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The laro-er fish wore therefore 27*3 per cent, of the 

 total quaniity caup^ht. 



The largest dab caught was 15f inches. 



The largest floundei' caught Avas IT| inches. 

 Both were riniisiially large fishes. 



A tiirbot was also taken which measured -JO.y inches 

 and Aveighed 20 lbs. 



Dabs an d P 1 a i c e . 



Except in the single haul with the shrimp net com- 

 paratively few dabs were caught. The ratio of dabs to 

 plaice was 1 : 25. 



I^he usual P h y s i c a 1 ( ) b s e r v a t ions were 

 taken. These were:- - 



IViii,^ : N.W., light to fresh. 



WcaiJicr : Rainy and dull at first, fine later, 



Sm Trnipcratiiir : 10-1° C. to 11-8° C. 



Air Tciiipcnitiin- : 4(r F. to 55° F. 



Specific iiniritji of' thr sea water at tjie aiirfaec : 1026*3 

 to 1026-4. 



Transjiarenci/ of the sea water : 16 to 18 ft. 



Invertebrates taken in the nets. 



Simple and compound Ascidians (very numerous). 



^foLLUSCA: — Mactra stultoruni, Pecten opereidaris. 

 Modiolus, Eolis sp., Lolifio media (common), L. ruhiaria (7 

 specimens), Bucciuum, Fusus and Cyprina (dead shells). 



( 'RrsTACEA : Pandalus annuUcornis, Crangon vulgaris, 

 Cancer pagiiriis, ( 'areinxs nuenas, Portmias holsatus, P. puher, 

 iStenorhtjiichus lougirostris, Porce.Uana longiconiis, Eupagurus 

 hcrnhardm, Homarus vulgaris, Hi/as araneus. 



PoLYzoA : — Flustra was taken and other encrusting 

 forms were observed l)ut not identified. 



EcHiNODERMAT.\ : SoUtster papposus, Ophiura spp., 



