13 
PLAICE, 1897. 
Druridge. 
Alnmouth. Blyth. 
Cambois. 
Total. 
1' 
Mature ... 106 
... 80 ... 15 
... 27 
... 228 ... 
100 
Immature... 84 
... GG ... 22 
... 39 
... 211 ... 
93 
PLAICE, 1898. 
Skate Roads. 
Druridge. Alnmouth. Blyth. C&mboia, < 
riot wick. Total. 
r 
Mature ... 77 .. 
. 58 ... 73 ... 21 
... G ... 
238 .. 473 ... 
100 
Immature... 107 .. 
. GO ... 109 ... 20 
... 20 ... 
245 ... 5G1 ... 
119 
DABS, 1897. 
Druridge. 
Alnmouth. Blyth. 
Cambois. 
Total. 
"b 
Mature ... 43 
... 28 ... 10 
... 17 
... 98 ... 
100 
Immature... 72 
... 39 ... 22 
... 63 
... 186 ... 
200 
DABS. 1898. 
• 
Skate Hoads. Druridge. Alnmouth. Blyth. 
Cambois. Goswick. Total. 
1 
Mature ... 12 ... 
76 ... 42 ... 10 . 
.. 8 ... 
26 ... 174 ... 
100 
Immature... 7 ... 
81 ... G3 ... 6 . 
... 14 ... 
10 ... 190 ... 
109 
GURNARDS, 
1897. 
Druridge. 
Alnmouth. Blyth. 
Cambois. 
Total. 
L 
r 
Mature ... 18 
... 28 ... 5 
... 11 
... 62 ... 
100 
Immature... 105 
... 155 ... 7 
... 32 
... 299 ... 
482 
GURNARDS, 
1898. 
Skate Roads. 
Druridge. Alnmouth. Blyth. Cambois. ' 
Boswlck. Total. 
% 
Mature ... — .. 
.. 10 ... 6 ... 1 
... — ... 
26 ... 43 ... 
100 
Immature ... — .. 
. 21 ... 22 ... 8 
4 
19 ... 74 ... 
172 
FLOUNDERS, 
1897. 
Druridge. Alnmouth. Blyth. Cambois. Total. 
7° 
Mature ... 2 
... 5 ... — 
... 8 
... 10 ... 
100 
Immature ... 1 
... 34 ... 15 
3 
• •• o3 ... 
530 
FLOUNDERS, 
1898. 
Skate Roads. Druridge. Alnmouth. Blyth. 
Cambois. G os wick. Total. 
z 
Mature ... 6 ... 
1 ... 11 ... — . 
1 • • • 
1 ... 20 ... 
100 
Immature... 1 ... 
i) ••• ••• — 
... 1 ... 
8 ... 61 ... 
305 
It is not pretended, of course, that these numbers show a 
rigorous contrast between the mature and the immature tish ; and 
when these terms are used as above it must be understood that 
they simply refer to the fish retained and the fish rejected. The 
latter are altogether immature, certainly ; the former include a fair 
number of immature likewise, but immature which are, so to speak, 
