SEA FISHEKIES LABOBATOKY. 



129 



Cuckoo Kay (Baia circularis). 



UJmilesW.N.W. 

 ^ N. from More- 

 cambe BayLt.V. 



1 mile E. of New. 

 come Knowl Buoy, 



Back of N. Bank. 



May 11 



5 fish. 



June 8 



1 , 



Aug. 21 



1 „ 



6-14 inch. 



2 Empty, 1 Fish, 2 Am- 

 phipods (Ampelisca). 



1 Crangon. 



1 Crangon and 



The chief food of the various species of Skate seems to 

 be Crustacea and a few fish. 



In the Firth of Forth district the same order prevails. 



Sand Eel (Ammodytes lanceolatus) . 



Blackpool Closed 

 Ground. 



Deposit Buoy. 



Buvbo Channel. 



Mar. 21 



3 fish. 



Apr. 18 



2 „ 



June 21 



1 „ 



4| - 6£ inch. 

 8-9* „ 



3 Empty. 



2 Fish. 

 1 Empty. 



Genebal Conclusions as to Food of Fishes. 



On the whole, the results given in the above tables 

 bear out the conclusions arrived at in last year's Keport. 

 Although we shall go on with the examination of the 

 stomachs of fish as opportunity offers, it will probably 

 not be necessary to publish the detailed evidence in future 

 reports ; we shall, therefore, in future give merely a 

 summary of the results, unless some unexpected and 

 novel facts turn up. 



As to the practical application of the knowledge 

 acquired : — 



1st. It is of importance, as it enables us to ascertain 

 the characters of feeding grounds, so that we may 

 know whether a particular bay, bank, or tract 

 of off-shore ground is better fitted for one fish or 

 another. 

 2nd. It has a practical application in determining 

 whether the destruction of particular classes of 



