56 



3+: 

 I 



4+ = 



2 



5 +, 6 +, 7 + 



28. Average number per haul : 2 



Female Crawfish. 



Size in inches i -^ , 2 + , 

 Hard old shell 2 20 

 Hard new shell 

 Soft old shell 

 Soft new shell 

 In berry 

 In eyed berry 



Total number of females 



Average size : 2 -589. 



Total number of males and females : 57. Average size 



2.574- 



Average number per haul : 4-07. 



N.B. — A good many small crawfish escaped through the 

 meshes of the net, and therefore could not be registered. The 

 fisherman says that all big crawfish, especially females in berry, 

 are to be found in Camps Bay. 



No. 46. 



Date : 26/9/13. Number of hauls : 14. 

 Locality : Milnerton Beach, opposite the hotel, |- mile from 

 the shore. 



Condition of sea : Choppy ; slight north breeze ; misty. 

 Depth : 7 fathoms. Temperature : 54°. 

 Condition of bottom : Rocky and weed-grown. 



Male Crawfish. 



10 



+ , 



4+, 

 3 



5+ = 



7 + 



Size in inches i +, 2 + 

 Hard old shell 14 82 

 Hard new shell 

 Soft old shell 

 Soft new shell 



Total number of males : 109. Average number per haul 



7 •785- 



Average size : 2 -206. 



Female Crawfish. 



Size in inches i +, 2 +. 

 Hard old shell . . 20 

 Hard new shell 

 Soft old shell 

 Soft new shell 

 In berry (soft old i 7 



shell). 

 In eyed berry 



3+, 

 2 



4+, 5 +, 6+, 7 + 



