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Part III. — Eleventh Annual Report 



Cross-Section L, Mid- Way. — 30th May 1892. 14 eggs of rockling; 8 

 eggs of haddock ; 10 eggs of poor-cod. 



Cross-Section I., North End. — Surface, 30 May 1892. 28 eggs of 

 gurnard ; 26 eggs of whiting ; 14 eggs of dab and sprat. 



Cross-Section III., South End. — Surface, 31st May 1892. 14 eggs 

 of rockling ; 41 eggs of whiting; 19 eggs of gurnard; 22 eggs of sprat 

 and dab. 



Cross-Section III., North End. — Surface, 31st May 1892. 202 eggs 

 of gurnard and allies ; 238 eggs of rockling ; 75 eggs of sprat. 



West of Eyebrough. — Mid-water and bottom, 2nd June 1892. 2 eggs 

 of gurnard ; 4 eggs of rockling ; 1 1 eggs of poor-cod and sprat ; 2 eggs of 

 lemon-dab. 



East of Inchkeith. — Surface, 4th June 1892. 2 eggs of gurnard ; 3 

 eggs of rockling; 12 eggs (?) cod ; 10 eggs of sprat; 72 eggs of poor-cod 

 and whiting. 



East of Inchkeith, Second Haul. — Surface, 4th June 1892. 18 eggs 

 of gurnard ; 185 eggs of poor-cod, sprat and whiting ; 13 eggs of rockling. 



East of Inchkeith, Third Haul. — Surface, 4th June 1892. 47 eggs 

 of gurnard, embryo J to § round yolk ; 5 eggs (?) cod ; 132 eggs of 

 poor-cod, whiting and sprat ; 5 eggs of topknot ; 13 eggs of rockling, 

 embryo | to ~ round yolk. 



East of Inchkeith, First Haul.— 7 fathoms, 4th June 1892. 24 eggs 

 (?) cod; 164 eggs of poor-cod and whiting; 23 eggs of sprat; 3 eggs of 

 haddock ; 1 egg of plaice ; 4 eggs of dab ; 1 egg of rockling ; 18 eggs of 

 gurnard. 



East of Inchkeith. — 8 fathoms, 4th June 1892. 40 eggs of gurnard ; 

 38 eggs of sprat ; 2 eggs (?) cod ; 75 eggs of poor-cod and whiting. 



East of Inchkeith. — 10 fathoms, 4th June 1892. 21 eggs of gurnard ; 

 2 eggs of rockling ; 2 eggs (?) cod ; 3 eggs of sprat ; 62 eggs of poor-cod 

 and whiting. 



East of Inchkeith. — -Bottom, 4th June 1892. 54 eggs of poor-cod and 

 whiting; 11 eggs of sprat; 4 eggs (?) cod ; 3 eggs of gurnard ; 2 egg\s 

 of rockling ; 1 egg of plaice ; 1 egg of dab. 



East of Inchkeith, First Haul. — Bottom (deep-water), 4th June 1892. 

 15 eggs of gurnard ; 70 eggs of poor-cod, &c. ; 10 eggs of cod ; 8 eggs of 

 sprat • 1 egg of turbot. 



East of Inchkeith, Second Haul. — Bottom, 4th June 1892. 39 eggf 

 of guruard ; 1 egg of flounder; 19 eggs of sprat ; 76 eggs of poor-cod and 

 whiting ; 3 eggs of rockling. 



East of Inchkeith, Third Haul. — Surface, 4th June 1892. Flag- 

 men tary Gottus, probably about 7 mm. 



East of Inchkeith, Third Haul. — Bottom, 4th June 1892. 4 eggs 

 of gurnard ; 1 egg of ling ; 15 eggs of cod. 



Station VIII. — Surface, 9th June 1892. 21 eggs of gurnard ; 10 eggs 

 (?) cod ; 2 eggs of dab. 



Station IX. — Surface, 10th June 1892. 45 eggs of gurnard ; 8 eggs 

 of sprat ; 13 eggs of rockling, embryo | round yolk-sac. 



Station I. — Surface, 10th June 1892. 7 eggs (?) cod, embryo \ to 

 completely round yolk ; 3 eggs of bib, embryo nearly round. 



Station V.— Surface, 13th June 1892. 3 eggs of gurnard, embryo -i 

 round yolk ; 1 egg of ling ; 5 eggs (?) cod, embryo | round yolk ; 3 

 eggs of rockling, embryo 4 round yolk ; 1 egg (?) haddock. 



Station V. — Mid- water, 13th June 1892. 5 eggs of gurnard, embryo 

 completely round yolk. 



Station II. — Surface, 13th June 1892. 13 eggs of gurnard, embryo \ 

 round yolk ; 2 eggs of ling ; 6 eggs (?) cod ; 26 eggs of poor-cod and 

 whiting. 



