-1 43-7 
September 4:6 65-4 59-5 1:8 5 5 
October... 2-4 13°8 341 0-3 8:3 4-6 
November O-2 40-4 37-6 8:3 31:4 | ) 
December 0) 14 a) 10-0 81:9 | 5 
Taste VI.—Shewing the Average Hauls made with a 
Shrimp Trawl during the 8rd quarters of the years 1893 
1899 on the Burbo Bank Shrimping Ground (Area A) :— 
th aa] | | | | 
L < n a | el : oo par Nanos: 
; oo Se 2 S| | = ap| g| al = la 2 
Deke: C4) B85 |8S| 84 [Seledlad| ad lgzlee 82 
Ss) a5 ge| 25 Belssclss zties Es 
A2sa\|n SF At! Me AatMelna| Oe Galea b= 
| | | 
1893—3rd quarter...; 8 | 139 17 (16358 2045) 282) 35 | 4391 | 549' 6330 | 791 
1894— 3rd quarter...| 13 | 220 (17 6073 | 467) 203) 16 13067 |1005 13667 1051 
1s9—Srquater. revel NCS (18 6401 | 711] 197| 22 | 7443 | 827|15996 |1777 
1896—3rd quarter...| 4 | 17-25 | 4:3) 2545 | 636) 107| 27 | 2300 | 575] 5265 |1316 
1897—3rd quarter...) 3| 8 2-6 1963 | 654] 259) 86 | 945 | 315 1336 | 445 
1898 —3rd quarter...| 14 | 114°5 8 2657 | 190.238C'170 11680 | 834 12996 | 928 
1899-—3rd quarter...| 18 | 338 19 3171 | 1762615/145 | 9325 | 518 18333 1018 
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