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SURFACE AND BOTTOM LIFE OBTAINED AT THE 
TRAWLING EXPERIMENTS. 
In Table VII. the plankton and the forms other than edible fish 
obtained in the trawl are presented. It has not been attempted to 
do more than indicate in a qualitative manner the nature of both. 
The most interesting feature of the plankton of October to 
January was the presence in vast numbers of Tima bairdii. The 
Medusoid appeared in the waters off the Northumberland coast 
about October, and was observed at different localities from Holy 
Island to Cullercoats. At the trawling experiments, it was got not 
merely in the surface net, but entangled also sometimes in large 
numbers in the meshes of the trawl. It disappeared in January. 
During the same period the Amphipods, Euthemisto compressa and 
Metopa alderi were also very common at the surface ; the latter 
disappearing in January, tho former still being represented in 
April and May. It is interesting to note again the occurrence of 
numbers of soft crabs in the region of the trawling stations in 
September and October. 
The floating eggs of fish were captured in the surface net in 
April and May. They have not preserved to advantage, and con- 
sequently only suggestions are made as to the species. 
TABLE VII.— SURFACE AND BOTTOM LIFE. 
1908. 
eptember 4. 
Trawl. 
Soft edible crabs, an old female crab, and several undersized 
crabs, Portunus holsatus, Idotea balthica, Eupagnrus 
bernhardus, Crangon vulgaris, Cyanea. 
Blvth Bay. 
gpfm-nltor 0 
Lobster, female 9J inches. Many soft edible crabs, an old 
female crab, Careinus maenas, Eupagurus bernhardus, 
Portunus holsatus. 
Skate Roads. 
eptember 16. 
Trawl. 
Soft edible crabs, Portunus holsatus, Cyprina islandica 
Cyanea, Aurelia, Pelagia. 
Druridge Bay. 
