85 
other investigators, and if, as we have now done, a letter — in our 
case ‘N ’ — be stamped on the labels in addition to the number, there 
would be no chance of confusion however far the crabs may migrate. 
The crab which was captured at Goswick was liberated again 
the same night at Berwick. A small number were labelled at 
Cullercoats also at different times, but none of these have been 
returned. 
THE MIGRATION OF CRABS. 
1 LIBERATED. 
CAPTURED. 
1 
a • 
flj ” 
Oo 
Date. 
S.2'2 
Place. 
'2 '2 
Date. 
Sex. 
Place, &c. 
l'.)0-2. 
Oct. 11 
2.') 
38 
20 
Beach... 
Beach .. 
114 
1902. 
Nov. 27 
Male 
None caught. 
4 miles E.S.E. (25 fathoms). 
— 
1903. 
Mar. 28 
l-'eniale 
Holy Island (Goswick Bay) 
(14 fathoms). 
12') 
July 6 
Female 
Porthlethen, Kincardineshire. 
^ mile out (15 fatl.oms). 
Dec. D) 
32 
Beach... 
04 
1903. 
Jan. 5 
Male 
4 miles E. (25 fathoms). 
34 
Feb. 9 
Male 
4 miles E. (25 fathonns). 
02 
„ 18 
Female 
5 miles E. (35 fathoms). 
89 
,, 20 
Male 
4J miles E. (30 fathom.s). 
99 
Mar. 13 
Male 
About 2 miles E. (15 fathoms). 
31 
April 4 
Male 
2 miles E. (15 fathoms). 
1903. 
Jan. () 
28 
Beach... 
180 
Jan. 24 
Male 
5 miles E. (35 fathoms). 
160 
Mar. 27 
Male 
3 miles E. (21 fathoms). 
137 
May 4 
Female 
1 mile E. (12 fathoms). 
Jan . 9 
3 
Beach... 
170 
Feb. 11 
Female 
4 miles E. (25 fathoms). 
„ 13 
10 
Beach... 
176 
4 
Male 
2 miles E. (15 fathoms). 
23 
8 
Beach... 
... 

None caught. 
Total 
Total 
Number Liberated ... 
145 
Number Recaptured 
. 14 
