THE TRAWLING EXCURSIONS. 
GENERAL RESULTS. 
We are once more in tlie position to place before the members 
of the Nortliumberland Sea Fisheries Committee the results of a 
series of trawling experiments. These have been made as before 
with the co-operation of Aid. Dent, to whom we desire to otter our 
thanks for again so kindly placing the “Stanley” at our service 
along with the necessary fishing gear. It is only right to state 
moreover that the extra work entailed this season in carefully 
weighing, measuring, marking, and returning to the water nearly 
500 of the fishes captured during the season was shared in by all 
who took part in the excursions, and for help in this and in the 
work generally we have especially to thank Mr. Saunders, of Blyth. 
The results of this part of the season’s work done on the “ Stanley ” 
will be referred to in another section of this report, and in the 
meantime the trawling experiments which have been made pre- 
cisely as they have been since they were started by Mr. Dent in 
1802 will be briefly described. 
Tbe different experimental stations, of which particulars were 
furnished in last year’s report, were this year visited as follows : — 
Skate Roads, June 25th. — One haul was made from 3*20 to 
4-20 p.m. in thundery weather, and was measured (Table III). 
There was a good deal of weed in the bay. 
Sk.\te Roads, June 26th. — An incomplete haul was made at 
4-30 a.m., from the fact that the net became entangled with a piece 
of wreckage, and when brought aboard was found to be “split.” 
The net, moreover, as on the previous day, contained a lot of weed. 
Goswick Bay, June 26th. — We started here at G-25 a.m., and 
misfortune still following us, we had not proceeded far when we 
found we were fast to a piece of wreckage once more. But on this 
occasion the result was much more serious, seeing that we lost the 
net. Another net was “bent,” however, and we were thus able to 
get a haul, which was measured, and the results given in Table I. 
We left Goswick Bay at ll-SO. 
