SEA FISHERIES LABORATORY. 



109 



Crustacea were found in 29 stomachs, or fully 63 %, 

 and consisted of Copepoda, Isopoda, Amphipoda, Cumacea, 

 and C 'rang on. 



Annelida were found in 14 stomachs, or fully 30 %. 



Mollusca were found in 2 stomachs, or fully 4 %. 



Young Dabs (Pleuronectes limanda). 



Morecanibe 

 Lytham 



Blackpool. 



Blackpool. 



Spencer's Spit. 

 Deposit Buoy. 



Ulverstone. 



Garston. 



Feb. 2 



lfish. 



Mar. 16 



1 „ 



Apr. 5 



10 „ 



Apr. 20 



3 „ 



May 11 



1 „ 



Aug. 21 



102 „ 



Oct. 23 



1 „ 



Dec. 14 



16 „ 



3 



inch. 



1 Pandalus. 



2£ 





»5 



1 Empty. 



H- 



-If 



» 



4 Empty, 2 Copepoda 

 ( Ectinosonia curticorne ) , 

 1 Copepoda (22 Ectino- 

 soma curticorne, 1 Longi- 

 pedia), 1 Copepoda (^c- 

 tinosoma, Thalestris, & 

 Canuella), 1 Cumacea 

 and Copepoda (Ectino- 

 soma), 1 Amphipoda. 



li 





J5 



2 Empty, 1 Copepoda 

 {Ectinosonia). 



3 





5? 



1 Annelida. 



i 



2 ~ 



n 



,, 



86 Empty, 16 Annelida. 



2 





J) 



1 Copepoda {Jonesiclla 

 hyamce). 



16 Empty. 



2i-2| „ 



Of the 135 young Dabs examined, the stomachs of 109 

 were found to contain no food, the remaining 26 contained 

 food that could be recognised. 



Annelida were found in 17 stomachs, or fully 65 %. 



Crustacea were found in 9 stomachs, or fully 24 %, and 

 consisted of Copepoda. 



Sprats (Clupea spratta). 



Lytham. 



Blackpool. 



Morecuiubc. 



Mar. 16 



3 fish. 



Mar. 21 



6 ,, 



Mar. 22 



1 „ 



2f-3 inch. 



2-2| „ 



3 



1 J///S7S', 1 Empty, 1 

 CoropMit/ni. 



6 Empty. 



1 Animal tissue. 



