of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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detailed analysis of the daily catch as recorded in Table III., might further 

 illustrate the caution necessary to be observed in the interpretation of 

 Table II., but it will be sufficient to give the total percentages for Station 

 VII. (Date, 21st September 1888.) 



Lugworm, 25 per cent. 



Clam, 24-16 „ 



Mussel, 23-33 „ 



Limpet, 9*38 „ 



Cockle, 20-83 „ 



Bullock's liver, . . . . . -25 „ 



Snail, 11-25 



The great numbers of mussels, clams, limpets, and lugworms used for 

 bait between August and March will enable us to form an approximate 

 (estimate of the worth of these as baits. The best results were obtained 

 with lugworm for all except cod. 



Following in order come mussel and clam. For all practical purposes 

 we might consider lugworms, mussels, and clams to be about equally 

 successful baits during the greater portions of the year in the Firth of 

 Forth district. Fishermen prefer clams during the winter, but in the 

 summer months clams will not keep so long as mussels, and consequently 

 are in so far not so valuable. 



In the lines used the hooks were placed 30 or 32 inches apart, and the 

 baits were grouped in series of forty. The series of different baits were 

 arranged alternately, a series of mussels being followed in regular order by 

 clam, limpet, lugworm, &c. 



The subjoined table gives the details of which Tables I. and II. are the 

 summaries. 



