Holt — Survey of Fishing Grounds, West Coast of Ireland. 261 



Station 123. 

 48 foot Beam. 



March 21, 1891. 

 -BALLINSKELLIGS BAY. 35 to 27 fathoms. Sand. 1 hour. 



Grey Gurnard, 



"Whiting, 



Brill, 



Turbot, 



Plaice, 



Lemon Dab, 



Common Sole, 



Small- spotted Dog, 



Grey Skate, 



Spotted Bay, 



Thornback, . 



Gross No. No. Mature. No. Immature. 



1 

 2 

 1 

 8 

 1 

 56 

 1 

 2 

 4 

 1 



6 

 1 

 2 

 1 



7 



48 



*2 

 4 

 



Invertebrates. — Common Starfish. Common Squids {L.forhesii). 



March 23. 



Station 124.— 50 MILES W. OF BOLUS HEAD 

 25 foot Beam. 2 hours. 



Gross No. No. Mature. 



Scorpcena dactyloptera, . 3 



Hake, ... 1 1 



Witch, ... 7 7 



Macrurus Imvis, . . 1 



220 fathoms. White Coral. 



No. Immature. 

 3 

 

 

 



Invertebrates, — White Coral {Lopliohelia proUfera}), with associated Hydroids, 

 Annelids, and Polyzoans {Retipora). Brittle Stars {0. liitkeni). Urchins (Echinus, 

 Spatangus raschii, and Cidaris papillata). Sea Cucumbers [S, tremula). 



March 23. 



Station 125.— 40 MILES W. of BOLUS HEAD 

 Beam. 



Gross No 

 Angler, . . .1 



Piper, 



115 fathoms. 1 hour. 18 foot 



No. Mature. 

 1 

 

 2 

 

 



No. Immature. 

 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



Hake, 

 Witch, 

 Sandy Bay, 



A large stone came up nearly to the surface, and then broke through the net. No 

 fish were seen to escape. 



Invertebrates, — Common Starfish (one). OpMothrix lutketii. Astropecten ? 

 Urchins {S. raschii and G. papillata). Hydroid [Eudendrium ?) 



1 This coral appears to be new to the Irish Fauna. 



