Holt — Survey of Fishing Grounds, West Coast of Ireland. 273 



April 20. 



Station 166.— 28 miles off ACHIL HEAD. 

 minutes. 18 foot Beam. 



Gross No. 

 1 

 3 

 2 

 8 

 47 

 1 large. 

 1 



Scorpcena dactyloptera, 



Haddock, 



Ling, 



3facrurus Icsvis, 



Witcli, ■ ■ 



Conger, 



Sandy Eay, 



154 fathoms. Sand. 2 hours 45 

 No. Mature. No. Immature. 





 3 

 2 



44 



i 



Invertebrates. — Urchins {Cidaris papillata and Spatangus rascAii) very abundant* 

 A few sea-cucumbers (if. tremula) . 



April 21. 



Station 167.— BLACKSOD BAY. 3 to 4 fathoms. Sand. Naturalist's and 

 Shrimp Trawls. 



Armed Bull Head, 

 Plaice, 



Common Dab, 

 Freckled Goby, &c. 



Invertebrates. — Sponges {G. compressa) 

 varieties). Brittle Stars (C. lacertosa). Idotea. 

 Hermits in shells of periwinkles (i. littorea and L. littoralis). 

 of Natica. Squid {Sepiola). 



All small. 



Common Starfish (red and violet 

 Shrimps (C. vulgaris and C.faseiatus). 

 Fhiline aperta. Eggs 



Invertebrates. — Hydroids {A. antennina, Sertidaria, and Sertularella) . Common 

 Starfish. Lingthorn. Senricia sanguinolenta. Brittle Stars {OpMothrix). Urchins 

 {E. miliaris). Worms {Chmtopterus, Spirorbis, Terehella, etc.). Gammarids, Hennits 

 in Turritella and other shells with sponge [Suberites domunculiis) . Shrimps. Spider 

 Crabs {_H. araneus and H. coarctatus) . Edible Crabs. Eazor Shells [S. ensis) . Horse 

 Mussels. Scallops (P. 0j5«'Ci(?«m). Oysters (very large) . Fhiline aperta. Ascidians 

 (C. intestinalis, etc., and Botrylloides). 



^ Raia microcellata (Mont). 



