of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 315 
7 sy | g Average Size. ° 
7) zn Es} --- — a 2. 
Place and Date. S g = oS i Tk “S FS & 
g 3 a 3 Modal. | Mean. | ji etic, | Inches. Et 
| Fms. | Mm. | Mm. Mm. Min. Mm. Mths. 
Firth of Forth—con. 
28th May 1901 . 7h 26 31 17-24 | i 20 20°5 20°4 3 Ss 24 
23rd July, 1901 . os oe 8 109-137 | 28 at 123 125°4 418 
4th Sept.1901 . ue oe 48 6-13 7 10 9 97 3 A 
(Isle of May.) Years 
| 
16th Feb. 1904, fe} |. VI 215 225-250 25 244 237°5 239°9 93 5 5 
| (26°5) (40) (245) 
Sie. | Vi. 256 | 218-250 | 382 | 237 234 236°7 97, | S 5 
VI. 471 | 218-250 | 32 238 Zoi 237°7 98 Ss 5 
fe) a) VII. 248 251-281 30 257 266 262°1 10,°5 Ss 6 
(240) (42) (261) 
3d aa Vit. 282 251-281 30 257 266°0 261°0 1073 5 6 
VII. 530 | 251-282 SU 25, 266 261°5 10,55 6 
a 
2 me as 10 283-305 | 22 
Fc| pet oe |e 12 | 283-304 | 21 
22 | 283-305 92 
ith May... Py ieval 256 | 211-244 33. | 235 227°5 | 232°8 93, | S 5 
(254) | (48) (232°5) 
Vile 319 211-244 be, 235 227°5 232°2 9y°5 S 5 
VI. 575 | 211-244 33 | 235 2975 | 2325 | 9% | S 5 
2 Ac VIL. 252 | 245-277 32 250 261 254°1 10 S 6 
(235) (42) (256) 
) aoe VL. 317 | 245-277 32 250 261 252°7 10 s 6 
569 | 245-277 32 250 261 253°5 10 Ss 6 
f°) : VIll. 4 | 281-288 a x ¥3 “5 s 
Silnes 5 | 278-304 Be oe = sf PF Ss 
* 2 | 324, 325 “5 p- Bs 4c 35 s 
S=Spring. A=Autumn. 
The smaller groups in the collection are as follows, those from Aberdeen 
Bay being first considered :— 
On 21st and 22nd August, 10 miles off Aberdeen, at the ‘“ Doghole,” 
22 small clupeoids were obtained in the tow-net, which may be referred 
to the autumn spawning. They measured from 8mm. to 1lmm., the 
average being about ;%, of an inch. 
About a month later, on 18th and 20th September, 194 were taken in 
shallow water (up to 3 fathoms) in Aberdeen Bay. They measured from 
21mm. to 44mm. ({-1? inches), the size of greatest frequency (modal 
size) being 33mm., or 1,°; of an inch, and the arithmetic average 
