CONTENTS. 



General statement, , . . . . 



The Hatching of Plaice, .... 

 The Loch Fyiie Experiments with Plaice Fry, . 

 Investigations on the Herring Fishery of Loch Fyne, 

 The Decomposition of Fish, 

 The Specific Characters of the Gadida'^, . 

 The Parasites of Fishes, .... 

 Scientific and Technical Instruction to Fishermen, 



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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 



I. On the Decomposition of Fish. By Dr. A. G. Anderson, M. A., 

 M.D., B.Sc, D.P.H., Assistant to the Medical Officer of 

 Health, Aberdeen. (PI. I.), . . . .13 



Introduction : General Review and Discussion, . 13 



Criteria to be Considered, . . . .17 



General Appearance : Handling a Fish, . . 17 



The Firmness, Softness, &c., of the Fish when 



Handled, ...... 18 



Appearance of Surface and Scales, . . .18 



Appearance of the Eyes, . . . .18 



Appearance of the Gills, . . . .18 



Smell, ....... 19 



Reddish Discoloration of Ventral Aspect of Backbone, 20 

 Rigor Mortis, ...... 21 



Detection of Rigor Mortis, . . . .25 



Trawled Fish compared with Line Fish, . . 25 



Manner in which Flesh strips away from Backbone or 



Bone away from Flesh, . . . .26 



The Appearance of Abdominal Walls as affected by the 



Gut, ..... 26 



Distribution of Bacillus Coli in Fish, with Tables of 



Experimental Data, . . . .30 



Bacteriological Examination of Fresh Peritoneal * 



Fluid'in Fish, chiefly for Bacillus Coli, . . 35 



The Bearing of the Distribution of Bacillus Coli in 



Fish and other Lower Animals on Public Health 



Questions, ...... 35 



Summary regarding Detection of Decomposition in 



Fish, 37 



Explanation of Plate, . . . . .39 



