308 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
April 24th onwards, until the end of July, fish eggs 
occurred in diminishing numbers, with a shght rise on 
May 26th to 20 Rockling eggs and six others. On four 
occasions only after July were any caught, viz., one on 
August 7th, and one, two and nine (all Rockling eggs) on 
September 14th, 17th and 21st respectively. 
In the open sea, during April, the numbers were 
rather higher than in the bay, the biggest catches being 
on April 11th (at Station I). 
65 Rockling eggs, 75 Dab, 60 Cod, 25 each Whiting and 
Flounder, 20 Dragonet, and 10 Green Cod. 
Comparing the bay results with those of 1907, we see 
In one haul there were 
that fish eggs were found earlier this year, but the 
maximum was not nearly so high, being only 121 on 
April 22nd, as compared with 577 on April 25rd,, 1907— 
these numbers including 40 and 500 Rocklng eges 
respectively. 
We quote here portions of Forms 6 and 7 to show the 
fish eges present in four hauls of surface nets and two of 
weight nets taken on the same day at Station I, five miles 
from land. 
6 and 7.—Fish Eggs at Station I, April 11th, 1908. 
Surface. Surface. Surface. Surface. |Average. | Weight. Weight. | Average. 
Rockling 8 40 8 65——| 30°25 yi 20 13-5 
Dragonet 13 20) 0 20 13°25 3 2 2°5 
Plaice 2 2 QO 0 er 0 0 0 
Dab 15 30 5 75 33°75 6 1 3:5 
Flo under 25 dO | 0 25 | 5 | 0 0) O 
Topknot 3 3 ] 0 1-75 | 2 i 1-5 
Whiting 22 1D 30 25 | 23 16 12 14 
Codi. a 80 40 65 60 61-25 12 7 9-5 
Green Cod ... 10 15 5) 10 10 0 O..T oey 
Long Rough Dab | | 0 apa 0 0 ire 
Haddock... 0 0 0 O)-ahe0 5 3 | 4 
282 | 202-75 46 | 
Totals 
