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fully in a 10-gallon can, but 150 mullet, 

 about six inches long, could not be kept 

 alive in the same vessel, although about 

 30 would travel safely. Fish differ greatly 

 in this respect, some dying at once when 

 caught in a net. Perch and carp can 

 be carried in wet grass or in moss for hours 

 without injury, and in Germany are taken to 

 market in this way, and if not sold, brought 

 back to the ponds alive and well. Crayfish or 

 lobsters will live out of water for a very long 

 time, and may be taken hundreds of miles by 

 giving them a drink occasionally. I have 

 taken Murray lobsters from Echuca to Lon- 

 gerenong on the Wimmera river, being a 

 distance of about 300 miles, a great part of 

 the way by coach, with little loss. Flounders 

 can be carried in water with little risk ; also 

 whiting, bream, and mullet ; but sand-eels, 

 garfish, and trevale are very difficult to 

 transport alive. 



