SHEIMP KEPOBTS FOR 1890. 



QUESTIONS. 



JANUARY. 



FEBRUARY. 



MARCH. 



APRIL. 



MAY. 



JUNE. 



JULY. 



AUGUST. 



SEPTEMBER. 



OCTOBER. 



NOVEMBER. 



DECEMBER. 



Parkg'te 



Lythani 



South'pt Crosby 



P'gate L'th'm 



S'port 



Crosby 



H'lake 



Parkg'te 



Lytham 



Southp't 



Crosby 



Parkg'te Lythani Southp' 



Lytham 



Parkg'te Lytham Parkg' 



te Lytham Parkg' 



e Lytham Parkg'te Lytham 



Parkg'te Lytham 



Parkg't 



e Lytham Parkg't 



Lytham 



, -Have Shrimps been plentiful 

 this month, and what was 

 the average catch ? 



No, a 

 few qts. 

 iccas'n'ly 



No. 

 40 qts. 



No, very 

 scarce, 

 20 qts. 



So, very 

 scarce, 

 not a qt. 



No. 



No, 

 15 qts. 



No, 

 12 qts. 



No, 

 2 qts. 



No, 

 very 

 scarce 



No, 

 4 qts. 



No, 

 10 qts. 



No, 

 3—4 

 qts. 



No, 

 1 pt. 



No, 

 1—2 qts, 



No, 

 10 qts. 



No, 

 3—4 qts 



No, 

 4 qts. 



Yes, 



fairly, 

 12 qts. 



Yes. 

 20 qts. 



No, No, 

 not very. 6 qts. 



Yes, 



good 



catches 



Yes, 

 50 qts 



Yes, \ Yes, 

 12-18 1 60— 100 

 qts. 1 qts. 



Yes 



30—50 



qts. 



Yes, 

 100 qts 



Yes, 

 . 30 qts. 



Yes, No, 



80—100 almost 



qts. none. 



Fairly, 

 50 qts. 



o._Were they of large size ? 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Half 



large. 



Me- 

 dium. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes, 

 all. 



Half 

 large. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Some. 



Mixed. 



Yes. 



Average 



No, 



very 



| small. 



Not 

 very 

 large. 



No. 



Fairly 



large ; 



mixture 



No. 



A 

 mixture 



Not 

 very 

 large. 





Not 

 very 

 large. 



3._Were anyyoung or immature 

 ones seen ? 



No. 



Yes. 



Very 

 few. 



No. 



No. 



Few. 



Few. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



Few. 



No. 



Yes, 

 some. 

 Small 

 escape. 



No. 



Yes, 

 a good 

 many. 





No. 



No. 



Yes. 



Yes, 

 and fry. 



Some. 



Yes, 

 plenty. 



Some. 



All 

 young 

 and 

 imma- 

 ture. 



Good 

 many 



small, 



Great 

 many 

 young 



and 

 imma- 

 ture. 



Some. 



Many 

 young 

 and 

 imma- 

 ture. 



Some. 



Many 

 young 

 and 

 imma- 

 ture. 





A great 

 many 



young 

 and 



imma- 



4.— Had any of them eggs ? 



Yes. 



Yes, 

 most. 



Yes, 

 about 

 half. 



Yes, 

 some. 



Yes. 



Yes, 

 all. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes, full. 



Yes, all. 



Yes, full. 



Yes, 

 large 

 heavy. 



Yes, full. 



A few. 



Yes, full. 



Few. 



Yes. 



Not 

 many. 



A few 

 still in 

 spawn. 



Large, 

 had 

 eggs. 



None 

 noticed. 



No. 



Hardly 

 an y. 



Few. 



No 

 spawn 

 at all. 



Not 

 many. 





A good 

 many. 





A great 

 many. 



5.— In what locality were they 

 caught 1 



Oflf Point 

 of Ayr 



and 

 Hilbre. 



Black- 

 pool Pier 



to 

 Nelston 



Buoy. 



Formby 

 to end of 

 South- 

 port 

 Pier, 



Bootle 

 Dock 

 Wall to 

 Formby 

 Point. 



As 

 before. 



As 

 lefore. 



As 

 lefore. 



As 

 before. 



Out- 

 side 

 the 

 Banks. 



Off Point 

 of Ayr. 



Black- 

 pool Pier 

 to the 

 Gut 

 Buoy. 



As 

 before. 



As 

 before. 



As 

 before. 



As 

 before. 



As 

 before. 



Blackpool 



to 

 Southport. 



On the 



sand 

 banks. 



As 

 before. 



Near 

 N.W. 

 Light 

 Ship. 



As 

 before. 



Near 

 N.W. 

 Light 

 Ship. 



Lytham 

 Pier to 

 buoy 2 

 in Gut. 



Off I 



of/ 



lint 



yr. 



As 

 before. 



Off Point 

 of Ayr. 



As 

 before. 



Off 



Hilbre 



Island & 



Point of 



Ayr. 



As 

 bafore. 



As 

 before. 



As 

 before. 1 



6._In what depth of water, and 

 on what bottom ? 



10—12 



feet, 

 sand. 



2—4 

 fathoms, 

 sand and 



mud. 



1—3 



fathoms, 

 sand. 



3 feet, 

 sand. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



4—5 

 fms.. 

 sand 

 and 

 mud. 



3 fms. 



on 

 "Sand 

 Pipes." 



4—12 

 feet, 

 sand. 



Do. 



Do. 



1 fathom 

 sand. 



Do. 



Do. 



1—4 

 fms. 

 mud. 



15 

 fms. 

 sand. 



Do. 



8—10 

 fms. 

 sand. 



Do. 



Shal- 

 lower 

 than 

 last. 



3—8 

 feet, 

 sand. 



10- 

 fm 



slut 



an 



ston 





Do. 



8—10 



fms. 

 slutch 



and 

 stones. 



Do. 



Sand. 



1—5 



fms. 



on mud. 



As 

 before. 



fins. 



7.— What were the Shrimps feed- 

 ing on? 



Small, 



thin 



lug 



worms. 



Don't 

 know. 



Green 

 worms. 



Shore 



worms 



and 



refuse. 



Do. 



Don't 

 know. 



Dead 

 crabs. 



Do. 



Shell 

 fish. 



Small 



lug 

 worms 

 in sand 

 pipes. 



Don't 



know. 



Small 

 worms 

 and dead 

 matter. 



Shore 

 worms. 



Don't 

 know. 



Don't 

 know. 



Small 



worms, 



etc. 



Don't 

 know. 





Don't 

 know. 





Don't 

 know. 



Can't 

 say. 



1 



Don't 

 know. 





Don't 

 ' 1 know. 



Can't 



say. 



Don't 

 know. 





Don't 

 know. 





Don't 

 know. 



8.— Did you see anything eat- 

 ing the Shrimps ? 



Cod and 

 crabs. 



Whiting. 



Codling 



andt 

 Whiting 



Whiting 

 and 



Flukes. 



Do. 



Whit- 

 ing 

 and 



young 

 Cod- 

 ling. 



Cod- 

 ling, 



Do. 



Small 

 whit 

 ing 

 and 

 Cod- 

 ling. 



Codling. 



Marble 

 blebs.t 



Codlings 



As 

 before. 



No. 



Marble 

 blebs, 

 stingerst 

 and 

 white 

 crabs. J 



Codlings 



Marble 

 blebs, 

 white 

 crabs, 

 anjd ray 

 .jstchest. 



Yes, 

 crabs. 



Marble 

 blebs, 

 white 

 crabs, 

 and ray 

 patches. 





Marble 

 blebs 

 and 

 white 

 crabs. 



X N °- 





No. 



No. 



No. 





No. 





A great 

 many 

 whiting. 



9. — What has been the general 

 weather and state of the 

 sea this month ? 



Very 

 rough. 



Rough. 



Very 

 rough. 



Very 

 rough. 



Cold. 



Very 

 rough. 



Rough 



Fogs 

 and 

 cold. 



Rough 

 and 

 fine. 



Fine 



and 



rough. 



Very 

 rough. 



Rough 

 and 

 cold. 



If mild 

 should 

 be many 

 in April. 



Fine. 



Fine, 

 calm. 



Variable 



'fry rough 

 for • ' 



■vlay. 





Fine 

 then 

 rough. 



Un- 

 settled. 



Very 

 rough. 



G °° d - N gtr 



Fafl 



' 



Fine 

 then 

 rough. 



Fair, 

 some 

 gales. 



Very 

 rough. 



Fine 

 then 

 frost. 



Very 

 rough. 



Weather 

 Severe thick 

 frost. and 



sea calm. 



110.— Have you any other remarks 

 1 to make ? 



In cold 

 weathei 

 Shrimp 

 bury in 

 sand. 



3 



23 1 



Shrimps 

 bury in 

 sand in 

 rough 



Many 

 raked 

 out o: 

 sand. 





If dry 



in 



March 



and 



April 



should 



be 

 many 

 young 



Dearei 

 in 



L'pool 

 mar- 

 ket 

 than 

 ever 



knowi 



i 



Small 

 Shrimps 



in 

 'gutters, 

 in 2 feel 



water. 



-+ 



1 

 g 

 a" 





Rake up 

 Shrimps 

 from 

 sand 

 lfoot 

 deep. 



Very 

 scarce 

 year, 

 so small 

 prawns 

 taken. 



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Nothing 



but 

 shrimps, 

 salmon ' 



very 



Some 



covered Not as 

 with plentiful 

 weeds" as usual 

 (Zoo- in July. 



)hytes). 











Very bad 

 , spring 

 but good 

 autumn 



for 

 shrimps. 



Shrimps 

 went 

 when 

 frost 



Shrimps 



buried in 



sand. 





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