Holt — Survey of Fishing Grounds, West Coast of Ireland. 269 



April 14. 



Station 151.— LOUGH ATALIA, GAL WAY. Shore collecting at low tide. 



Freckled Gobies. \ ^ 



Young Freshwater Eels. > Very common in pools. 

 Gunnels. ) 



Prawns. Very numerous in Zostera Beds.i 

 Beds of young mussels around piers of bridge. 



April 15. 

 Stationl52.— GALWAYBAY. 15 fathoms. Sand. Shrimp Trawl. 20 minutes. 



Armed Bullhead, 

 Freckled Goby, 

 Dragonet, 

 Scaldfish,- 

 Common Dab, 

 Solanette, 



Gross No. No. Mature. No. Immature. 



26 



4 



17 



all small 



4 



12 



Invertebrates. — Hydroids. Common Starfish (violet variety). Brittle stars 

 {O.lacertosa). Astropecten irregularis. Zoece. ^^lA-exCxahs {Stenorhynchus). Mask 

 Cxahs{Corystes). Hermits (in iVa^ica shells). ^caRo'^s [P. opercularis). Dog Whelks, 

 Periwinkles {S. littoralis). Scaphander Ugnarius. Squids {Sepiola). 



April 15. 

 Station 153.— GAL WAY BAY. 17 to 19 fathoms. Soft mud. 2 hours. 48 foot 



Beam. 



Gross No. No. Mature. No. Immature. 



Invertebrates. — Hydroids [Antenniilaria antennina). Deadmen's fingers {Alcyo- 

 nium). Starfish [A. rubens, violet, and A. glacialis). Brittle Stars (0. lacertosa). 

 Astropecten irregularis. Mask Crabs {Corystes). Swimming Crabs. Spider Crabs 

 (Maia squinado, S. rostratus, and Inachus dorsettiensis). Scallops (P. opercularis). 

 Whelks. Eggs of Whelk. Ascidians. 



1 These beds seem to furnish the supply of prawns for the Corrib river anglers. 



2 We were informed by the Galway fishermen that we should catch great numbers 

 of very young turbot and brill here. Perhaps they so designate small scaldfish. 



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