of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



343 



and the dab, the number of the measurements was large enough to allow 

 of conclusions being drawn. The condensed results of the measurements 

 are as follow : — 



1893 (August-September). 



1 



| Number 

 of the 

 Haul. 



Depth in 

 Fathoms. 



Distance 

 from the 



Coast 

 in Miles. 



Average Size of the Fiat-Fishes Caught, 

 in Centimetres. 



Turbot. 



Brill. 



Sole. 



Plaice. 



Dab. 



1 



15-17 



18-5 



AO 





OA 

 Z4 



ZZ 



00 



Z\) 



2 



14 



32 



45 





25 



23-25 



21 



3 



15-16 



32 







25 



24-7 



22-4 



4 



11 



9 







25 



19 



19 



5 



8* 



6 





26 



01 

 zi 



1 K .OK 

 ID ZD 



1 A *K 



6 



12 



7 



31 



25-4 



OK 

 ZD 



-i Q .ft 



Z\) 



7 





11 





27 



24*7 



20 



19'7 



8 



15 



22 



56* 





OA 

 Z4 1 



00 •'y 

 Zo t 



iy 



9 



15 



18 



51 





OA «K 

 Z4 0 



Oyi .n 



Z4 y 



OA .K 



ZO D 



10 



16 



27 



42 



33* 



OK 'A 

 ZD O 



Z4 4 



OA .O 

 Z\J O 



11 



17 



57 







Zi 



OQ .7K 



Zo ID 



17 8 



12 



17 



64 







OK 



ZD 



30*1 



18'2 



13 



17 



60 







26 - 6 



30 



21*1 



14 



8 



6 



38 " 





OK .Q 

 ZD O 



01 

 ZL 



Zl 7 



15 



9 



8-5 





26-5 



26 "6 



Ol . K 



ZL D 



01 .0 



zl 6 



16 



7-4 



1-5 



20-75 



28*5 



O/l .K 



Z4 D 



16*6 



17*9 



17 



16 



14-5 



14-5 



25*75 



26 "5 



18'6 



18*1 







1894 (July-August). 









1 



6 



1-6 









14 



12 



*2 



9 



3 







19-4 



15-1 



16*24 



3 



11 



3*5 









17 





4 



13 



15 



42-75 



34" 



27-5 



21-4 



20-28 



5 



13 



23 



45 





28-3 



23*1 



21-15 



6 



17*5 



50 



48-75 



28-5 



30-1 



26*8 



17-13 



7 



15-5 



56 



51-75 





30-6 



27*5 



22-8 



8 



14 



63 



43 





29-1 



28 



18 



9 



16 



53 





45" 



29-7 



30*4 



15-9 



10 



14 



42 



54" 





28 75 



26-8 



16-55 



11 



15 



25 













12 



15*5 



15 



66* 





28-7 



2l-*9 



19-56 



13 



18 



24 



48-10 



42" 



28-65 



21-4 



21-4 



14 



10 



32 





27-50 



26-75 



16-8 



18 



15 



11 



12 



47-21 



30-50 



28-3 



19-4 



17*9 



16 



11 



10 



29-33 



34 



27-9 



19-4 



18-8 



17 



13 



19 



38-22, 





297 



21-7 



19-95 



A very large percentage of the soles caught were measured in both 

 years, and the uniformity of the average sizes of the soles was remark- 

 able. It varied in 1893, with a single exception, between 24 and 27 ; in 

 1894, also with one exception, between 26*75 and 30*6. The exceptions 

 were in hauls made very close to the shore. 



In 1894 the soles caught were considerably larger than those of 1893, 

 although the fishing ground was about the same in both years. This 

 difference was, no doubt, at least partly caused by the meshes of the net 

 being larger in 1894. 



In both years, but more obviously in 1894, a slight increase in size was 



* With shrimp trawl. 



