Starry Smoothhound of 24 lbs caught off Gosport, Wales, by Gordon Snelson.
Undulate ray of 14 lbs 15 ozs caught from Littlehampton West Ditch mark
by Jean Frampton.
11 August 1999
Thornback ray of 16 lbs 4 ozs caught off Chesil Beach by Michael Winter
22 September 1999
Smalleye ray of 11 lbs 4 ozs over the Skerries bank, by Christine
Wilden
(Len Nevell, Sea Angling Reports)
it's not actually the
third British record - the specimen from the
south of Ireland was taken in
Irish waters, not British. The place of capture
of the third specimen is an
area that is disputed by the British and French
governments - but it does
acually appear to be closer to France. In the
paper that we've written on
the specimen we've played it safe and refered
to it as the third specimen
north of the Bay of Biscay. Also, the specimen
was captured on a bottom-set
longline, not a surface longline targetting tuna.
Further information which
you might like to include is that the specimen
was an immature female -
which is very unusual for its size when compared
with Pacific specimens. I
hope this doesn't seem like a negative reply
- it's certainly not meant to.
Best wishes,
Aaron
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Dr. Aaron C. Henderson
Department of Zoology
Room 226
Martin Ryan Marine Science Institute
National University of Ireland
Galway
Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353 91 524411 ext: 3225
Fax: +353 91 750526
Mobile: 087 697 3571
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