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the third, of 41-43-5 cm., and "immature," was caught, after 334 days, near 

 Buchanness, at a distance of 64 miles; and the fourth, which measured 40'5-441 

 cm., and was also "immature," after 349 days, offshore, east of St. Abb's Head, at 

 a distance of 25 miles to the south and east. 



In this quarter, 14 fish, or 25-9 per cent., were got, 7 (50 per cent.) to the 

 north and east, 4(28-6 per cent.) to the north and west, and 3(21-4 per cent.) 

 to the south and east. 



In the 12 months after Uberation, 39 or 72-2 per cent., were recovered, 

 17 (43-6 per cent.) to the north and east, 10 (25-6 per cent) to the south and 

 west, 7 (17-9 per cent.) to the north and west, and 5 (12-8 per cent.) to the 

 south and east. 



These particulars are set forth in the following table : — 



Of the rest of the plaice recaptured, 9 were taken in the remainder of 1914, 4 ai 

 1915, and 2 in 1916. 



In June 1914, 4 females and 1 male were caught, the male, of 36-5-39-8 cm., and 

 " spawning " (" partly spent "), after 354 days, 18 miles to the north and west ; 

 1 female, measuring 48-50-7 cm., and " spent," was taken, after 355 days, 14 miles 

 in the same direction, and on the same day, another female, of 46-5-51-6 cm., and 

 described as " immature," was got off Aberdeen, at a distance of 43 miles ; after 

 359 days, another female, of 42^5-46^1 cm., and " immature," was taken offshore, 

 to the south-east of Aberdeen, at a distance of 45 miles ; the remaining female, 

 which measured 27^5-30^3 cm., was recaptured within the Firth of Forth, off Leven, 

 at a distance of 55 miles to the westwards. 



A female, of 39^5-43^3 cm., was taken in July, after 400 days, offshore, to the 

 south-east of Buchanness, at 53 miles distant. 



