0 
mmiber of very large plaice measuring over 20" were captured, 
especially at the last haul. There was a great deal of weed, swarm- 
ing as usual with the commoner amphipods. Po7'timus holsatufi was 
obtained as before, and also the spawn of Natica. 
Aunmouth Bay, August 19th. — We started here at 11-15 a.m. 
and finished at G-45 p.m., losing however about three-quarters of an 
hour. The sea was smooth, the wind S.W. The mid-day tempera- 
tures were — air Gl°, water 57'^ F. There was nothing noteworthy 
in the trawl other than the fishes recorded. 
Camuois Bay, August 2Gth. — Starting at 9-83 a.m. we gave about 
ten hours to this bay. The weather was dull, with rain, the M ind 
S. W., the sea smooth. The mid-day temperatures M*ere — air GO , 
M'ater 57° F. The traM-1 captured, in addition to the fishes recorded, 
T. iitraria elliptica, Coryates caasitelnmws, Hyas arnneus, and Portimus 
holnatus, many of the latter in the process of casting. 
Bi.yth Bay, September 2nd. — Beginning at 9-30 a.m. M‘e traM'led 
until 5-15 p.m., losing one hour hoM-ever by returning to the 
harbour at 10-10. The day \vas dull and rainy, the sea M-as slightly 
rough, the Mund E.N.E. The mid-day temperatures M-ere — air 57°, 
water 55° F. A Sapphirine Gurnard, measuring 10^ inches muis 
caught. Those obtained last year measured about 7^ inches. 
DRUBimiK Bay, September 9th. — We began at 10-20 a.m. and 
gave eight and a half hours to the experiment. The sea M'as 
moderate, the Mind N.W., strong. The mid-day temperatures 
M’ere — air C0°, M’ater 55° F. Poitinius Iwlsatiis M’as common as 
usual. Tm’o old female edible cral>s M’ere also picked up in the 
traM’l. One had lost both the large claM-s and one of the legs, the 
other M’as similarly injured in the case of one of the legs. The 
M ounds left M’ere black and old looking, and there appeared to be no 
trace of regeneration. It is easy to see in such a case that casting 
or the ability to cast M’ould be a blessing and old age a curse. It 
Mould appear that the poM’er of regeneration, and that of eedysis 
are correlated. A large piece of limestone M’as also brotight up by 
the traM’l. 
TPIE MARKETABLE FISHES CAPTURED. 
Last year we had to report a conspicuous increase in the 
numbers of the fishes of the in-shore M’aters, and m’c pointed out 
that our traMding experiments M’ere completely in accordance M’ith 
the experience of the fishermen, and also M’ith the published 
statistics. It M’as scarcely to be expected that the exceptionally 
