39 
Mr. Fawcus pointed out, ;n reference to the poor catches of 
lobsters, that he liad not been fishing in shallow water for lobsters, 
but had been putting his pots into situations more favourable to 
the catching of crabs. 
TABLE II.— By Mr. G. FAWCUS, Sea Houses. 
CRABS— 1901. 
Date. 
Number 
of Pots. 
Number 
of Males. 
Number 
of 
P'emalos. 
Total 
Number. 
Number 
of Berried 
Heas. 
Number 
of 
Hard. 
Number 
of 
Soft. 
Depth in 
I’athoms. 
iFeb. 20 
52 
25 
35 
60 
60 
18 
21 
52 
30 
40 
70 
70 
• • . 
J > 
20 
52 
05 
. 55 
120 
120 
> ) 
27 
52 
20 
25 
45 
. . • 
45 
. . • 
1 1 
28 
52 
10 
20 
32 
30 
2 
1 1 
5 days 
150 
175 
327 
... 
325 
... 
... 
'Average 
per day 
30 
35 
05 
G5 
•Mar. 7 
80 
132 
142 
278 
... i 274 
4 
18 
9 
80 
100 
140 
240 
... : 240 
J > 
11 
100 
180 
130 
312 
310 
2 
« ’ ’ 
12 
100 
40 
20 
60 
... i 60 
14 
100 
45 
55 
104 
100 
4 
1 » 
15 
100 
24 
14 
38 
38 
? 5 
18 
100 
50 
40 
90 
90 
? ^ 
22 
100 
140 
100 
244 
240 
4 
-- 
23 
90 
30 
20 
53 
... 
50 
3 
J 
28 
14 
0 
10 
16 
... 
16 
29 
100 
80 
100 
180 
... 
180 
... 
1 * 
11 days 
827 
771 
1615 
... 
1.598 
17 
■Average 
per day 
75 
70 
147 
145 
2 
April 1 
154 
70 
80 
150 
150 
18 
4 
154 
01 
70 
1.32 
1 
132 
... 
i J 
5 
154 
80 
80 
160 
• • • 
160 
1 
6 
154 
60 
80 
140 
... 
140 
. . 
1 
7 
154 
50 
40 
90 
90 
> > 
9 
154 
50 
70 
120 
120 
) » 
12 
72 
0 
4 
10 
10 
> J 
13 
154 
80 
70 
1.50 
150 
1 » 
15 
154 
84 
7() 
161 
1 
161 
8 (0 18 
10 
154 
72 
48 
120 • 
120 
? J 
17 
104 
50 
40 
91 
1 
91 
1 i 
18 
154 
10 
14 
31 
30 
i 
1 ) 
19 
104 
19 
17 
37 
36 
1 
18 
20 
154 
40 
20 
61 
60 
1 
8 to 18 
22 
154 . 
50 
40 
90 
90 
J f 
24 
154 
()4 
42 
10() 
106 
f » 
25 
154 
52 
38 
90 
90 
1 ) 
20 
154 
40 
25 
65 
65 
1 > 
27 
154 
70 
72 
149 
1 
149 
1 J 
•29 
154 
70 
50 
120 
120 
J f 
30 
154 
50 
40 
90 
90 
... 
5 ? 
21 days 
... 
1140 
1016 
2163 
4 
21()0 
3 
Average 
per day 
54 
48 
103 
0-2 
103 
... 
