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Scientific Proceedings, Royal Dublin Society. 



Station 84.— GALWAT BAY. 

 Beam. Patent Net. 



Piper, 

 Haddock, 

 PoUack, 

 Common Dab, 

 Conger, 

 Smootli Hound, 



July 25. 

 24 fathoms. 



Gross No. 



1 



1 



1 



3 



2 large. 

 1 



Sand. 2 hours 15 minutes. 32 foot 



No. Mature. 

 1 



1 fine. 

 1 

 3 



No. 



Immature. 

 

 

 

 



Invertebrates. — Starfish [A. glacialis). Lingthorn (Z. savignii). Urchins 

 E. esculentus). Gorgonia verrucosa. Tritonia. No weeds in trawl. 



July 28. 



Station 85.— GAL WAT BAY. 19 to 15 fathoms. Sand. 2 hours. 32 foot Beam. 

 Patent Net. 



Gross No. No. Mature. No. Immature. 



Brill, ... 1 1 



Plaice, ... 12 12 



Comjnon Dab, . . 8 8 



Invertebrates. — Only 1 common starfish. No weeds in trawl. A few dabs 

 escaped. 



July 29. 



Station 86.— OFF INISHMAAN. 20 to 7 fathoms. Sand, shells and corals 



32 foot Beam. 



Gross No. No. 



John Dory, . . .1 



Brill, ... 1 



Plaice, ... 2 



Spotted Pay, . . 6 



Many seaweeds and nullipores in net. 

 Invertebrates. — Sponges Fachymatisma johnstoni (?), &c. Hydroids (^. anten- 

 nina). Anemone {Sag artiaminiata). Epizoanthiis. Deadmen's fingers (^. f%i<a<Mm). 

 Gorgonia verrucosa. Urchins (E. esculentus and E.Jlemingi). Starfish {A. rubens and 

 A. glacialis). Lingthorns {L. savignii and L. sarsii). Astropecten irregularis. 

 Brittle Stars [Ophioglypha lacertosa and Ophiothrix aculeata). Edible crabs. Spider 

 crabs [Stenorhynciis and Hyas). Scallops [Pecten). Eazor shells [S. cardila). 

 Cockles (cflrf?««»). Gaper (ilf?/ffl). Zamellaria. Whelks. Aporrhais, ^c. Ascidians 

 Botryllus). 



July 30. 

 Station 87.— OFF THE ARAN ISLANDS. 



Gross No. No- Mature. No. Immature. 



