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The Salmon 



1909, when it was caught. It will thus be 6^ years old. The photo- 

 graph shows the spots near to the gill-cover, which is a certain sign 



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G years, 3 months 



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FIG. 43. Scale of 26i-lb. Salmon (Fig. 42). Marked as a Smolt May 1905. Caught 5th July 1509. 



of the fish having spawned. This is the most important marked fish 

 we have got, more than a year having elapsed since the last of the 

 same marking was captured. It was got in March of the previous 



