24 Part ITL.— Twenty-third Annual Report 
The accompanying Table gives the particulars of the catches of the seven 
hauls combined. 
Cod. |Codling.| Had: Vee Coal- | tythe,| C™ | Turbot. | Brill 
1. 61 90 | 1,397 | 38 5 4 17 
IL. 21 | 1,474 | 46 4 . | 589 
Total |(° 6le\" tal Az ales Faigle ame! 4 17 
Lemon Black 
: -, 1 | Common Thorn- 
Plaice. Dake Sole Witch. 
Tab. Angler. aul Wrasse. 
I 1,196 37 4 2 26 7 1 
Ue 7 1,527 86 3 
Total | 1,203 37 4 2 | 1,553 86 10 1 
A haul was also made on the usual ground off Lossiemouth, in 17 
fathoms, for one hour and forty-five minutes. The catch consisted of 
605 fishes, 405 being marketable and 200 unmarketable, all the latter 
consisting of gurnards. There were 314 haddocks and 80 plaice ; about 
half of the haddocks were large and mediums, and half small, while all the 
plaice were large and mediums. In the hauls in Burghead Bay, and 
between it and Lossiemouth, several hundred squids and a few edible 
crabs were taken. 
The vessel then steamed to the Dornoch Firth, where a drag with the 
small-meshed net around the cod-end was made for an hour and five 
minutes in from 10 to 12 fathoms. The catch of both nets num- 
bered 1035 fishes, of which 697 were marketable, mostly of small 
haddocks (‘‘thirds”). The numbers of the various species were as 
follows :— 
Codling, - - - 3 | Plaice, - - =<) 12 
Haddock, - - 833 | Common Dab, - - 32 
Whiting, - - 133 | Gurnard, - - =i 22 
Another drag was made here, but the net had a twist on it, and only 133 
fishes were caught in the four hours that the haul lasted, 56 being 
marketable. 
The grounds off Lybster were then visited on 3rd October, and a drag 
taken for four hours and ten minutes in from 26 to 34 fathoms. The 
catch comprised 991 fishes, 400 being marketable and 591 unmarketable. 
Haddocks formed the bulk of the catch, numbering 811, of which only 
340 were marketable ; there were also 60 gurnards, 23 codlings, aud 58 
lemon dabs, as well as smaller numbers of other species. Two dog-fishes 
were taken in the net, and also a number of squids. 
The next place visited was Smith Bank, where a haul about the middle, 
in 19 and 20 fathoms, was taken for an hour and ten minutes, 
The cod-end contained an immense quantity of gurnards, which filled 
fifteen baskets. One which was counted contained 178 of various 
sizes, so that on this basis the total number would be about 2670. There 
