FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON THE CRAB AND 
LOBSTER. 
I referred in last year’s report to the records which two fisher- 
men were making in books provided for the purpoes of their catches 
of crabs and lobsters. I have now the pleasure of publishing these 
for the years 1899-1900. 
The pots, as is well known, are put down to catch both species, 
and in the following list under the heading “ Number of pots," the 
total number of pots used by the boat is given. The number in 
short is the same in the table of the lobsters as it is for the crabs. 
Lobsters are as a rule obtained on a rocky bottom, and crabs 
on both rock and sand. The species, however, are usually not very 
far apart. It is clear already from the statistics available that the 
catches of crabs far exceed the catches of lobsters. The Fishery 
(JUicers’ statistics for crabs and lobsters for the years corresponding 
to those already given for white fishes (page 11) are as follows: — 
CEABS. 
1895. 18%. 1807 . 1898. 
Number. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value. 
Number. 
Value 
North. 
District .. 
600,438 
£ 
4,632 
1,075,375 
£ 
6,769 
949,323 
£ 
6,842 
1.535,464 
fi 
9,981 
South. 
District .. . 
271,695 
.,..0 
361,029 
2,602 
237.048 
2,813 
444.974 
3,250 
North 
Shields ... 
33.920 
496 
53,780 
591 
79.240 
921 
116,860 
1.0f5 
Total 
906,053 
7.353 
1.490.184 
9,962 
1.265.611 ■ 
10,576 
2,097,298 
14.326 
LOBSTEES. 
North. District . 
16,981 
639 
16,605 
741 j 
13,221 
849 
18,269 
885 
South. District . 
23,640 
1.019 
27,727 
1.083 
38.744 
1,338 : 
20.808 
794 
North Shields 
... 
... 
5.098 
2|0 
Total 
40.621 
1,658 , 
44.332 
1,824 
51.965 
2,187 i 
44.175 
1 919 
