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Of the remaining fishes, 5 were recaptured in 1912, 3 in October and 2 

 in November ; 1 was taken in June 1913. Four were males and 2 were females, 

 but the position of recapture of 1 of those was not ascertained. All the others 

 were recaptured to the north and east of the station, 2 males in October, 44 and 

 101 miles distant ; a male and a female in November, 82 and 68 miles distant, after 

 434 and 439 days respectively ; while the fish taken in June 1913 was the male 

 measuring 34-5-40 cm., which was caught after 640 days 20 miles to the north-east, 

 ofT Tod Head. The males taken in October were respectively " nearly ripe " and 

 " half -ripe " ; the condition of the reproductive organs of the other 4 fishes was 

 not ascertained. 



It may be noted that, of the fish which were got farthest out from shore on the 

 east coast, the majority were recaptured in June (viz. Nos. 3611, 3603, 3570, 3609, 

 3531, 3619) ; two, farthest out of all, were caught in November, and two others 

 in October (see chart). There appears from this to be an offshore movement in 

 summer. 



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