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investigations. They were only observed once in the Bay 

 in 1914, when three were found in a haul taken inside the 

 breakwater on April 14th. Lemon sole eggs were also 

 identified once in the plankton collected in the central 

 area. A gathering taken ten miles S.W. from More- 

 cambe Bay Light Vessel on April 5th contained 150 eggs 

 of this fish. 



Callionymits lyra, Linn. — Dragonet. 



The very characteristic eggs of this fish were first 

 taken in the Bay plankton in 1914 on February 10th. 

 They appeared to be generally distributed in the South- 

 West area until the end of June. Dragonet eggs are not 

 so abundant there as in the central area of the Irish Sea, 

 where a single haul may contain as many as 10,000. The 

 following table gives the distribution of dragonet eggs at 

 the South- West of the Isle of Man in 1914: — 



Feb. 10— Port Erin Bay 



„ 17— Port Erin Bay 



„ 20— Port Erin Bay 



„ 26— Port Erin Bay 



Mar. 4 — Port Erin Bay 



7— Port Erin Bay 



„ 11 — Port Erin Bay 



„ 18— Port Erin Bay 



„ 21— Port Erin Bay 



„ 24— Port Erin Bay 



„ 27— Port Erin Bay 



„ 30— Port Erin Bay 



„ 31—3-4 miles \\ . 



Bradda Head 



Apr. 1 — 2 miles W. 



Bradda Head 



1 — 2 miles off Perwick 



1 — Off Spanish Head 

 .. 2 S. of Calf Island.. 



2— Port Erin Bay ., 



3 -Station III 



4 — Station I 



M 4 Station III 



8— Off Spanish Head 

 „ 11— Off Spanish Head 



No. of Eggs. 



Apr. 



May 



27 

 4 



02 



No. of Eggs. 



11— Port Erin Bay ... 13 



14— Off Spanish Head 92 

 14— Port Erin Bay ... 8 



15— Station III 88 



16— Station III 96 



17— Station III 5 



17— Off Bradda Head .. 14 

 17— Port Erin Bay ... 5 



18— Station III 7 



18— Off Bradda Head.. 12 



18— Off Calf 2 



20— Station III 34 



20— N. of Calf Island... 1 



20— S.W. of Calf Island 5 



24— Port Erin Bay ... 7 



27— Port Erin Bay ... 3 



10— Port Erin Bay ... 1 



14— Port Erin Bay ... 9 



18— Port Erin Bay ... 2 



21— Port Erin Bay ... 20 

 25— Port Erin Bay ... 3 



28— Port Erin Bay ... 9 



11— Port Erin Bay ... 10 

 15— Port Erin Bay ... 1 



29— Port Erin Bay ... 3 



