SEA FISHERIES LABORATORY. 



73 



Sprat (Glujpea spratta). 



Morecambe. 



Morecambe. 

 Ribble, Gut Bar. 



Morecambe. 

 Morecambe. 

 Morecambe. 



Rock Ch. 



Morecambe. 

 Morecambe. 

 Morecambe. 



Jan. 13 



6 fish. 



Jan. 24 



5 „ 



Feb. 13 



4 „ 



Sept. 13 



3 ,, 



Oct. 6 



2 „ 



Oct. 21 



3 „ 



Oct. 28 



17 „ 



Nov. 14 



4 „ 



Nov. 21 



3 ,, 



Nov. 24 



3 „ 



3i-4 inch I 2 M ' Jsis > 2 Am l ,hi Pod£ 

 da 4 mcn ' I 2 Empty. 



2£-2f „ 



8-41 „ 



3i-3| „ 



95 _ qi 



3I-5J „ 



2|-4i „ 



3-4| „ 



34-4| „ 



3-4S „ 



1 Copepoda, 4 Empty. 



4 Empty. 



1 Gorqphium, 2 Amphi- 

 poda. 



1 Corophium, 2 Spines 

 of echini. 



1 My sis vulgaris, 1 Biv- 

 alve, 1 Empty. 



1 Pandalus, 1 Campanu- 

 laria, 2 Copepoda, 9 

 Amphipoda, 2 Cumacea, 

 1 Empty. 



4 Empty. 



1 Copepoda, 2 Empty. 



1 Crangon, 2 Empty. 



The sprat between 2J — 5i inches in length appears to 

 feed almost entirely on the smaller kinds of Crustacea 

 such as Copepoda and Amphipoda. 



Thornback Skate (Baia clavata). 



N of Morecambe 

 Bay Ship. 



W. of Gynn. 



Off Bahama Ship. 



Isle of Man 

 E.S.E. (14 miles). 



Mar. 28 



2 fish. 



May 11 



11 „ 



Aug. 7 



14 : , 



Dec. 21 



16 „ 



64 — 7 inch. 



10-26 



13-26 



10-14 



2 Empty. 



2 Pagurus, 7 Philine 

 aperta, 4 Corystes, 2 

 Portunus, 1 Carcinus, 1 

 Crangon, 1 Pleuroncctes, 

 1 Mactra. 



10 Pagurus, 4 S'olen, 1 

 Portunus, 1 Pectinaria, 

 5 Bivalve shell. 



1 Portunus, 2 Pagurus, 

 1 Fish, 15 Mollnsca, 1 

 Empty. 



This Skate has a very varied diet. 



