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the cod have been systematically studied by Dr. J. Schmidt,^ 

 They spawn during the winter in the warmer water on the 

 south and south-east coasts ; the current carries the eggs right 



[Draicn by Dr. James Johnstone. 



Fig. 6. DEVELOPMENT OF THE COD 

 1 The unfertilized egg. 2. The egg a few days before hatching, 3, Larva, 

 0-2 inch long. 4. Larva, 0-4 inch long. 5. Young cod, 2-3 inches long. 



up the west coast, and by August the fry are distributed at the 

 bottom along the north of Iceland — where the large cod are 

 caught in the summer. By the following April they are 2 to 

 3 J inches long, and are as far east as the Eskifjord on the east 

 coast (see map, p. 101). 



Working in the S.S. Thor. 



