18 
THE FOOD, SEX, AND MATURITY OF EXAMPLES 
OF THE FISH. 
The results obtained at the trawling experiments in 1906 are 
recorded in Table V. It is only necessary in the meantime to 
note that again sand eels formed an important item of the diet of 
the fish in the inshore waters. The anglers were also feeding on 
sand eels. In one case, in addition to two sand eels there were 
found two anglers in the stomach of an angler. On August 3rd 
one was found to have eaten weevers. The weevers on several 
occasions were also feeding on sand eels. 
TABLE V.— PLAICE. 
Date and 
Place. 
Size. 
2 
*55 
£ 
£ | 
Maturity. 
Size of 
Gen. Organ. 
Food. 
July 4th 
Cm. 
46x29 
Oz. 
F. 
Cm. 
9 
Sand eels (small). 
(Druridge) 
40-5 x 24 
... 
M. 
— 
3 
36-5x22 
... 
F. 
— 
4 
,, and D. trunculus. 
July 18th ... 
35x22 
M. 

2 
Empty. 
(Alnmouth) 
34x21 
... 
F. 
— 
4 
Empty. 
29-5x18-5 
... 
F. 
— 
3 
Tellina tenuis. 
July 25th ... 
34x21 
20 
F. 

5 
Sand eels. 
(Cambois) 
31x19 
12 
F. 
— 
3 
Empty. 
25 x 15 
8 
F. 
— 
2-5 
Empty. 
Aug. 1st 
32x18 
F. 
__ 
3-5 
Sand eels. 
(Blyth) 
28-5x17 
. , , 
M. 
— 
1 
> > 
23-5x13-5 
... 
M. 
— 
1*5 
Empty. 
Aug. 15th ... 
49x30 
F. 
+ 
9 
Empty. 
(Alnmouth) 
42x25 
• •• 
F. 
+ 
9 
Empty. 
34x20 
... 
F. 
— 
4 
D. trunculus. 
Aug. 22nd ... 
55x34 
F. 
+ 
11 
Empty. 
(Druridge) 
56x37 
• • . 
F. 
+ 
14 
Sand eels, D. trunculus. 
37 X 22 
... 
F. 
— 
4 
Weever. 
Aug. 29th ... 
34-5x20 
18 
F. 

3 
Sand eels. 
(Skate Eds.) 
35x21 
22 
M. 
— 
2 
> > 
33-5x20 
17 
M. 
— 
2 
Sept. 12th ... 
34-5x21 
M. 

1-6 
Mussels (Ca. 1 cm.) 
(Blyth) 
31-5x20 
• • • 
F. 
— 
2-5 
T. tenuis. 
26-5x16-6 
... 
F. 
— 
2-5 
Crangon vulgaris. 
