of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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The testis is very similar. Old sperm can be washed out of the testis, 

 leaving an open honeycomb, sponge structure. Some of the testes^had 

 shrunk to a breadth of 2"5 and 3 mm. 



Herrings fromi Clyde and West Coast. 



April. 



Clyde. — Campbeltown, off Macrinnan's Point, 3rd April 1906: — 1 W. 

 Spr. 2, 20 cm. : partly spawned ; 85 W. Spt., 21 to 28 cm. : eggs, -05, 

 •1 mm. : o, 10, 15 mm. : t, 8-14 mm. : fat, none. There was food (cope- 

 pods) in many stomachs ; some were empty. 



Clyde.— Campbeltown, off Macrinnan's Point, 21st April 1908: — 2 

 Imm. d, 22, 24 cm, : t, very small : fat, great quantity; 77 W. Spt., 19 to 



28 cm. : fat, none, some. The stomachs were empty. 



Clyde.— Campbeltown, off Isle of Ross, 8th April 1908 :— 74 W. Spt., 

 22 to 28 cm. : fat, none. The stomachs were empty. 



Clyde.— Campbeltown, Machrie Bay, 9th April 1907 :— 100 W. Spt., 

 0, 4-13 mm. : t, 3-13 mm. : fat, none. Traces of food were present in the 

 stomachs. 



Clyde. — Kilbrennan Sound, 1 mile N. of Skipness, 10th April 1908 : — 

 1 Imm. 5, 20 cm.: o, small: fat, great quantity; 110 W. Spt., 19 to 

 27 cm. : o, small : t, small : fat, none, some. Food was noticed in some 

 cases ; it consisted of copepods and schizopods. 



Clyde.— Loch Fyne, near Crossaig, 29th April 1905:— 88 W. Spt., 22 

 to 28 cm.: eggs, •1--17: fat, none, some. Some of the spents are 

 beginning to lay up abdominal fat. The stomachs were large and full of 

 copepods. 



Clyde.— Loch Fyne, Tarbert, 22nd April 1905 :— 9 W. Spt., 21 to 

 25 cm. : t, 3 mm. : fat, none. 



Clyde.— Loch Fyne, Tarbert, 27th April 1905:— 19 Imm., 17 to 21 cm.: 

 eggs, •l-^25: o, 2-4 mm.: t, 2-4 mm.; 2 S. Spr. c?, 18, 19 cm.: t, 

 5 mm. ; 3 W. Spt., 19, 21 cm. : eggs, -1 mm. : o, 6 mm. : t, 4, 5 mm. 



Clyde.— Loch Fyne, Ardrishaig, 4th April 1905: -2 W. Spr. F., 27, 



29 cm. (one partly spawned) : fat, none ; 6 W. Spt., 21 to 29 cm. : fat, 



