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THE ZOOLOGIST 



No. 846. ^December 15th. 1911. 



SOME FISH-NOTES FROM GREAT YARMOUTH 

 FOR 1911. 



By Arthur H. Patterson. 



Notwithstanding the extraordinarily fine weather which 

 characterized the summer and autumn of 1911, fishes, rare or 

 interesting, such as we might have expected under existing con- 

 ditions, were conspicuously absent. I have pleasure, however, 

 in adding a Skate, which I take to be a good species, hitherto 

 unrecorded for Norfolk, viz. the Sandy Ray. 



One or two common species, at the beginning and at the 

 latter part of the year, put in an appearance in remarkable 

 numbers, affording local amateur fishermen considerable sport. 

 An inset of Codlings was a marked feature of January. For two 

 consecutive days I noted the number taken from the Britannia 

 Pier : the summary which follows may be of some interest : — 



Wednesday, 4th January. 



Mr. Stone 18 Codfish . . . Weight, 44 lb. 



Mr. Fuller 6 „ „ 20 „ 



Mr. Salmon 5 „ „ 14 „ 



Thursday, 5th January. 



Mr. Brown 3 Codfish ... Weight, 12 lb. 



Mr. Chappel ... 20 „ „ 50 „ 



Mr. Dalinger ... 14 „ „ 35 ,, 



Mr. D'Olier 10 „ „ 25 „ 



Mr. Carr 10 „ „ 27 „ 



Mr. Rolling 9 „ „ 20 „ 



Mr. Sweet 6 „ „ 19 „ 



Total 266 lb. 

 Zool. 4th ser. vol. XV., December, 1911. 2 M 



