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The dabs caught are from two to eight years old, the majority 
being three to five years fish. They come into the inshore 
regions, especially in the southern part of the Northumberland 
area, every season about May to June, increasing in numbers 
to August and September, when they begin to migrate for the 
winter to the deeper water, and to a large extent just outside the 
district. They were, in November, for example, caught by the 
trawlers in plenty in about 33 fathoms off St. Mary’s Island. 
