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area, and at the two stations in the open area, in each year since these 

 experiments were begun, are given in the following tables : — 



CLOSED AREA. 



Year. 



No. of Hauls. 



Average Catch per Haul. 



Flat Fish. 



Round Fish. 



All Fish. 



1886 



22 



115-2 



131-7 



251-1 



1887 



28 



200-6 



144-4 



351-5 



1888 



40 



114-6 



92-1 



211-4 



1889 



70 



109-1 



49-8 



164-8 



1890 



63 



100-9 



1219 



228-9 



1891 



84 



115-0 



67-7 



189-4 



1892 



77 



106-3 



71-3 



184-4 



1893 



77 



120-5 



162-4 



287-6 



1894 



60 



145? 



139-6 



290-5 



OPEN AREA. 



Year. 



No. of Hauls. 



Average Catch per Haul. 



Flat Fish. 



Round Fish. 



All Fish. 



1886 



5 



44-0 



36-4 



85-4 



1887 



6 



88-7 



123-4 



213-7 



1888 



10 



32-6 



1147 



151-2 



1889 



20 



38-3 



68-6 



111-9 



1890 



16 



53-7 



184-7 



241-6 



1891 



24 



50-8 



38-6 



93-0 



1892 



22 



43-0 



73-0 



119-4 



1893 



19 



55-4 



208-8 



267-6 



1894 



16 



41-3 



125-3 



172 0 



With reference to the relative abundance of the various kinds of fish 

 within the closed area, the tables show that among flat-fish there was an 

 increase of all kinds, except lemon soles, turbot, and brill. The greatest 

 increase was in long rough dabs, the average in 1893 being 17*9, and 

 last year 31 '5. Among round-fish there was a decrease in haddocks and 

 gurnards, and an increase in whitings and cod. Haddocks, although less 

 abundant than in 1893, were still more numerous than in most preced- 

 ing years. At the stations in the open area, the decrease in the flat-fishes 

 was common to all kinds except common dabs. Among round-fishes 

 there was a decrease in haddocks and gurnards. 



2. St Andrews Bat. 



During 1894, 24 hauls of the trawl were made at the stations in 

 St Andrews Bay — 16 at those within the closed area, and 8 outside. In 

 the closed waters there was an increase in the general average of fish 

 captured per 1 shot '—from 148-2 in 1893, to 179*2 in 1894. The increase 

 was chiefly in flat-fishes, the average catch of which was 102-8 in 1893, 



