County. 



Inquiries held at 



Tenor of Evidence. 



Mayo 

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Sligo 

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Donegal 



Do. 

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Do. 

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Antrim 

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Achill 



Elly Bay* - 

 Belmullet 

 Ballycastle* - 

 Kilcummin - 



SJigo 



Ballyconnell 



Mullaghmore 



Teelin 



Killybegs* - 

 Inishcoo Island 



Dunfanaghy 

 Buncrana* - 



Malin Head - 



Moville 



Portrush 

 Port Ballintoy* 



Supply of lobsters increasing. 



Abundance of lobsters. 

 . Do. do. 



Do. do 



Supply of lobsters same as ever. In 

 favour of enactment prohibiting 

 capture under 8 to 10 inches. 



Supply of lobsters decreasing. Tn 

 favour of enactment prohibiting 

 capture under 7 to 9 inches. 



Supply of lobsters as good as ever. 

 In favour of enactment prohibiting 

 capture under 7 to 8 inches. 



Supply of lobsters as plentiful as 

 ever. In favour of enactment 

 prohibiting capture under 7 to 

 8 inches. 



Supply of lobsters as good as ever. 

 Asserted that there is a small run 

 of lobsters about this place, that 

 those of 9 inches are good, and if 

 those of that size not allowed to be 

 taken, it would be an injury to the 

 fishermen. Those of 11 inches 

 hardy and good. They get as 

 much for small as large. Seldom 

 take any less than 8| inches, throw 

 small ones back. 



Few lobsters taken on this part of 

 the coast. 



Lobsters as plenty as ever. As small 

 as 4 inch taken. In favour of 

 enactment prohibiting capture 

 under 8 to 9 inches. Crabs as 

 plenty as ever, but of little 

 value. 



Lobsters as plenty as ever. In favour 

 of enactment prohibiting capture 

 under 8 to 9 inches. 



A considerable decrease in lobsters. 

 Capture less than half as compared 

 with 10 years ago. In favour of 

 restriction to prevent small ones 

 being taken. 



On one side of Head, lobsters said to 

 be as plenty as ever. On the other 

 a decrease said to have taken place. 

 In favour ofenactment prohibiting 

 capture under 8 or 9 inches. 



A great falling off in supply of 

 lobsters and crabs. Very small 

 lobsters taken. In favour of enact- 

 ment prohibiting the capture under 

 8 to 9 inches. 



Supply of lobsters and crabs greatly 

 decreased. In favour of enact- 

 ment prohibiting capture of lobsters 

 under 9 inches. 



A decrease in lobsters. 



