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inches) in the Forth in 1890 and 1891, yet it may be only 

 a coincidence. 



The next in number are the dabs with a total of 3,547 or 

 33^ per haul. Of these 1,865 or 17 per haul were saleable and 

 1,682 or ] 6 per haul unsaleable. A similar increment to that 

 of the plaice has therefore occurred on the figures of last year, 

 though no special weight need be put on this variation. The 









1890. 















Dah, 









No. of 









Under 





Average 



Hauls 



Jan. 



Feb. 



12-15 in. 



7-11 in. 



7 in. 



Total 



per Haul 



9 



z 



18 



3 



21 



2 



9 



Mar. 



4 



55 



7 



m 



7 



9 



Apr. 



— 



38 



20 



58 



6 



9 



May 



1 



118 



48 



167 



18 





June 



— 



— 



— 



— 



— 



/ 



July 



3 



236 



147 



386 



55 



6 



Aug. 



— 



94 



345 



439 



73 



5 



Sept. 



1 



120 



92 



213 



42 



9 



Oct. 



1 



298 



191 



490 



54 



7 



Nov. 



— 



129 



72 



201 



28 



9 



Dec. 



— 



121 



114 



235 



26 



79 





10 



1227 



1891. 



1039 







No. of 









Under 





Average 



Hauls 





12-15 in. 



7-11 in. 



7 in. 



Total 



per Haul 



9 



Jan. 



1 



26 



21 



48 



5 



9 



Feb. 



— 



101 



84 



185 



20 



7 



Mar. 



— 



100 



25 



125 



17 



4 



Apr. 



2 



38 



30 



70 



17 



14 



May 



1 



238 



116 



355 



25 



9 



June 



4 



229 



233 



466 



51 



9 



July 



4 



153 



212 



369 



41 



9 



Aug. 



2 



165 



173 



340 



37 



7 



Sept. 



1 



150 



75 



226 



32 



11 



Oct. 



4 



324 



393 



721 



65 



9 



Nov. 



16 



138 



226 



380 



42 



9 



Dec. 



1 



167 



94 



262 



29 



106 





36 



1829 



1682 







increment, moreover, was general, and not by a sudden rise of a 

 special size or stage throughout the season, indeed, the highest 

 average per haul (73) occurs in August, 1890, the next being 



1 Fractions as usual are omitted. 



