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Part III. — Fifteenth Annual Report 



Station I. — 13th April, bottom. Long rough dab, 5 ; plaice, 1 ; had- 

 dock, I ; cod, 8 ; whiting, 9 ; green cod, 18 ; poor-cod, 2 ; turbot, 28; 

 flounder, 15 ; dab, 13; motella, 49; sole, 1 : (1). 



Station I. — 13th April, bottom. Montagu's sucker, 3 mm. ; goby, 

 3-5 mm. : (70). 



Station I. — 13th April, 2 fathoms. Long rough dab, 14 ; plaice, 4; 

 haddock, 12; cod, 166 ; whiting, 104; poor cod, 65 ; turbot, 3; flounder, 

 220 ; dab, 45; motella, 158: (9). 



Station I. — 13th April, surface. 4 gobies, 5 to 7 mm. ; cottus, 8*5 

 mm. ; gadoid, 8 mm. ; sand-eel, 8 mm. : (69). 



Station II. — 13th April, bottom. Cod, 1 ; whiting, 1 ; flounder and 

 dab, 605 : (12). 



Station VI. — 13th April, surface — Long rough dab, 117 ; plaice, 18 ; 

 haddock, 165; cod, 600 ; whiting, 600; poor-cod, 800; flounder, 600; 

 dab, 400; motella, 70: (21). 



Station VI. — 13th April, surface. 9 gadoids, 6 to 8*5 mm. ; clupeoid, 

 9'5 mm. ; crystallogobim, 10 mm. : (75). 



Station VI. — 13th April, 2 fathoms. Long rough dab, 139 ; plaice, 

 19 ; gurnard, 10 ; haddock, 400 ; cod, 700 ; whiting, 800 ; poor-cod, 

 600 ; flounder, 400 ; dab, 320 ; motella, 250 : (5). 



Station X. — 14th April, surface. Over 20,000 ova, consisting of long 

 rough dab, plaice, etc., as in preceding, with larger proportion of cod and 

 motella (advanced mostly) : (13). 



Station X. — 14th April, surface. 9 gadoids, 5 to 9 mm. ; 6 sand-eels, 

 7 to 10 mm. : (80). 



Station X. — 14th April, bottom. 8 gadoids, 3 to 7 mm.; 13 Montagu's 

 suckers, 3 to 7 mm. ; 2 crystallogobies, 5 and 9*5 mm. : (81). 



Station X. — 14th April, bottom. 3 gadoids, 4-5 to 6*5 mm. ; 2 Mon- 

 tagu's suckers, 3 and 4 mm. ; 2 crystallogobies, 6'5 mm. and 8 mm. (82). 



Station VII. — 15th April, surface. Long rough dab, 35 ; plaice, 100 ; 

 gurnard, 120; haddock, 800; cod, 850; whiting, 600; green cod, 20; 

 poor-cod, 450 ; flounder, 200 ; dab, 900 ; motella, 900 ; dragonet, 100: (31). 



Station VII. — 15th April, surface. 22 gadoids, 3*5 to 8'5 mm. ; 

 3 pleuronectids, 6 to 7*5 mm. : (76). 



Station VII. — 15th April, bottom. 4 gadoids, 4 to 7 mm. ; goby, 4 

 mm. ; 2 clupeoids, 10 mm. ; 4 Montagu's suckers, 3 to 8 mm. ; 5 pleuro- 

 nectids, 4 to 5 mm. : (77). 



Station VIII. — 15th April, surface. Long rough dab, 130 ; plaice, 

 110 ; haddock, 200 ; cod, 1600 ; whiting, 2000 ; poor-cod, 400 ; flounder, 

 300 ; dab, 250 ; motella, 300 : some of long rough dab were hatched : (7). 



Station VIII. — 15th April, surface. 2 gadoids, 6 and 6*5 mm. : (78). 



Station VIII. — 15th April, bottom. 2 gadoids, 5 mm. ; pleuronec- 

 tid, 4-5 mm. ; cottus, 5 mm. ; 7 sand-eels, 8 to 12 mm. ; 19 Montagu's 

 suckers, 4 to 7*5 mm. : (79). 



Station XI. — 16th April, bottom. Pleuronectid, 5 mm. : (83). 



Station XII. — 16th April, bottom. 2 pleuronectid, 6*5 and 8 mm. ; 2 

 gadoids, 6 mm. : (84). 



Station VII. — 20th April, bottom (at night). Long rough dab, 6 

 (hatched); plaice, 13; haddock, 2; cod, 37; whiting, 31; poor-cod, 

 10 ; turbot, 1 ; flounder, 7 ; dab, 10 ; motella, 53 ; sole, 6 : (?) 



Sanda to Bennan, 20th April. 



Surface, 1st haul. Long rough dab, 1 ; gurnard, 45 ; haddock, 82 ; 

 cod, 191; whiting, 31 ; poor-cod, 105; sprat, 30; turbot, 5; flounder, 

 26 ; dab, 39 ; motella, 8 ; dragonet, 102 ; sole, 1 ; megrim, 2 : (27). 



