•384 Scientific Proceedings, Royal Dublin Society. 



Stations 136 to 241.— SS. " Harlequin." 1891. 



Station 136. 170 Hooks. Mackerel Bait. Down 2 hours in day-time. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 69 : — Round Fish, 46 (viz. 5 Cod, 1 Haddock, 32 

 €oal-fish, 3 Ling, 5 Conger) ; Skate, 15 ; Dogash, 8 (Small-spotted Dogs, Picked Dogs, 

 and Tope). 



Average per 100 hooks :— Any sort of Fish, 40 + ; Eound Fish, 27 ; Skate, 8 + ; 

 Dogfish, 4+. * * * 



102 Hooks. Conger Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 13 :— Round Fish (Coal-fish), 11 ; Dogfish, 2 (small 

 Spotted Dog and Tope). 



Average per 100 hooks : — Any sort of Fish, 12 + ; Coal-fish, 10 + ; Dogfish, 2. 



Note. — The bones were not removed from the conger, and the baits were cut rather 

 large. Many came up on the hooks untouched. 



Station 141. 272 hooks. Conger Bait. Down 4^ hours in day-time. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 20 :— Eound Fish, 8 (viz. 2 Cod, 4 Coalfish, 2 Ling) ; 

 Skate, 7 ; Dogfish, 4 (Small-spotted Dogs and Tope). 



Average per 100 hooks :— Any sort of Fish, 7; Round Fish, 2 + ; Skate, 2+; 

 Dogfish, 2. 



Station 150. 170 Hooks. Whiting Bait. Doivn 3 hours in day-time. 

 Gross number of Fish caught, 13 :— Round Fish, 7 (viz. 6 Ling, 1 Conger) ; Skate, 6. 



Average per 100 hooks .-—Any sort of Fish, 7 + ; Round Fish, 4; Skate, 3 +. 

 * * * 



290 Hooks. Conger Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 17 :— Round Fish, 14 (viz. 1 Cod, 2 Coal-fish, 

 11 Ling) ; 2 Skate ; 1 Picked Dog. 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 5 + ; Round Fish, 4+; Skate, 1-; 

 Dogfish, 1 — . 



Station 155. 560 Hooks. Conger Bait. Down 2j hours in day-time. 

 Gross number of Fish caught, 15 :— Round Fish, 15, viz. 1 Cod, 14 Ling. 

 Average per 100 hooks : — Round Fish, 2 +. 



Station 161. 35 Hooks. Plaice and Pollock Bait. Doivn all night. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 9 :— Round Fish, 5 (viz. 1 Pollack, 4 Conger) ; 

 Skate, 2 ; Dogfish, 2 (Picked Dogs). 



Average per 100 hooks :— Any sort of Fish, 25 ; Round Fish, 14 ; Skate, 5 ; Dog- 

 fish, 5. 



Note. — One large Grey Skate seized a dogfish already hooked. 



