5 7 
Ki(;. 6. — A Sti hy in Plankton. 
Perhaps the most interesting contrast as seen in the accom- 
panying figure (fig. 6) is that between Goswick Sands (5) and 
Skate Roads (7). There was a small catch at Goswick Sands, but 
it was relatively rich in pelagic ova. In the large quantity of 
material at Skate Roads, fewer eggs were obtained. These results 
were obtained on the day which furnished the disappointing catches 
of fish referred to in the report on the trawling excursions; and 
show if the fishing was equally bad on both sides of Holy Island, 
that the floating life was rich in Skate Roads to the south of the 
island, and relatively small in quantity at Goswick Sands on the 
north of Holy Island. 
It will be seen, also, that the surface life at Skate Roads had 
changed but little in quantity from the 21st to the 23rd June, but 
a reduction in the number of pelagic ova had taken place, and 
certain changes also in relation to the species of Crustacea. 
The great quantity of plankton at the surface as compared with 
that near the bottom is shown is the bottles marked “ 3,” “ 1 ” and 
in “ 6 ” and “ 7." 
I have to thank Dr. Brady for confirming the above lists of 
Crustacea, and adding species I had overlooked. 
During the summer, the plankton on the coast became rich in 
