SEA-FISHERIES LABORATORY. 



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carried on in the gutters through the banks, and when 

 there is sufficient water on the margins of the banks 

 themselves. A portion of this area, about 4 square miles 

 in extent, lying between Xewcome Knoll and Deposit 



Meesey Shrimping Grounds. 



Buoys and to the north of these, has a bottom of fine mud, 

 which to some extent hinders the working of shank nets. 

 Over almost all the rest of the area the bottom consists of 

 fine sand. Shrimp fishing, however, is not confined to 

 this area. A considerable area to the north of Queen's 



