53 



5 +, 6+, 7 + 



Average size : 



Female Crawfish. 



Size in inches I +, 2 +, 3+, 4+, 

 Hard old shell . . . . . . i 



Hard new shell 

 Soft old shell 

 Soft new shell 

 In berry 

 In eyed berry 



Total number of females : i. Average number per haul 



') -sag- 



Average size : 4-75. 



Total number of males and females : 92 



5 703- 



Average number per haul : 6-571. 



In catches of crawfish made by local fishermen and estimated 

 by them to be above 4,000, were only 20 to 30 females, some 

 of them in berry. 



No. 42. 



Date : 5/9/13. Number of hauls : 8. 



Locality : Milnerton, opposite the hotel, about ^ mile off 

 shore. 



Condition of sea : At first calm, with slight E. wind ; then 

 heavy rain and strong S.E. wind. 



Depth : 7 fathoms. Temperature : 53°. 



Condition of bottom : Rocky and weed-grown. 



Male Crawfish. 



Size in inches I +, 2+, 3+, 4+, 5+, 6+, 7 + 

 Hard old shell . . 19 i 5 i 3 



Hard new shell 

 Soft old shell 

 Soft new shell 



Total number of males : 29. Average number per haul : 

 3 -625. 



Average size : 3 -232. 



Female Crawfish. 



Size in inches i +, 2 +, 3 +, 

 Hard old shell . . 6 i 



Hard new shell 

 Soft old shell 

 Soft new shell 

 In berry 

 In eyed berry 

 [C.P. 6-'i4.] 



4+, 5 +, 6+, 7 + 



