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Bottom Fauna and the Food of Fishes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 October 2009

G. A. Steven
G. A. Steven
Affiliation:
Assistant Naturalist at the Plymouth Laboratory.
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IN the waters off Plymouth there exists a definite inshore fishing-ground, approximately 13 square miles in area, locally known as the “corner.” In order to obtain some idea of the Bionomic conditions prevailing on this ground an intensive study of the bottom fauna was undertaken. Quantitative seasonal observations extending over a period of one year (August, 1928–July, 1929 inclusive) have been made, using the 0.1 square metre Bottom Sampler and the “Agassiz” Trawl, a method having been devised for obtaining quantitative hauls with the latter instrument. Investigations into the food actually eaten by the fishes within the area have been carried on simultaneously, and the stomach contents of over 2000 fishes comprising 29 different species have been examined. On account of the length of time required for stomach examination, it was found impossible to make seasonal observations on them also, but comparable winter and summer examinations were made.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , May 1930 , pp. 677 - 706
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1930

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