SARDINE INDUSTRY IN RELATION TO CANADIAN HERRING FISHERIES 61 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 22a 



divisions of the dorsal fin (14-20-20) and in the rel.ition of the eye to the head (6) as 

 given in the work mentioned (p. 163). 



On Au^'ust 4 a lot of 28G specimens from Quinn's weir was made up as follows : — 



Species. 



Cl'.ipcn hdrou/ux, L 



Osmerus mordax, Mitchill 



Size. 



263, 5—7 in. ; 22, 8-9^ in. 

 10 in. 



On August 5 a sample was received from Miller's weir on the south side of Navy 

 Island near St. Andrews, the fishermen having been instructed to bring specimens of 

 all of the varieties of fish taken. This lot was made up as follows : — 



Species. 



Melunogrammus aeylcfiiius, L. (Common haddock) 



Microgadus torn-co'l, Walb 



Osmenis mordax, Mitchill . 



Gadns callarias, L. (Codfish) 



Pollarhiux virens, L. (Pollack) 



Clupea harengus, L 



Size. 



11 in. 



13 in. 



10—12 in. 



11-13 in. 



8-11 in. 



3, 11—12 in.; 176, 4|— 7 in. 



On August 9 a small sample of the catch, consisting of five fish, was received from 

 Malloch's weir, as follows : — - 



Species. 



Scomber gcombrus, (Mackerel) 



Clupea, sp. ? 



Pomolohus pscudoharengus . . . 

 Clupea harengus 



Number 



of 



Specimens. 



Size. 



I may remark that the specimens marked with a ' ? ' corresponded to the description 

 of C. aestivalis in Jordan's Manual, 5th ed., p. 72, except in the relation of the head to 

 the length ; (Head 4), a detail probably subject to no little variation. 



On August 14 seven especially large specimens of C. harengns were received from 

 Quinn's weir. These ranged from 11 to 14 inches in length, and on dissection I found 

 that the ova in the females were almost mature. 



