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the habits and life-history and gave evidence to show that the periodi- 

 cal check in the growth of the scale takes place during the winter 

 season. Another paper gives an account of some sockeye reared in 

 fresh water, that apparently mended perfectly after spawning. 



The Annual Reports from the Departments of Fisheries in Can- 

 ada, the United States, British Columbia and the Pacific coast states, 

 contain much useful information on life-history as well as that on the 

 statistical, commercial or industrial side. 



Although much use has been made of the work that has been done 

 on the Atlantic salmon, no attempt will be made to review the litera- 

 ture, although it is not out of place to mention the work of Calder- 

 wood, Menzies and Johnston, in connection with the work of the Fish- 

 eries Board for Scotland, Masterman in connection with the English 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hutton for his work on the Wye 

 salmon and Dahl for his work on the salmon of Norway. 



As Taylor has so recently reviewed the literature on scale reading 

 in his paper on "The Structure and Growth of the Scales of the Sque- 

 teague and the Pigfish as Indicative of Life-History," there is no 

 necessity of doing so here. 



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Graph 1. — Spring — sea type. 1st year growth. 



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