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(3.) Five hauls 

 November 



in Luce Bay on 

 9th, 1903. 

 Que haul was made with a trawl net with 4-inch 

 meshes, the object being to ascertain as before whether 

 small plaice were present in the Bay in any abundance. 

 The following fishes were taken :- — 



Plaice 7 



11 — 18 inches long 



127 . 



■ 6 —13 „ 



Dabs 285 . 



• 5 — 9 „ 



Ray 105 . 



• 1£— 16 „ 



Yellow gurnards 6 



6 — 7 



Whiting ... 6 . 



• 61— 8 „ 



Herrings ... 3 . 



• 7-71 „ fj 



Soles 3 . 



• 8 —11 „ 



Total ... 542 

 Very few small plaice (6 — 8 inches long) were 

 captured. 



Four hauls were then made with a net of 7-inch 

 mesh on the north and west sides of the Bay, the results 

 of which are as follows : — 





I. 



2 J miles. 



II. 



2 miles. 



H, 



2 miles. 



IV. 



If miles 





15, 11-20 in. long 



31 

 545 

 155 



40 



1 



9 



19 



Plaice 



120, less than 14 in. long. 

 79 



92 ! 136 



77 40 





50 



4 



30 



Angler Fish 







Total 



264 



772 



182 



218 









