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the 100 meter curve. This was the case in 1914 also; and as other 

 fish eggs do occur in the catches made at the numerous stations 

 in other parts of the Gulf, we can only conclude that in spring and 

 summer, Cod and Haddock spawn only in this narrow coastal belt, 

 just as the Cod do off the Norwegian coast (Hjort, 1914), with no 

 spawning of any importance in the central basin of the Gulf; and our 

 catches afford no evidence that the isolated peak of Cashe's Ledge is 

 of any importance as a spawning ground in summer or spring, though 

 it may so serve in winter. But Haddock are known to spawn on 

 Georges Bank, in large numbers, in early spring (1914b, p. 415); 

 though no Cod or Haddock eggs were taken there in summer. 



The records of Cod-Haddock eggs for 1915 are given in the following 

 table : — ; 



1. Quantitative Hauls. 



The other quantitative hauls (29 stations) yielded none. 



2. Horizontal Hauls. 



