48 The Salmon 
1909, when it was caught. It will thus be 64 years old. The photo- 
graph shows the spots near to the gill-cover, which is a certain sign 

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Fic. 43.—Scale of 263-1b. Salmon ( Fig. 42). Marked asa Smolt May 1905. Caught 5th July 1909. 
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of the fish having spawned. This is the most important marked fish 
we have got, more than a year having elapsed since the last of the 
same marking was captured. It was got in March of the previous 
