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THE LOFFODEN FISHERY IN 1880. 



677 



The temperature of the water has been taken daily at the surface 

 and at depths of 5 and 10 fathoms. The results are set forth in Table 

 XXXIX, The lo^yest temperature at the bottom and surface was 0.5 

 (in the beginning of March ). The ditference between the lowest weekly 

 mean temperature at 10 fathoms last year and this year was only 0.2 

 at the surface and nothiusj at the bottom. The highest temperatures 

 were 3.5 and 4.0 (beginning of February). Regular observations at 

 greater depths, 30 and 80 fathoms, were not taken, for want of time. 

 In all 38 series of observations were taken in 30 fathoms, and 40 at 

 greater depths, against 03 and 58 last year. The same instruments were 

 used in taking the observations as last year, namely, 2 Negretti and 

 Zambra thermometers, which were kindly lent to the inspection party 

 by the Meteorological Institute. The same instruments were used by 

 Inspector Lie also. As the division into degrees is not very fine, an 

 error in reading of ^ degree is, of course, not rare. There api)ear, how- 

 ever, to be no more serious errors of observation. The observations 

 were made first at the surface and gradually downwards towards the 

 bottom. 



Tablk XLIV. 



Temperature of water at various depths from 

 the surface to the bottom. 



Jan. 30 Svolvaer. 

 Feb. 2 



6i. 



9I 



16, Storvaagen . 



21. 



25 



27, StamsuiKl . . 



28 



23 



1 



3, (Stroiumen) . 



Storvaagen.. 

 10 



Islaendingen 



11 



I Sundsflaket. 

 121 IslsEndingen 

 15, Ostnffisflord- 



18! 



19, 



Stamsund . .. 

 20! Ostnasfjord . 



211 



22 



Stamsnnd . . . 



75 4. 00 

 50 4. 00 

 75 4. 00 

 00 3. 25 

 25 2. 50 

 00 2. 25 

 75 2. 25 

 00 2. 00 

 00 2. 00 

 25 2. 50 

 25 2. 25 

 50 1, 75, 

 75:1. 75 

 25 2. 25 

 00 3. 7.-) 

 00 3. 00 

 75 2. 75 

 50|2. 50 

 00 

 00 2. 00 

 00 2. 25 



.'4.25' 

 . 4. 25 . 



2.25 

 50 2. 50 

 25 2. 25 



...3.50 . 

 . . . . !3. .50 . 

 ..-.2.50,2. 

 3. 50 4.50i.. 

 3. 00,4. 00:4. 



3. 00 3. 75 4. 

 2. 75 2. 75 3. 

 2. 25 2. 75 2. 

 1. 75 2. 00!2. 

 2. 00 2. 25i2. 



4. 00 5. 00 

 4. 7514. 75 

 4. .5014. 75 



2. 75 3. 5'J 



3. 00 3. 25 

 4.75.5.00 

 2. 50 3. 25 

 ....!3. 



2. 50 3. 50 

 ....:3.25 



3. 25 4. ,50 

 .. 3.25 



2. 50 3. 00 



s I a 



Condition of the fishtry. 



...14. 



4. 00:4. 



50 4. 50:.5. 



..|....|5. 



75;.... ., 



00.. ..|. 

 00 . 

 75. 

 001. 



75; .... 5. 25 6. 75 6. 75 Irregular, mosUy light 

 00... 6.00 6.50 6.751 

 50.... 1.5. 00 6. 00 6. 00 



25 15.00 5.756.001 



50 ...;5. 00' . 

 00 5.00 5.251... 

 00 5. 00 6.25 ... 



Ostnjesfjord. 

 Svolvter 



. 25 2. 25 ... . 3. 75 

 . 50 3. OOI5. 00 5. 25 

 . 50:3. OOI5. 00 5. 25 



501.... 

 501.... 

 . |5.00 

 ..14.75 

 ..|5.00 

 ..4.50 



.5.25... 



Few trukket, g(>o<l tishiug. 

 Irregular, mo.stly good. 

 Irregular, mostly light. 

 Uniformly good.' 

 Fjsh abundant 



. j4. 00 

 . '4. 00 

 .4.00 

 .i3.75 5. 



ij:;;;'^ 



.4.50. 



00... 5. 50 6. 25 6. 25 

 75,....6.00,6.25|....| 

 00l....6.00 6.00i.... 

 00....!. ...16.001.... 



25 . . . . 5. 50 6. 00 6. 00 

 50:. ...|.... 6.00 6.25, 

 50 6. 00 6. 006. 25 



..'4.756.00....).... 6.006.00 



......|6.00i....:0. 00 6. 0016.251 



...... 6. 00, .... 6. 00 6. 00;6. 25; Holiday. 



I. i I I I I I 



Exceedingly light 

 Good fishing. 

 Irregular, mostly light 

 Exceedingly light 



Light. 

 Good fishing. 



Light. 



Smaller, especially nightrline. 



Sunday. 



Exceedingly light 



Irregular, mostly good. Ex- 

 tremely light. Intherestof 

 Loftbden no sea-going wea- 

 ther because of aSW. storm. 



Almost no fishing. 



S. Mis. 110- 



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