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FISHES AND FISHERIES OF THE IRISH SEA. 



III. Result of a few hauls with an experimental fish trawl of 6-inch mesh and 25 

 feet trawl beam on Blackpool Closed Ground, showing 1 that it is destructive 

 to Plaice and other Flukes. 



Date. 



nth July, 1893 

 6th Sept., 1894 

 i yth Sept., 1894 

 25111 Sept., 1894 

 8th April, 1896 

 1 4th April, 1896 

 8th Sept., 1896 

 i yth Sept., 1896 

 ist October, 1896 



IV. Result of some short hauls with an experimental trawl net of 7-inch mesh and 25 

 feet beam, showing- that the 7-inch mesh is quite small enoug-h to take Plaice. 

 Other Flukes not included in this table. 



Near Mersey Bar. 



Horse Channel (bottom end). 



) > > 



Off Formby Pillar Buoy. 

 Near Zebra Buoy. 



Near Formby Pillar Buoy. 



i > 



Horse Channel (outer part). 

 Horse Channel (bottom end). 



... Off Formby Pillar Buoy. 



