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Meek concludes that after spawning they migrate from the 

 North Sea to the Atlantic during the summer, return in the 

 spring, and go back to ' deep water in autumn to assemble for 

 the next spawning migration '. 



The Blue Ling eggs have never been found ; but Schmidt 

 has had fry over great depths off Iceland, the Faeroes, and 

 Avest of Scotland ; he beheves that it spawns at 250 to 500 

 fathoms. The fry are very small — 0-23 to 0-27 inch. But they 

 grow to 3 inches, and are found still floating at the surface 

 at this size. Dannevig has also found fry in the Norwegian 

 fjords. 



The Southern Ling fry have been caught by Schmidt near 

 the surface over depths of 500 to 1,000 fathoms south-west of 

 Ireland and in the Bay of Biscay. 



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