SEA FISHERIES LABORATORY. 133 



1894. 



February 



492 



March 



871 



April 



378 



May 



828 



June 



686 



July 



1186 



August 



3149 



September 



2118 



October 



1331 



November 



— 



4729* 



197 



3896 



220' 



1688* 



91 



302 



186 



1440 



57 



1204 



1533 



3362* 



2250 



— 



2200 



— 



2350 



.0810 



2150 



These columns also bear out the remarks made in last 

 year's Report as to the time when the fish seem to reach 

 the maximum and minimum limits. 



Vitality Experiments. 

 The following are the vitality experiments which have 

 been made during the year by Mr. Dawson on board the 

 steamer : — 



I. December 28th, 1893. Put in tank from Black- 

 pool closed ground — 



38 Soles, 3 inches in length, 

 15 Plaice, from 1J to 7 inches in length, 

 4 Dabs, from 1^- to 3 inches in length, 

 After being in tank 3J hours — 



1 Plaice, 1^- inches long, and 1 Dab, 2 inches 

 long, were dead, the remainder were very 

 lively. 



II. March 8th, 1894. Blackpool closed ground — 



2 Soles, 3 inches in length, 



6 Plaice, 3 to 7 \ inches in length, 

 4 Dabs, 3 \ to 7 \ inches in length, 

 After being in tank 2 hours and 5 minutes, all the 

 fish were alive. 



III. March 19th, ]894. Blackpool closed ground— 



12 Plaice, 2 to 6 inches in length, 

 12 Dabs, 4 to 6 inches in length, 



