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Gambols Bay, August 28tli.— Fishing was commenced at 10-45 a.m. a,nd was 
continued for hours. There was a strong N.W. wind, and the sea was rough. 
A iarge number of edibie crabs were brought on board, oid femaies and soft 
and hard young maies. A fairiy iarge number of Cijprina islandica were aiso 
procured, and some were found to contain the parasite, Maiacobdeiia. Numbers 
of Portunus Jiolsatus were caught, many of them being berried femaies, and aiso 
Eupagurus hernliarclus in Fusus antiquus and Buccinuvi undatum. Stiii more 
noteworthy.^ however, were the 4 or 5 haddocks measuring about 5 inches caught 
in the trawi. 
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Dburidge Bay, September 4th. — The temperature of the air was GO and of 
tile water 55, the wind being east and the sea moderate. The trawi was down 
from 10-10 to 11-20 a.m. (Table 6). 
Cambois B.ay, September 4th. — A haul was made here from 12-40 to 1-40 
(Table G). 
Deueidge Bay, September 12th. — Strong easterly winds had produced a 
heavy swell. The temperatnre of the air was GO degs. and of the water 55 degs. 
A few Cyprina islandica and edible crabs were procured in addition to the 
Portunus holsatus and the small anglers. 
The table shows that plaice reach an average of 130. This is 
the highest average yet recorded, and a reference to the reports for 
1899 and 1900 amply demonstrate that this form is steadily improv- 
ing in numbers. Dabs, on the other hand, only give an average of 
73 as compared with 96 in 1900, 81 in 1899, and 77 in 1898. 
The figure is above the averages recorded for the years previous to 
1898. Turbot, with an average of 6, offer a slight improvement 
over the average for 1900. Soles present the average this year of 7, 
as compared with 14 in 1900, 6 in 1899, and 2 in 1898 ; previous 
to 1898, as a rule, the averages were much greater. Flounders have 
an average of G, and that was the average for the two previous years. 
The total flat fishes show a diminution this year, the average being 
211. This is above the average for the years prior to 1896, but it 
is below the averages recorded for the years since 1896. 
