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TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCTKTV. 



Through the kindness of Dr. Jenkins, Superinten- 

 dent of the Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries 

 District, I ani able to give the following statistics dealing 

 with crabs landed in that Sen Fisheries District during 

 the years 1900 to 1906, inclusive : 





New Quay. 



Aberdovey. 



Pwllheli. 



Holyhead. 



Liverpool. 



Year 

























No. 



£'s. 



No. 



£'s. 



No. 



£'s. 



No. 



£'s. 



No. 



£'s. 



1900 











6,000 



180 



600 



6 







1901 



— 



— 



— 



— 



2,000 



60 



800 



8 



— 



— 



1902 



— 



— 



— 



— 



10,204 



112 



1,100 



11 



— 



— 



1903 



— 



— 



— 



— 



11,143 



135 



1,000 



11 



600 



5 



1904 



50 



1 



— 



— 



10,710 



125 



615 



6 



900 



8 



1905 



40 



2 



— 



— 



8,851 



109 



760 



8 



466 | 6 



1906 



509 



11 



435 



7 



9,347 



113 



— 



— 



800 8 



The crabs returned as having been landed at 

 Liverpool were certainly not caught in that 

 District. 



The Harbour Master of Port Erin has kindly 

 provided me with the following figures, which give the 

 number of crabs captured by the Port Erin fishermen 

 during the years 1904-5-6 : — 



1904. 



1905. 



1906. 



January 

 February 



March 



April , 



May 



June 



July 



August . . . 

 September 

 October ... 

 November 

 December 



? 



2 



7,000 

 7,500 

 7,500 

 6,100 

 7,000 

 6,000 

 3,000 

 1,600 

 500 

 1,200 



800 

 3,400 

 6,500 

 8,000 

 9,400 

 5,000 

 6,500 

 2,000 

 2,000 

 1,500 

 400 

 800 



1,200 

 2,200 

 4,000 

 6,500 

 7,000 

 4,000 

 7,000 

 5,500 

 2,500 

 2,500 

 300 

 300 



47,400* 



46,300 



Total 



* The figures for January and February are not given. 



43,000 



