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1 II V e r t e h v a t o s e a u g li t . 

 Molta'sca: — -Xiiciild. S(((j)]i((inl('r IhjntirhiH (feeding on 

 Niicula), Mnrf}-(( sfiiltoniiii, ]*>iaiiim(>hu( sp., Xatica catena 

 (one specimen var. <dha), IjoVkjo media (\ev\ numerous), 

 St'piola afhiiiticd, Hoii.sid iii((<-ri)s()iii(K I'liiliiir (ipcrfa, Xatica 

 spawn. 



Crustacea : — ( 'i>yi/.st(s, I'ortin/Ks, Ati'li'ci/chis hctcyoiioti. 



EcHiNODERMs : — OpJiiiint spp., Astcyia.s nihois, Kcliiiiiin 

 cHculentiia and E. miliaria. 



•lust oiilside Fislio'VKu-d ]iay, in watei' of Ki', lo "20 

 failionis, we had another haul witli ihc shrimp trawl on 

 tlic 'J4tli •June. The results were: — 



Dabs : 2, T^in. to 9in. 



A^dlI<ill<i• : 4, T.', ill. to Hill. 



I\<t!<i iiiiiciihitd : '2, 14.\iu. to 1').' in. 



Sand eel : 1, (iin. 



Onus ti-icirrlinfn : •'!, (iiu. 



(i/k/iis nil II itt us : '■'>'■). ■Iiii. t(» oin. 



Sliiliii ])s ; 1 specimen. 



('(inioinjiiiiis Jijra : not ahnndaiil. 

 The invert(d)rates weie very few indeed. One 

 specimen of Pasijilica aivado was taken : LoVkjo media was 

 numerous ; Pcctcii opcrcidariH, Ecliin.a.s c.Hciilcuiii.s and 

 E. miliaris were the only other invertebrates noticed. 



It is interestino- to compare the three closed areas : 

 Luce IJay, Hlackpool Closed Ground, and Fishguard Wax. 

 Ill tlie former \\ c have a rich fish fauna (ricli in poiiil 

 of inpnber and species) and a peculiar distribution of 

 plaice and oilier flat fishes in respect of sizes plaic(> of 

 all sizes beino- found on Ihc same shallow-watei' area. 

 lilack])ool ('1os(m1 (xround presents a o'l'cat abundance of 

 individuals beloiif^-ing' to a very few sjx'cies, and (his 

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