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Fig, 2. Distribution of recaptures of salmon liberated as kelts in the estuary of the North- 

 west MiRAMicHi River, New Brunswick. Lower— Local recaptures as kelts (plain circles), as 



CLEAN fish in THE FIRST YEAR (SOLID CIRCLES), AND AS CLEAN FISH IN THE SECOND YEAR (SOLID 



squares). Upper — Distant recaptures. 



fish during the first and also the second 

 summer, however, they are farther in, none 

 being taken in the outer waters, where the 

 bulk of the virgin fish are captured, or even 

 in the main estuary. Being taken chiefly 

 in the fall, some would surely be captured 



in the outer waters if they came in from 

 the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The conclusion 

 that these do not leave the estuary seems 

 unavoidable. 



This must be qualified since, unlike the 

 St. John fish, a very few of the Miramiehi 



