FISHES AND FISHERIES OF THE IRISH SEA. 



Date. 



2nd Feb., 1900 



2nd Feb., 1900 



6th Feb., 1901 



jgth Mar., 1901 



1 5th May, 1901 



2oth May, 1901 



2oth May, 1901 



24th July, 1901 



Number of 

 undersized seafish. 



4>55 2 



i, 060 



13,161 



5,378 



95 6 

 2 >43 



414 



980 



It should be remembered with regard to this ground that shrimpers would make several 

 hauls per day if it were not closed. The fish taken in the shrimp trawl chiefly comprise soles, 

 plaice, dabs, codling, whiting, ray, and haddock. 



The number of young soles on this ground keeps increasing. 



On Blackpool Closed Ground line fishing is the main industry of the fishermen during 

 the winter months. 



IX. Result of some hauls made in Heysham Lake, showing- quantity of Soles and 

 other fish taken, which goes to prove that it is not a valuable ground for 

 sizeable soles as has been stated. 



Date and description 

 of net. 



Shrimp trawl. 



4th Aug., 1892... 



nth Aug., 1892... 



2Oth May, 1893... 



2ist June, 1893... 



loth July, 1893... 



2ist July, 1893... 



1 8th Sept., 1893... 



Fish trawl, 7-111. mesh. 



9th Oct., 1893... 



Shrimp trawl. 



i6th Oct., 1893... 



1 6th Nov., 1893... 



22nd Jan., 1894... 



24th Feb., 1894... 



i3th Mar., 1894... 



2nd Apr., 1894... 



xoth Apr., 1894... 



2ist May, 1894... 



8th June, 1894... 



Fish trawl, 7-111. mesh. 



2ist June, 1894... 



Duration 

 of haul. 



Quantity 

 of shrimps 



in 

 quarts. 



Quantity of fish, 

 other than soles. 



1,114 (undersized) 



1,106 ,, 



228 

 5 6 9 



1,212 ,, 



95 



801 



Quantity 

 of soles. 



23 



6 



Average 



length of 

 soles in 

 inches. 



ii 



18 



