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In late May propagation extended to the western part of the inner Gulf where local 

 patches were found off Casco Bay and Mt. Desert. East of Mt. Desert, egg sacs were 

 taken only along the Nova Scotian side of the Bay of Fundy. 



The June distribution would suggest offshore production in the eastern and western 

 basins of the Gulf. Eggs were restricted largely to the two outer stations of the most 

 western section and along the course of the drift into the Bay. 



Propagation in the inner Gulf reached its peak in July and early August. By mid- 

 August the greater part of the stock was in late nauplius (Fig. 4) and copepodite 



Fig. 4. Late nauplii of Microsetella norvegica, presumably the western stock, and early nauplii of the 

 eastern stock in August 1932. Number per cubic metre 



stages, the largest hauls (plus 2,0(X) per cubic metre) occurring along a band seaward 

 of the 100 metre curve and extending from Casco Bay to the Bay of Fundy. Early 

 nauplii, presumably the product of the eastern area, appeared in small numbers, 

 restricted almost entirely to the eastern part of the Gulf (Fig. 4). Eggs were widely 

 scattered in small numbers in the Bay of Fundy, particularly in the entering drift and 

 at a few stations farther west in the Gulf. 



