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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Stomach contents of silversides from Woods Hole—Continued. 
[Eel Pond, May 30, 2p. m.; bottom grass and mud: 10 bushels of fish taken; temperature 
of water 56° F.] 



No. onan: Sex. Spawning condition. Stomach contents. 
| Inches. 
1 AQ) |) Hemale=- 4 RRUDE mat ysteyatata alata atelateteleyetatel=t= Distended with copepods. 
2 4,18) Male weus tease. Olt) 3 ons cane dobeadonbe Full of copepods. 
3 4.43 | Female...|..... (0 nae eee See ate Do. 
d AU ae toe GO)ceea|eeeee GO Beene otee eee eke Distended with copepods. 
5 4531 oases Goes a AGVanced oy-cencst-etee eee Do. 
6 37480 Malem = RIPe fears ce are eee eeee Copepods. 
7 Sel B5e cece GO rea }eest QO pe ciiecenntracn eee neil Do. 
8 8.12"), See CKO eee aes GOR cece ecererie eee Full of copepods. 
9. 8.25 | Female...}...-- GO Mso.ct nena eoee Copepods. 
10 Osh |) MENG) So538)essoc DO vecsoeenseeceeeosseces Few copepods. 





[Great Harbor, June 9, 10.30 a.m.; bottom grass and sand; temperature of water 60° F.] 




1 4 Memale ses Ripe satan <- nase seen ce Copepods. 
2 AG2) £2208 Gory 2 ase: (OU Se eae AAA ARES eee SoA Re Distended with copepods. 
3 Byte) llaaaoe Gore .|a234 GOP. Eten ee ener Few copepods. 
4 33945 | 25-2 do 22S Esa. GON Ae eee Do. 
5 4 MALES Noe ack GO- Ace eis eee eee Full of copepods. 
6 Seve | esce Gliysaen|booae GO-e ee eee eee eee eee Copepods. 
7 3/87 ||; Kemale+: -| "Advanced -..-.-...-.-..-.-- Do. 
8 SED ileeees GO. 2s A ARIPO shee eee te steiseeeete toile Do. . 
9 31625 seer Omece|asees GOMeet a eee een ee eet Very few copepods. 
10 2)7b'| Male ...- 4\.--- GO ieeciccdosascewer evisee Full of copepods. 




[Eel Pond, June 11, 11 a. m.; bottom grass and mud; no silversides seen at the surface 
for three weeks; temperature of water 62° F.] 


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Female UEP a ses teteale etnies loins einiatare Few copepods. 
eee do ....| Well advanced .-| Full of copepods. 
sdeme do =<. 4"Ripeliiisste-ceetacece Do. y 
aheite do ....| Well advanced Do. 
Sacer do 2MRIpevisss22--2eseeaceeeseee = Do. 
siete do ....| Nearly ripe..........---.-.-| Few copepods. 
Seen do 2222] Riper. 22 2-2-2222 !2e eee | Verytew copepods: 
Habis do ....| Advanced ...............---| Distended with copepods. 
Male ..... IMT esemoce nese unoapobcobeaas Copepods. 
eee Oi goa5| Sodus ato acdsccannanooaecns Do. 

[Katama Bay, June 15, 11 a. m.; bottom sand and stones; fish very scarce, but 20 taken 
in 5 sets of seine; temperature of water 65° F.] 


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Memalets| Ripe. cae eciceeemnelececee eae Full of Menidia eggs. 
eeiaies do....|-.-.-@O............------.---| Eggs with embryos; amphipods. 
LAR Goa eo be 55 ee eeeeee eee  enpby.: 
ak asia Go... tb iidoset= 22.2 eo. eee Pull of small ova with embryos: 
dois=s sles (0 See tocreceeaocasdascd ? 
Empty 
Do. 
.| Some small ova with embryos. 
Copepods. 
OO eececemserceemerice ..--| Few copepods and Menidia eggs. 


[Eel Pond, June 23, 10a. m.; bottom grass and mud; no silversides seen at the surface; 
SOHIMARwWHH 
NISC RRR ee 
= 
oo 
temperature of water 64° F.] 

Female...| Well advanced .........-.-- Full of copepods. 
sonae Go SiS | tee dO Sas ss asen ese seesee- | Copepods: 
Sema QO Bed O\sssssesa- san sas ee Do. 
craft do PSO sss 5c sce eases Do. 
Pe ee ace nial beens eniee Caines soeelse Ree reer Full of copepods. 
Las to aean ciel aemanchecenstcece Sete eer eemee Do. 
Female...| Well advanced ...........-- One small annelid. 
See GO a Saco 0 ees 2 ee eee! Of Menidiane es: 
Male esa seem GO oo cectocee mes eens | Full of copepods. 
Female...|....- (ClO Se sno seeeneeebeaccede Do. 


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