TABLE 2. —Growth statistics of the 1959 experiment to mark sockeye salmon scales by- 

 starvation. 



third 2-week test lot in 1960, Because we feel 

 that the sampling technique used throughout 

 these experiments is sound if properly con- 

 ducted, we can only speculate that these occa- 

 sional errors were due to haste or other in- 

 attention. 



The most important factor revealed by the 

 1959 growth data is the definite ability of 



starved fish to resume feeding and growing 

 when food is reintroduced. Examination of 

 figure 5 reveals that all test lots reflected 

 a weight gain during the first 2-week period 

 of resumed feeding — the amount of which 

 appears to be inversely related to the dura- 

 tion of starvation, i.e., fish starved a shorter 

 time seemed to rebound more rapidly than 

 did fish that had been starved for a longer 



