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the occurrence of pelagic whitiug young in tlie Great Belt in August 1903, we find 

 that a phenomenon occurred in that month similar to what occurred in June 1904. 

 The observations from the lightsliip at Schultz's Ground in August 1903 show, 

 that a W. N. W. gale was blowiug several times in the course of the month, and 

 that tlie direction of the wind for the whole month was almost continuously 



Tab. F. Lists of measurements of whiting (o — 20 cm.) 1903. 



westerly (W. S. W. — W. N. W.). The current was almost quite as constantly 

 easterly during the whole montli, and the salinity on the surface, which was 

 14.4 •'/qo on August Ist, was 21.8 7oo o'^ September 3rd. 



Our finding the small whiting fry in August 1903 indicates tliat the whit- 

 ing has a prolonged spawniug period; in 1904 we found the whiting young already 

 at the end of April. 



Other Gadoids. 

 Haddock, Gadus aeglefintis. 



The haddock was detected in April 1904 on hatching ont some es^gs taken 

 on the 23rd in the Læsø Chanuel (see Tab. 1, Kattegat). 



Pelagic haddock yoiiiig were taken in intermediate hauls in the Skager 

 Rak on April 28th (see Tab. 1), to the number of 65; they were cjuite small. 



On the Ist of June, wlien we were again lishing in the Skager Rak (see 

 Tab. 1) the haddock young were larger but still numerous. We took 28 haddock 



