THE TRAWLING EXCURSIONS. 
The trawlin*; excursions were again made in the in-shore waters 
previously tested, Mr. Dent, as before, generously placing the 
steamer “ Livingstone ” at our service. The same trawl was used, 
though, as has often happened before, the beam had to he replaced 
once or twice during the season. The excursions, in short, were 
conducted in parallel with those of previous years, and there is 
therefore no necessity for repeating here the conditions under which 
the experiments were made. 
In our last year’s report the results were stated in a general 
table for the season, and, in a subsequent paper published in the 
Journal of the Marine Biological Association, the complete results 
were given for each bay for all the seasons during which the 
experiments have been made. In order that members, who may 
not have seen this paper, may be able to follow the remarks about 
to be made, these tables are reproduced, and include the results of 
this year’s experiments. 
TABLES SHOWING THE NUMBER OF FISH CAPTURED IN 
EACH BAY. 
( 1 ) Blyth Bay. 2-5 Fathoms. 
Year. 
5 
Turbot. 
Krill. 
X 
-2 
•= 
^4 
bt 
£ 
- 
* r 
— 
X 
1892... 
Aug. 1 
— 
— 
1 
88 
40 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— — 
rough 
N.E. 
„ 15 
— 
— 
— 
20 
12 
smooth 
W.S.W. 
Sopt. 20 
2 
— 
3 
60 
41 
rough 
K N.F. 
1893... 
Aug. 2 
3 
— 
56 
59 
23 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 55 
smooth 
W.N.W. 
Sept. 13 
6 
— 
17 
37 
19 
— 
— 
— 
— 
56 
rough 
W.g.W. 
1894... 
July 27 
2 
— 
43 
67 
23 
2 
5 
— 
41 
1 52 
smooth 
N.E. 
1895... 
July 31 
i 
— 
12 
64 
32 
— 
4 
— 
25 
— 53'5 
smooth 
calm. 
Aug. 15 
4 
— 
20 
58 
95 
— 
7 
— 
40 
— 54 
smooth 
calm. 
1896... 
June 18 
7 

5 
85 
44 



46 
— 53 
smooth 
W.N.W. 
Aug. 26 
2 
— 
36 
63 
78 
2 
— 
— 
20 
1 55 
smooth 
E. 
1897... 
*Aug. 25 
2 
— 
3 
55 
35 
5 
— 
— 
23 
— 58 
rough 
E. 
*For 3J hours only. 
