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Part III. — Twenty- seventh Annual Report 

 Herrings from the Clyde. 



Herrings from the 7ieighhourhood of Ardrishaig {including Inverneil Bay, 

 Casileton Bay), betv^een March 30th and May 5th 1905. — They were 

 as follows : — 



66 1mm., 16-32 cm. : eggs, -15 mm. : o, 3, 4 mm, : t, 1-5-4 mm. : fat, 

 large quantity, none; 6 W. Spr. F., 28, 29 cm. : o, 21 mm, : t, 20-27 mm.: 

 fat, none; 19 W. Spt., 20-30 cm.: eggs, -15 mm.: o, 3^5-9 mm.: t, 

 2-11 mm,: fat, much, practically none; 3 S. Spr. S, 22, 27 cm,: t, 

 7-12 mm, : fat, none. 



Only one full female was obtained ; it was partly spent. Five full males 

 were obtained ; one was partly spent. 



Of the full herrings five had empty stomachs. In three the stomach 

 was shrunken. Some immature herrings had stomachs full of copepods ; 

 one or two had empty stomachs, while in the case of four the stomach was 

 shrunken. 



May. 



Clyde.— Campbeltown, ofi" Brown Head, 15th May 1907 :— 52 W, Spt., 

 24 to 28 cm. : eggs, ■12--2 mm. : o, 5-8 mm. : t, 4-7 mm. : fat, a little, 

 none ; 1 S. Spr. $., 24 cm. : eggs, ^75 mm. : o, 11 mm. : fat, none. Some 

 of the stomachs were full of copepods : others were empty. Some pelagic 

 fish- eggs were seen in one stomach. 



Clyde,— Campbeltown, Machrie Bay, Arran :— 73 W. Spt., 23 to 27 

 cm. : eggs, ^2 mm. The stomachs contained copepods. 



Clyde.— ? 30th May 1908 :— 96 W. Spt., 22 to 29 cm. : eggs, 



•1 and 15 mm. : o, 5 mm.: t, 4 mm. : fat, some, much. The stomachs 

 were full of copepods and schizopods. 



Clyde. -Loch Fyne, between Skipness and Laggan, 11th May 1909: — 

 17 Imm., 19 to 25 cm. : eggs, •17--2 mm. : o, 3 and 4 mm. : t, 2-4 mm, : 

 fat, much, none ; 1 S. Spr. $., 21 cm. : eggs, -5 mm, : o, 4 mm. : fat, 



