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Goswick Sands. 
Avgust 22nd. 
SKPTEMUF.lt 5th. 
FISII. 
Generat. Observations. 
Mature 
Immature 
Mature 
Immature 
Turbot ... 
3 
3 
2 
Aug. 22rid.— A large number of 
anglers at every haul— all 
Brill ... 
2 
... 
1 
small — not exceeding 12-15 
inches. There were some 50 
Sole ... 
... 
... 
... 
at the fourth haul. The 
immature fish presented a 
Plaice ... 
156 
105 
82 
140 
large majority of plaice. 
Dab 
12 
17 
14 
Sept. 5th. — This is a record for 
2 
the third haul. The large 
Flounder 
Gurnard . 
9 
21 
1 
3 
majority of plaice was again 
very apparent in the other 
hauls. Among the small 
• • . 
4 
fish were two or three tur- 
bot and one brill, also brill 
of 8 — 10 inches. 
Angler . . . 
28 
... 
; 182 
174 
99 
150 
The two previous years gave the interesting but disappointing 
results that the plaice were not so numerous in the young condition 
as in the adult, while dabs and flounders were as a rule more 
numerous in the young condition. This year’s records show a 
much more pleasing proportion of young plaice, while at the same 
time they indicate that the coast is liable to great fluctuation in 
this respect. 
It is seldom that we meet with small turbot or brill, or even 
soles. Young flounders this year seemed very scarce. And as 
regards the plaice and dabs, sometimes the mature were in the 
majority, sometimes the immature, but the numbers in each class 
follow one another quite remarkably. If there is a good catch of 
keepable fish, a similar quantity has to be returned to the sea. If 
there is a bad catch, a similarly small number has to be rejected. 
Thus it seems that the conditions of life, which at this time of the 
year is altogether a question of feeding and the avoiding of 
enemies, influence both classes much alike. 
The question is important enough to justify us bringing the 
records for last year together, so that they may be contrasted with 
those given above. 
