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LOBSTERS. 
Date. 
Number of 
Pots. 
Number of 
Males. 
Number of 
Females. 
Number 
ol Berried 
Hens. 
Total 
Number. 
Depth in 
Fathoms. 
July 8 
00 
1 
1 
8 to 18 
8 
100 
2 
• •• 
2 
1 > 
10 
100 
• • • 
1 
1 
t * 
15 
100 
•• • 
2 
2 
8 to 22 
17 
100 
i 
••• 
i 
21 
100 
• • • 
i 
• • • 
i 
25 
100 
2 
,, 
• • • 
2 
t* 
2'J 
100 
1 
••• 
• •• 
i 
31 
100 
... 
2 
... 
2 
It 
0 days ... 
... 
7 
G 
... 
13 
... 
Aug. 7 
100 
1 
i 
2 
8 to 28 
14 
100 
1 
••• 
••• 
1 
19 
100 
• •• 
i 
1 
f * 
22 
100 
... 
... 
i 
1 
It 
4 days ... 
... 
2 
... 
3 
5 
... 
Sept. 19 
20 
o 9 
1 
1 
• • • 
i 
1 
2 
8 to 28 
II 
2 days 
... 
2 
1 
3 
... 
It will be observed that Mr. Fawcus has this year contributed 
returns for the months of August and September, and the increase 
shown in the proportional numbers of soft crabs is of great interest 
and importance. To these figures we are able to add the following, 
obtained at Beadnell on 27th November. In our presence 20 crab 
pots were hauled, and they contained 62 soft and 32 hard crabs — a 
proportion of 66 per cent, soft crabs. 
With regard to the question as to whether the soft crabs float 
when they are returned to the water, we have to state that on 6th 
November we received 6 soft crabs from Mr. J. Douglas, Beadnell, 
and on putting them into a tank, three floated (males) and three 
sank (two males, one female.) 
