18 
FOOD, SEX, AND MATURITY OF FISH CAUGHT AT 
THE TRAWLING EXPERIMENTS. 
The work at sea occasioned by the measuring of the fish 
captured at every haul, and the marking and liberating of cnosen 
examples left little time for examining samples with regard to 
food, &c, but the following observations were made. 
Date and 
Place. 
Size. 
o 
w 
Maturity. 
Length of 
Gonad. 
Food. 
Aug. 19th ... 
(Druridge) 
Cm. 
25x15 
28-2x17-8 
30x19-2 
M. 
F. 
M. 
Cm. 
0- 7 
3-8 
1- 2 
xS. ill jj ii 1 y u \x o • 
Sand eel. 
Empty. 
Aug. 24th ... 
(Almnouth) 
25x15 
22x13 
27x16 
F. 
F. 
1 
2 
2-5 
Empty. 
Empty. 
Annelids. 
Sept. 6th ... 
(Blyth) 
34-5x21 
31x18.5 
30-5 x 19 
M. 
F. 
F. 
2 
2-5 
2-5 
Empty. 
Empty. 
Empty. 
Sept 14th .. 
(Druridge) 
28x18 
34x20-5 
31x19 
M. 
F. 
M. 
1-5 
2.5 
1 
Empty. 
Empty. 
Empty. 
DAB. 
Date and 
Place. 
Size. 
Of 
cc 
1 
Maturity. 
Length of 
Gonad. 
Food. 
Aug. 19th ... 
(Druridge) 
Cm. 
24-6x13 
21x11-2 
29-8x16-8 
F. 
F. 
F. 
Cm. 
3-2 
2 
3-5 
Amphipods. 
Empty. 
Portunus holsalus. 
Aug. 24th ... 
(Alnmouth) 
26-5x14-5 
25x13 
27x15 
F. 
F. 
F. 
4 
2- 5 
3- 5 
Small Eupayurus. 
Portumis holsatus. 
Empty. 
Sept. 6th ... 
(Blyth) 
34-5x18-5 
26-5x14 
28-5x15 
F. 
F. 
F. 
8 
3- 5 
4- 2 
Portunus holsatus. 
Empty. 
Empty. 
Sept. 14th .. 
(Druridge) 
26x14 
25-5x13-5 
28x15-5 
F. 
F. 
F. 
4-5 
3-5 
3 
Empty. 
Empty. 
Amphipods. 
