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dabs alone, as in general elsewhere, showing the most steady figures. 
A large number of jelly fish was got at every haul. During July, 
August and September, they were more than usually numerous on 
the coast as net fishermen in general knew to their discomfort. 
Druridge Bay was visited again on the 26th July, with a view to 
determining what contrast would be obtained with a week’s interval. 
It will be seen that almost exactly double the number recorded on 
the first visit was got on this occasion. It is at least worthy of 
remark that the temperature of the water had fallen, and that the 
wind had changed to the west ; conditions which are opposite to 
those referred to in the case of Skate lloads. Even with the im- 
provement in the numbers at this second visit to Druridge Bay, as 
compared with past seasons, the results are still disappointing. 
Skate Hoads was again visited on August 7th, and though the 
wind had just changed to the N.E., and the temperature had risen, 
the catch showed a considerable return of plaice as well as of dabs to 
that bay, to say nothing of turbot. Thus our experiments at Skate 
Roads alone appear to show that in the early part of the season, the 
fish had gone out into deeper waters, and were gradually returning— 
such of them as could return. This migration which our other 
records this year bear out, appears to be a peculiarity of the season, 
for I do not think that our statistics lend the least support to the 
inference that it is general. At this last visit to Skate Roads, a large 
quantity of the “shore” or “dog” crab was obtained at every haul 
— soft and hard of both sexes. Towards the end of the day, jelly 
fish were beginning to get into the net. A small quantity of weed 
from Budle Bay, and several empty Solen shells were also got. 
Cambois Bay on the 16tli August, got a full day of about 10 
hours, 8 hauls being made in the time, and the result expressed the 
general improvement in the season’s fishing, the record showing an 
increase for this bay in practically all the species. At the third 
haul, small dabs were present in extremely large numbers, but 
otherwise the small fish were much as recorded in the detailed table 
for the first haul. One or two dead Spatangus, and one Asterias 
occurred at the third haul likewise. Jelly fish were also fairly 
common. 
Druridge Bay was again visited on the 28rd August, five hauls 
being made in the Of hours given to the experiment. The results 
of the two previous visits at the interval of a week were shortly 
considered above. And it must now be added that if the second visit 
gave a catch double that of the first, the record for the third visit 
