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Section II. on March 23rd, Section IY. on the 27th, and 

 Off-shore Stations I. and III. on the 28th. During May 

 they occurred at Port Erin only on the 4th and 26th. 

 Whiting. Eggs of this fish were taken in Section IV. on 

 March 27th, and in Off-shore Station III. on the 28th. In 

 Section VI. on April 12th, in Section I. on the 14th, and 

 at Port Erin on June 4th. 



Bibo The eggs were only taken once during the year, 

 and were in a tow-netting from Section VI. , collected on 

 April 12th. 



Rockling. Eggs corresponding in size and characters to 

 those of one of the rocklings occurred frequently. They 

 were noted in Section VI. on February 20th, 22nd and 

 23rd, in Section II. on March 2nd, Section V. on the 3rd, 

 and in Section IV. on the 27th. In Section I. on May 

 4th, Section II. on the 6th, and in Section I. again on the 

 9th. In Section I. on Tune 10th, and at Port Erin on 

 the 27th. At Port Erin on July 4th and 16th. 

 Gurnard. During 1904, the eggs were only observed on 

 one occasion, and that in a tow-netting from Section VII. 

 on June 26th. They were noted from Port Erin on July 

 17th, 1903. 



Dragonet. The characteristic eggs of this fish have, so 

 far, only been seen in tow-nettings from Port Erin. In 

 1904 they were found on May 4th, but during 1903 they 

 were obtained on May 6th, 19th and 23rd, and on June 

 3rd. 



WeeYer. The eggs of Trachinus were noted in a tow- 

 netting from Off-shore Station I. on July 21st, and from 

 Section IV. on August 3rd. They were also found at 

 Port Erin on August 11th, 1903. 



Sprat. The eggs of sprat were found at the surface in 

 Off-shore Stations I. and III. on April 26th, and in 

 Section IV. on the 28th. In Section II. on May 6th, and 



