which had migrated about a mile to the east, from Alnmouth Bay to 
;he north of Coquet Island. Sixteen of the 432 liberated in 1904 
were recovered the same year, the only conspicuous migrations being 
.n the case of two males measuring respectively 21 and 18'5 cm., 
:o the south and east, and into extra-territorial water. Another 
showed a similar movement, but the label was not returned, and the 
sex was not stated. The females recaptured had not migrated, or 
out a short distance south or east. In 1905, other two, females, 
were obtained, one which had grown from 20-5 to 25 cm., and was 
jaught where it was liberated ; the other had grown from 20 to 27 
3m. and had migrated 22 miles to the south, from Skate Roads to 
Druridge Bay. Of the 1905 group, 10 have already been accounted 
"or, two females which had migrated in one case GO miles and in the 
ither 40 miles to the south and east. The others had not migrated 
or only a short distance to the south. 
Thus 29 have been recaptured out of 730 so far as we have 
knowledge. Both sexes are liable to migrate to the south, within 
or from our district. Six of the 29 have shown this tendency. It 
:annot be said that size regulates the migration, for larger examples 
:han those which left the bays had evidently chosen to remain where 
khey were. Moreover, while the migration appears to take place 
ibout the end of the year, the movement is not a general one, for 
examples are caught during that season which had not migrated, 
including lish of the same, of a less, and of a larger size. 
' The direction of migration is, or appears to be definitely a 
southerly one. It may be considered advisable, however, not to 
attempt an explanation of this until we find if some of the large 
number which have been marked will be recovered after a longer 
period of freedom than that illustrated by the examples which have 
50 far been reported. 
Floi nders.— Two of the 1904, and ten of the 1905 groups have 
been recaptured, or 12 out of G7. The majority were caught shortly 
after they were liberated, but three were free for 59, 84, and 1G0 
days respectively. None showed any tendency to migrate, except 
in a few cases a short distance to the south. 
TuRHOT.—Only two of the 41 turbot which have been marked 
have been recovered, both belonging to the 1905 group. One, a 
male, had grown from 29-8 to 32-8, and had migrated from Druridgu 
Bay to 4 miles E.S.E. of the Coquet. The other, a female, was 
KWght where it was liberated, after an interval of 38 days, in Skate 
Roads. 
