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FISHES AND FISHERIES OF THE IRISH SEA. 



1892. No. of Flukes. 



Sept. i6th... 290 ... 195 over jib Pillar Buoy, Hilbre Swash. 



95 under ,, .. ,, ,, 



Sept. 3oth... 376 ... 170 over ,, .. Horse Channel (bottom end). 



1893. 206 under ,, ... ,, ,, 

 Feb. 1 4th... 59 ... 21 over ,, ...Crosby Channel. 



38 under ,, ... ,, 



June 1 8th... 248 ... 156 over ,, . .Horse Channel. 



92 under ,, ... ,, ,, 



(Liverpool salesmen^ 

 on board ) 



Totals 



... 1,997 932 over ,{lb. each. 

 1,065 under ,, ,, 



Horse Channel. 



With 7-inch Mesh Eight Hauls. 



80 over jib Outside Mersey Buoy. 



40 under ,, ... ,, ,, 



77 over ,, ... ,, ,, 



under ,, ... ,, 



over ,, 



under ,, 



10 over ,, ... ,, ,, 



3 under ,, . ,, ,, 



73 over ,, ...Formby Channel. 



7 under ,, ... ,, ,, 



58 over ,, 



15 under ,, 



62 over ,, 



57 under ,, 



over ,, 



Outside Formby Channel. 



? j 



Horse Channel. 



> > 



Formby Pillar Buoy. 



Totals ... 1,557 1,269 over jib. each. 

 288 under ,, ,, 



(5.) Two further hauls with the 7-inch mesh were as follows : 



( Average weight of Fish over 



June 2oth 291 ... 227 over jib. jib. was 6oz. 



(ist Haul). 71 under ,, j Average weight of Fish under 



\ jib. was 3^02. 



Weight of ist Haul, loolbs. 



June 2oth 372 t ... 287 over jib. 



(2nd Haul). 85 under ,, 



Weight of 2nd Haul, 



