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Amongst the other young fishes found in the tow- 

 nettings we have to record the occurrence of post-larval 

 herrings. On January 23rd, 1906, a large number were 

 found in a surface tow-netting taken off the Patches 

 Buoy, Cardigan Bay, and also on the same day, off 

 Llanon. A surface tow-netting taken in the vicinity 

 of the Bahama Light Ship, on February 20th, contained 

 one specimen, another tow-netting from Conway Bay, on 

 March 5th, contained three. The majority of these young 

 fish measured 15 mm. in length, one or two 25 mm., and 

 one 35 mm. The other young fishes have already been 

 dealt with. 



Fish Eggs. — A table showing the distribution from 

 month to month is given above. The first occurrence 

 of plaice eggs during 1906 was in tow-nettings from the 

 Patches Buoy, off Llanon, in Cardigan Bay, on January 

 23rd. They were again obtained from near the 

 Liverpool North-west Light Ship, on January 31st. From 

 the latter date onwards to the end of March, plaice eggs 

 were tolerably common in many of the tow-nettings taken 

 in the open sea, and in territorial waters. The eggs of 

 the Anchovy were found in tow-nettings taken off 

 Aberdovey, on June 14th, and July 23rd. This is only 

 the second time we have met with Anchovy eggs during 

 a period of ten years. Their occurrence in British seas 

 was first noticed by the late R. L. Ascroft in 1896. The 

 eggs were taken in a surface tow-netting from off Lythani 

 Pier, and identified by Professor Mcintosh. The 

 following fish eggs taken in 1906 have not previously 

 been observed in the plankton of the Irish sea. Long 

 Rough Dab : One specimen of the characteristic eggs of 

 this fish was taken at Port Erin, on April 9th. The egg of 

 the Long Rough Dab is about the same size as the plaice 

 egg, but is easily recognised by the large size of the 



