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mesh; (2) 9 fish recaught on the Bahama and King 
William Bank area, all during the months January- 
March; and (3) 7 fish recaught in the Firth of Clyde 
(one off Dhu Hearteach, West coast of Scotland). 
plaice were also recaught off the West coast of Ireland, 
and two 
Luce Bay 
Bahama Bank 
do. 
Morecambe Bay 
Liverpool Bay 
do. 
Beaumaris Bay 
do. 
Carnarvon Bay 
Cardigan Bay 
‘¢ Hatchery 
Experiments ” 
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The 

in the Solway. 
Plaice-marking Experiments, 1904-8. 
Summary of Results. 
Nos. of individual 
experiments. 
1-04, 7-04, 21-05 
18-06, 2-08 
2-04, 3-06 
16-05 
10-05, 11-05, 2-06, 
5-06, 8-06, 1-08 
5-04, 6-04, 8-05, 
22-05 
14-05, 15-05, 17-05 
10-06, 15-06, 3-07 
3-04, 4-04, 1-06, 
4-06, 6-06, 1-07, 
4-07 
17-06 
9-05 
13-05, 18-05, 19-05, 
20-05, 11-06, 12-06, 
13-06, 14-06, 16-06 
12-05, 7-06, 2-07 

Season. 
Winter 
Winter 
Summer 
Winter 
Winter 
Summer 
Winter 
Summer 
Winter 
Summer 

Nos. of 
fishes 
marked. 


Nos. re- 
captured. 



Two 
Percentage 
re- 
captured. 
average length of the fish recaptured in Luce 
Bay was 29:3 cms.; in the Firth of Clyde, 35'3 cms. ; 
and on the Bahama-King William Bank area, 31 cms. 
The two fish recaught in the Solway measured 20 cms. ; 
those off the West coast of Ireland 32 and 39 cms. 
In interpreting these facts two things are notice- 
able: 
(1) No plaice marked and hberated in the Irish 
