11 
it is the only flat lisli which spawns to some extent within the 
limits. The closure of the 3-mile limit to trawling is benefitting 
the dab. The table shows, moreover, that dabs are not very common 
in Sloite Roads, while Druridge Bay, Alnmonth Bay, and now 
Cambois Bay are comparatively rich in this form. 
The succeeding Tables give a similar representation of the 
returns for turbot, brill and soles. The figures for turbot are very 
variable, they are seldom large. If the fishermen at Craster are to be 
believed, they used to catch a fairly large number with their “ brat” 
nets, but now-a-days their results are very poor; see also report for 
lHIXj, page H. Our figures do not show very much, but they 
certainly illustrate the fact that it is a comparatively rare fish. It 
seems from such collateral evidence as that just given that it has 
become so. 
TABLE V.— TURBOT. 
Year. 
Illy tn Bay. 
Cambois Buy. 
Druridge 
Bay. 
Alumouth 
Buy. 
Skate 
Roads. 
Total. 
Aver- 
age 
1892 
0. 0, 2 
0, 3, 2 
0 
7 
i 
1893 
3, <1 
2, 4 
9,7 
9, 3 
43 
5 
twit 
2 
1, 1 
27, 7 
17. 8, 14 
28, 18 
123 
12 
1895 
1, 4 
3, 3 
5, 5, 2 
7,3 
4, 1 
38 
3 
1896 
7. 2 
8 
9, 8. 13 
13. 9 
7, 30 
120 
13 
1897 
2 
5, 0 
22. 19 
6, 8 
44. 33 
139 
15 
1898 
la 
2c 
7. 11. 8 
11, 9 
23, 7 
70 
11 
1899 
Ob 
7 y «3c/ 
1. 2, 10 
0,7 
1, 18 
46 
6 
a. 4 hours 
c ‘ 7 ” » Left out in making up totals and averages. 
d. 5 „ ) 
TABLE VI.— BRILL. 
Year. 
Blyth Bay. 
Cambois Bay. 
Druridge Bay. 
Alumouth Bay. 
Skate Roads. 
1892 
0. 0, 0 
0. 0. 0 
1 
1893 
0. 0 
0, 0 
0, 0 
0, 0 
1894 
0 
0. 0 
0,0 
0. 0. 0 
ft. 
0 
1895 
0, 0 
0. 0 
0. 0. 0 
0. 0 
0. 
0 
1896 
0. 0 
0 
0. 0. 0 
0, l 
0 . 
1 
1896 
0 
0. 0 
1, 0 
0, 0 
7, 
2 
1898 
0 
0 
1. 2, 0 
0. 2 
5. 
i 
1899 
0 
1,0 
0, 1. 1 
1,0 
2a, 
0 
a. Goswick : no brill got this year at Skate Hoads. 
Brill are very rare as is well shown 
graphically indicates the few we have obtained 
in Table VI., which 
and their distribution. 
