AT La Rocque, in Jersey, the spring tides go out about two miles leaving many large lagoons with sandy bottoms and depths of from two to four feet of water. Here we often spear flat-fish, plaice, soles, etc., sometimes getting as many as twenty in a tide; here also may be found spider crabs (Maia squinado), which are often taken in Jersey for food, but which are considered out of season in the autumn.