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The haddocks were by far the most important part of the catch, the 

 average number taken per hour being 374*7 ; the rate for the marketable 

 was 3171 and for the unmarketable 57-6. The particulars for the 

 majority of the fishes, showing the rate per hour, are as follows : — 





Marketable. 



Unmarketable. 



Total. 



Haddock, 



317-1 



57*6 



374-7 



Whiting, ..... 



18-1 



17-6 



35-8 



Codling, 



9-5 



2-2 



11-7 



Lemon Dab, .... 



4-5 





4-5 



Plaice, 



2-3 





2-3 



Gurnard 





13-1 



13-1 



On the 20th and 21st August a number of other hauls were made 

 about fifty miles E. by S. from the Isle of May, off the coast of 

 Northumberland, in from thirty-four to thirty-six fathoms. The catch 

 was of much the same character, consisting mostly of haddocks, with 

 some whitings, codlings, plaice, lemon dabs ; common dabs, gurnards, and 

 an occasional cod. 



The record of one of the hauls was not completely taken, the unmarket- 

 able fishes being omitted, but in the other four, the time of actual fishing 

 being thirteen hours and twenty minutes, 7257 fishes were taken, the 

 number of marketable being 6342 and of unmarketable 915. The average 

 per hour's fishing was thus 476*8 for the marketable and 68*8 for the 

 unmarketable, the general average being 545 6. The total number of 

 haddocks caught was 6292, of which 5811 were marketable; 443 

 whitings were taken, 294 being marketable, 140 codlings, forty plaice, 

 eighty-one lemon dabs, and some others. 



The averages per hour's fishing agree very well with those of the 

 previous hauls above referred to : — 





Marketable. 



Unmarketable. 



Total. 



Haddock, . . . . . 



436-9 



36-1 



473-1 



Whiting, 



22-1 



12-2 



33-3 



Codling, 



8-1 



2-4 



10-5 



Lemon Dab, .... 



6-0 





6-0 



Plaice, 



3-0 





3-0 



Gurnard, 





12-4 



12-4 



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