Holt — Survey of Fishing Grounds, West Coast of Ireland. 239 



June 13. 



Station 37.— OFF CLEGGAN BAT. 25 min. 25 foot Beam. 18 fathoms. Shells, 

 stones, and rocks. 



Plaice, 



Small-spotted Dog, . 

 Spotted Eay, 



I nvertebrates. — Sponges. 

 Trawl hitched twice. 



Gross No. 

 2 

 1 

 2 



No. Mature. 

 



No. Immature. 

 2 (small). 



Urchins {E. esculentus). Sun-star (*S', papposa) 



June 13. 

 37a.— Tow Nets. OFF THE BILLS. 



June 13. 

 37b.— OFF ACHILL HEAD. 



A Short Sun-fish shot by Mr. Green. Length, 77J inches. Circumference in front 

 of fins 99 inches. From tip of dorsal to tip of ventral fin, 99 inches. 



Station 38. 



June 13. 

 -BLACKSOD BAY. Fine sand. 1^ 

 Gross No. No. ]^ 



Plaice, . . .28 



Lemon Dab, . . .4 

 Dab, .... 4 



Common Sole, . . 9 



Worm Pipe-fish, . .2 



Small spotted Dog, . . 5 



Thornback, . . .2 



I nvertebrates. — Sponges. Suherites 

 fingers. {Alcyonium, deep orange variety). 



2 



domunculiis with Hermits. Deadmen's 

 Common Starfish. Lingthorns {Luidia). 



Henricia sanguinolenta. Brittle stars (6>. albida and 0. pentaphyllum). Urchins {E. 

 miliaris). Nereis. Fsamathe. Galathoea nexa. Hermits i^as^Turritella, Nassa, and 

 iVa^ica shells). Spider crabs {H. coarctatus and S. rostratus). Edible crabs. Oyster 

 shells. 'Roxse mussels {M. modiola). Venus. ^ca\\.QT^s [P. operciilaris) . Eazor shells 

 {Solen ensis, (Sfc). Fhiline aperta. Velutina laevigata. Eggs of Squid. Ciona intes- 

 tinalis, S;c. Botrylhcs. 



1 Hard, white sand, interrupted by tracts of weeds. 



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