of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Herrings from Ardrishaig, Loch Fyne, date ? April or May 



204 Imm., 16 to 23 cm. : eggs, •05--25 mm. : o, 2-4 mm. : t, 2-5 mm. : 

 fat, large quantity, but in some cases only a little or none ; 1 Full, $., 

 21 cm. : Qgga, I'O mm. : fat, little or none; 24 W. Spt., 18 to 23 cm. : 

 eggs, -1, -15 mm. : o, 3-10 mm. : t, 4-7 mm. : fat, as a rule a fair quantity, 

 it varied from " much " to " a little " or "none." The fishes were feeding on 

 copepods ; a certain proportion had empty stomachs. 



Table of the Sizes of the Herrings. 



Full 



June. 



Clyde. — Campbeltown, Davaar I., 4th June 1908 : — 46 W. Spt. 23 to 

 29 cm.: eggs, •12--25 mm.: o, 4-15 mm.: t, 3-11 mm.: fat, large 

 quantity, some ; 1 S. Spr, $, 27 cm. : eggs, -35 mm. : fat, some. The 

 stomachs contained food ; in some cases they were full. 



Clyde. — Campbeltown, Saddel Bay, 6th June 1907 : — 83 W. Spt., 21 to 

 28 cm. : eggs, -1-2 mm. : o, 4-6 mm. : t, 2-5 mm. : fat, great quantity ; 

 3 S. Spr., 23, 24 cm. : eggs, -3, -4 mm. : fat, great quantity. These herrings 

 appeared to be spents. They may have been summer (autumn) spents. 

 The stomachs contained copepods. 



Clyde. — Campbeltown, 7 miles S.W. of Sanda, 18th June 1908: — 55 

 W. Spt., 21 to 27 cm. : eggs, 'IS, ^2 mm. : o, 4-10 mm. : t, 3-9 mm. : fat, 

 great quantity ; 4 S, Spr., 26, 27 cm. : eggs, •3-^55 mm. : o, 9-16 mm. : 

 t, 12 mm. : fat, great quantity, much. Some had food in the stomach; 

 others had none. 



Clyde. — Campbeltown, Brown Head, Arran, 20th June 1907 : — 84 

 W. Spt., 22 to 28 cm. : eggs, •12--25 mm. ; o, 2-6 mm. : t, 2-6 mm. ; fat. 



