204 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
‘poor and chafed,” etc.; and there is undoubted evidence that in some 
cases the fish lost weight for a time after being released, and in other 
cases remained about stationary in this respect. 
The following tabulation contains the record of 15 specimens illus- 
trating these points: 






Days Weight | Weight 
Tag No.| at Sex. : when re-| when re- 
liberty. leased. |captured. 
Lbs. Oz.| Lbs. Oz. 
* 261 OM. Me Male SPOMts ss sve verse <, 5 Ss leia sels o/s alee = seeree eames leranies 4 8 AD, 
337 891i) Wem ale vbarren.s sas fee ee eccentric cee eR eee eee eene 5 4 
+339 THK) ERS ASS seh cee aL RN Sy i aR 5 5 
360 I3uieeees (o Co Pah an Se eee aA tye ae Gen Os RSet Mime ARE Re be er 8 8 
361 bi) | PMale barrens. sesce2 8s ae cece ccm ene eae eee ee oe eee eer ere 5 8 4 8 
$371 15 |e Beoe Ore ea cele Sas CC DPN Land Ue ae OREN She ee eee 4 8 4 
469 1X0 Pe eee (0 SRE a eee TGr os Sam aimmon ace snatch Caan ATesaSre noe 4 8 4 
§ 483 43 iliPemale. barrem\= 2) sa. hook oe oa eee ae cae eitce leis eae eels 5 5 
} 851 1414| Male" spent 222-22 ca52¢ = cassie ete see steaaee atin ior eee eee eras 6 6 
922 37) || Sale barrens so... sesso s seen sae cee ae aetna aseiee eiate eieietia eat terete 6 ya. 
987 £1) Memale: barren 2252.0 cccseces weet oes oes ee ace en emoar ea tetoee 4 8 4 8 
A 606 1buipMalevspentt tasee ce aes oes siserecle eae nce emicetee citer ae laenetoe ia 6 5 4 
D 41 TAA Males DATECI = ono e eee ae a aciseeie cess eee heise see eaten siete eee 5 4 10 
*L, 70 GBp || tse) Oy GNG Wl igacese ac nSosedoaboniceo- cue cCopo doses onepcastaaconeene 5 4 
*V 40 TS || WEG, Ret ooo 6 Saee nosso cco scasbs soso dacoopeesdsdebbcdecasescue=c 5 5 
| 
* Fish reported as in poor condition. { Fish reported as sore and thin. 
} Fish reported as in good condition. § Fish reported as rather thin. 
The following meager comparisons of length comprise about all the 
data obtained relating to this topic. The figures represent the length 
from end of snout to middle of posterior edge of caudal fin. The fish 
longest at liberty (C 95) increased 23 inches in length, at the same time 
that it increased 34 pounds in weight. In most cases the recorded 
increase, if any, was so small that it might have arisen froma different 
method of measuring. 




avant Length | Length | Increase 
Tag No. libeet when re- | when re- in 
Y- | Jeased. |captured.| weight. 
Ft. In. | Ft. In. 
Soo ue eeisiatererslaiaalstateyatalsia's/ aia ata arava veYaracaiaia(atatataleve;ste(atsts/atatslatevataleia/ataletaveyet= 110 2 4 2a WeNoe 
SOO aetna sae sactictelere nciee ee eens einieie cee love aicin saraiaraiaperseis(= 13 2 A aE Os 
ASS eR Oe Mra se al ne Oe INE ote tea here ny ortevatatantatsiee nstahe.stelete mlateleravats 85 Dear: Qiao SYes 
AGO ee bonita orate de eee ets eres inte ciisieeremeracte eee aslansierete a 109 2 4 2 2 | No. 
Ce a eee SOOO nC OS CSD OE DES DEROD Sean EU nom aacbboseddchoosdnbole 90 Qe DZ, 2 3 Yes 
ee Io Re iota ed be ote alain aps eterers i sinfaetatetsin wialele iets aferstalaata ial sepa 103 Dh: 2 62] Yes 
ROR RN URE EE. ae ere Sa eBe Cos Breic UE COO RO AGED aoc Cod baosoS 41 Pry dt OOD es 
ART EER Ses Sortce SO aaa B eB Oar CHaenOnat ORAS aepScocBeHedEoadccs 141 2) 3) 26S) sen Os 
(COB Bae ee Fee ea nine tae a os ties a eelataintsietal=imlataiate etal 460 Qhimds 2 4 es 
(Bees gene BE aan Compe lseoos eo SHoRe aero caoDrolddcusacbepootocr 108 rh) 1 103 | Yes 
Mi 4 eas aera cinieerointe e winie emiciore oloiaieiate overs wislelaweinie aielel=lnvetsy=wiainlelate 100 Deh 2 331] Yes 

SIGNIFICANCE OF FAILURE TO CATCH TAGGED FISH IN SECOND, THIRD, 
AND FOURTH SEASONS AFTER RELEASE. 
As has previously been shown, only a few cod were recaptured in 
the season following their release, and only one was taken more than 
a year after liberation. The failure to obtain information regarding 
the whereabouts of the tagged fish after the first season is one of the 
most interesting developments of the experiment. 
Almost the first suggestion that occurs to one to account for this 
circumstance is the loss of the tags, either by erosion of the wire or 
tag, or by tearing loose from the fins. Reference has been made to 
