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Farnes and Skate Roads, 27th and 28th June. — On the 27th 
we lished with the lines near the Inner Fame, but only caught one 
gurnard. The opportunity was taken to obtain surface and bottom 
material. We made an attempt to trawl in Skate Roads on the 
28th, but at the end of the first haul the net was found to be full 
of sand and weed, and we were therefore obliged to stop the experi- 
ment. There were only about a dozen fish, mostly flounders (which 
were feeding on sand-eels) and there was also one lesser weaver. 
Alnmoutu Bay, June 29th. — Six hauls were made here in about 
8 hours. All the hauls were very like the first one which is pre- 
sented in Table II., but the last haul gave for the most part only 
small fish. A 1 1 gas araneus appeared in the 2nd haul, and during 
the day numerous P or tunas holsatus, including many berried females 
were brought in, along with dead heart-urchins, solen shells, and 
three specimens of Loligo media. 
Blyth Bay, July 4th. — About Gi hours were devoted to this bay. 
There was a N.E. wind and a strong easterly swell. The first haul 
of 1 hour 10 minutes besides the fish shown in Table II. included a 
dead heart-urchin and several Portunus holsatus, many of which 
were berried. On taking hold of this crab, the legs are sometimes 
thrown off at the breaking joint near to the body. One Loligo 
media was also procured. After being kept in a pail of water for 
some time, it was put into a bottle containing sea water and 
formalin added. As usual this brought the chromatopliores into 
view, and it was observed that as they expanded they did so by a 
series of pulsations. The advancing paralysis of the pigment bear- 
ing cells or of the nerves supplying them, culminating in death in 
the expanded condition thus brought about a sort of tetanic play, 
which was quite apparent to the naked eye. This Loligo is beauti- 
fully transparent when caught, the chromatopliores being for the 
most part in the contracted condition. A similar intensification of 
colour is seen when Eledoue and such Crustacea as Pandalus 
annulieornis are preserved. The 2nd haul included large and small 
soles, a turbot and a sand-eel. Several Anglers were obtained during 
the day — one of which presented patches of colour on the ventral 
— white — side. A greater weever was also caught in the trawl. 
But the most remarkable feature about the catches was the large 
number of Gorgstes cassivelaunus. 
Blyth Bay, July 11th. — A haul of 20 minutes in the morning 
gave the following retained fish — soles 8, plaice 29, dab 1. whit- 
ing 2, weever 1. 
