200 



Part III.— Twenty-fifth Annual Report 

 Males. 



A. Muscle {Females). 



(a) Percentages. 



Water. Total Proteid. 



65-25 21-26 



(6) Per average fish. 



Total Proteid. 

 34-78 



A. Muscle (Males). 



(a) Percentages. 



Water. Total Proteid. 



64-20 21-67 



(6) Per average fish. 



Total Proteid. 

 33-80 



Coag. Proteid. 

 16-37 



Coag. Proteid. 

 26-78 



C^oag. Proteid. 

 18-28 



Coag. Proteid. 

 28-51 



Fat. 

 7-53 



Fat. 

 12-31 



Fat. 

 9-72 



Fat. 

 1516 



B. — ^^ Matties" sent from Lerwick, August 9, 1906. 



As some of the herring sent were spent and others contained moderately 

 large ovaries with fairly well developed ova, they were divided into two 

 sets — B, and Ba. 



B. 



