'Holt — Survey of Fishing Grounds, West Coast of Ireland, 385 



Station 165. 221 Hooks. Conger Bait. Boivn 2|- hours in day-time. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 32: — Eound Fish, 5 (viz. 1 Haddock, 1 Hake, 

 2 Ling) ; Skate, 3 ; Dogfish, 24 (Small-spotted Dog, Black-mouthed Dogs, Picked Dogs 

 and Topes). 



Average per 100 hooks : — Any sort of Fish, 14 — ; Eound Fish, 5 + ; Skate, 1 + ; 

 Dogfish, 10 f. ♦ * * 



68 Hooks. Whiting Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 14 :— Round Fish (Ling), 2; Dogfish, 12 (Black- 

 mouthed Dog, Picked Dogs, and Topes). 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 20 + ; Ling, 2 + ; Dogfish, 17+. 



17 Hooks. Plaice Bait. 

 Gross number of Fish caught, 3 : — Eound Fish (Ling), 1, Picked Dogs, 2. 

 Average per 100 hooks : — Any sort of Fish, 17 ; Ling, 5 + ; Dogfish 11 +. 



Station 171. 34 Hooks. Plaice Bait. Doivn all night. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 10 : — Round Fish (Conger), 1 ; Skate, 2 ; Dogfish, 7 

 (Picked Dogs and Small-spotted Dogs). 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 29+; Conger, 2 + ; Skate, 5; Dog- 

 fish, 21. 



Station 191. 51 Hooks. Plaice Bait. Down all night. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 18 : — Round Fish (Conger), 4 ; Skate, 1 ; Dogfish. 

 13 (Nurse Hounds, Topes, and small Spotted Dogs). 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 35; Conger, 8 — ; Skate, 2+; Dog- 

 fish, 25. 



Station 195. 51 Hooks. Plaice Bait. Down all night. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 8 : — Round Fish, 7 ; 1 Cod, 1 Ling, 5 Conger ; Dog- 

 fish, 1. 



Average per 100 hooks : — Any sort of Fish, 16- ; Round Fish, 14- ; Dogfish, 2-. 



Station 200. 51 Hooks. Plaice Bait. Down in day-time. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 10 :— Round Fish (Ling), 1 ; Skate, 1 ; Dogfish, 8 

 (Tope, Picked Dogs, and Small-spotted Dogs). 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 20-; Ling, 2-; Skate, 2-; Dog- 

 fish, 16 -. * * * 



459 Hooks. Conger Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 61 : — Round Fish, 15, viz. 2 Cod, 12 Ling, 1 Conger 

 Skate, 20 ; Dogfish, 26, as before. 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of fish, 11 + ; Round Fish, 3 + ; Skate, 4 + ; 

 Dogfish, 5 +. 



