EXPERIMENTS IN TAGGING COD. 203 
fishermen. In many cases only the dressed weights of the fish have been 
reported, and in others the weights have simply been estimated or given 
in round numbers. Ina small percentage of the fish the weights have 
been recorded with sufficient accuracy (sometimes by employees of the 
Fish Commission) to warrant the following comparisons, which must 
be considered in the light of the limitations referred to. In this table 
are given data for 40 specimens whose weight when captured is known 
or thought to have been stated with reasonable accuracy. 
Among the most striking cases of increase in weight was that of the 
fish longest at liberty. It was a spent male, whose weight when 
released was 4 pounds, and when captured 15 months later was 7 
pounds 8 ounces. Another noteworthy increase was that of an imma- 
ture male weighing 3 pounds 8 ounces when released and 7 pounds 
when caught after 64 days. 






Days Weight | Weight 
Tag No.| at Sex. | when re-| when re- 
liberty. leased. |captured. 
| bs. Oz.) Lbs. Oz. 
315 EM HE MIDLE MDATTOMM secietsierss'<\cin\screrciataniacs carne ela atalele/aiatalctascaiaratn osreteiaciar 4 7 
320 DAMME MD ELT C Tons sam sete tars nese enc aua ecco clone: Oa misiereloie seteiele Rintiersloiersleiata! 4 6 
400 lism eNO SSD eNb pe. q-2taee aces seme ce Nena ceeeiae civic eae saste meses 4 8 5 
438 SBnl ee oe. CLO ee ere naa ee in eR ROE Hiclamaien aa oe oe cbineeie memeanemere Bits 4 8 
448 PSnieHemAle: sMent. fore see Sass - Ne - cicistaide See odns oeee ecw acteiseens 4 4 8 
453 (Fis |) LRSTED IG args y ee ee Se el ee ee ee ee meme ene a 3 8 7 
495 1h aoe (OES e ee ee Oe eee PRA SE SENS 3 MRED RAE) EE ne) an eee 5 5 8 
511 PETRIE MOEN OM areas tee eels as yan seas SnieocenieaaeeaasGace Saaeesce 4 i 3 
512 LOS eee. OR ae Le Bees ee oo Pa heh eta oa Bijarctelcia Siete See eis ecis dels Sars tie 4 8 5 12 
533 HT) peat CaS EE Se a ae eae Be ToS ie ina eae icin Slnietoks oaiowstee es 4 4 13 
863 MSeNeMIALeS SPC bss 2c 50 os an fo nnadooes ease sac cep meniee sc eee lowloas 5 8 6 
868 ZF |) WARIS Cyc Gs ai sit ae aa Sea Ra ae gn Pree eye eee es 5 6 
888 2) |) IBGTAES GOCE Beene cece nee oneEee BOneaSe Space Sem remre acon 4 8 Gans 
921 2 Tuk | TRSTET TIS) OF PRETO Tay Se A teed Se aa a ee Dh re ieee Cee se 4 7 
927 DD Nae (0 (C ahei3 = pe RR ae ere ee Ie RE re eR ae ae ts o 8 Gy PY 
A 235 1TehS 1) WISWS: Tec anfeinl 3 SRO e eae aeegene Se ea ies oe a ene ener = eae 5 7 
A 296 PmIBHe MM ALE TA peM bocce sso e cic see Since anienisteuels arciacisntnrenaevasiee 4 8 4 12 
A 721 HS. AGES. TORT ETB: SER, 2p 5 eS ES ES ee ene ene 5 brs <4 
B 8 TA, |) WORSTO HVE: Togas e) BPA. oa eye Se Aa aE bt ae ee eee 5 a 
B 89 (74s pees ee eee Fem Oe tide Se ce his oe ae cle me eee tineniate 5 6 
C 51 2h |) INI. GRINS aR See eee on Seen BASE COCR B Ecc ea cee pe Nanemace 5 4 7 
C 69 LTE! |] LNEDUG, LOSWRY ETT RAM geek OO Re IRR al SAAR oa er Na ie eet 5 6 8 
C % A | MIG. CS eee ool SM Bae Se Sy ate ee eee oer ee 4 os 
C 98 1 By eee BID. eae dt SEA Stir o eS oe ee SE ae ee Been CO eae heer 7 8 
D 3 rte ee Thy aCe Be ORAS eee Oe Sa Meee Dene Ae Ses ae eee 5 4 6 10 
D 61 23) |) LVDS Taine Se oe ee eae eee ee ee ee 5 4 7 
D 82 (oy Cae ne ae: SEL EMR BEI FA, ph Ne Sis es Re sya 4 8 5 8 
G 35 Do || Terabe loyrpeaetan We Das Mae pe a eee eee eae ere oe ee en 3 4 
H 64 LUBE 1 SUS TT eCST Te ge nw i LS 3 8 4 12 
I 55 PBNUEDICRG DCU pe Mere ie eek Ain a eee ee a a ae See 4 4 12 
M 64 mmlcrialenparrenbee: ch gine sek eae ete Lie a ee ee 6 8 
M 81 BPomIMNISUI GND ECTS ooo = Pelsen ys eee ue ole See en eee 4 6 6 
N 26 “Us | AGN. TO ee 5 Me ee RRS Sema ee ON Be ee oe ee ae 6 8 4 
O 36 Tt) AV ive, Tapiuistian © 2” aoe Gai ie I Re ge sg) 2 aR en we 6 9 8 
S 10 | Bees FD) - se ncote Bey ded ee oe EY Seo ee SEE a + oon eae ee 4 9 5 12 
S 43 AShlesne. Ei in nee Ra me nn Sen on iy ee dae 4 9 5 4 
S 98 |) CSV TiS) Teva © EE OE eee ae eee ee ees 4 6 5 4 
T 32 vis |) WAEDUGy [ITE Zee Qe ie Se BM Ae ge ae Oe 6 7 
V_ 32 EAI) |) USGI eyarevai, oe 35 eee ee EEE a ee ee 4 8 5 
W 81 27 || (EDS, Su 2 Uh ce ei See aS ye OO SE a re ee 3 8 3.9 


_Note.—The term “barren” is employed at the hatchery to designate fish which for any reason 
yielded no eggs or milt during the period of their captivity. 
In forwarding tags a number of fishermen have referred to the con- 
dition of the fish, using such expressions as ‘‘a nice, plump fish,” ‘‘ fish 
in fine condition,” ‘‘ fish plump and healthy, tag has caused no sore,” 
ete. On the other hand, many fish have been reported as “‘ not healthy,” 
“sore and thin,” ‘‘ rather thin,” ‘‘in poor condition,” ‘‘ very thin fish,” 
