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Thus, out of 61 soles tried only 3, or 5 per cent., died, 

 so this goes to show that the young sole if returned to the 

 sea has an excellent chance of living. The kind of net 

 used appears to have little or no influence upon the result. 



"We shall now give a few examples of our vitality 

 experiments, from the statistics, in which other fish are 

 dealt with. 



I. At 11.45 a.m. put in tank 6 Soles, 2 J — 6 J inches, 7 

 Plaice, 2J - 1\ inches, 8 Dabs, 3-4J inches, 5 Skates, 

 7-8 inches, all lively. At 7 p.m. all lively, circulation 

 stopped and at 9 a.m. 1 Sole, 4 Plaice, 4 Skate, 1 Dab 

 were still alive. 



II. 2 Ked Gurnards, 6 Dabs, 2 Lemon Soles, 1 Skate 

 and 3 Dabs, all deadly ; after being in tank 1 hour all 

 recovered except 1 Dab. 



III. 16 Plaice, 7 Dabs, 2 Eays, (11 Plaice lively, 3 

 deadly, 2 just alive ; Dabs 4 just alive) . Fish in basket 

 10 minutes, then in tub 1 hour, when all recovered and 

 very lively. 



IV. 130 Plaice and Dabs left in basket in sun for 25 

 minutes then put in tub for an hour when 100 had 

 recovered and were quite lively. 



