of the Fishery Bourd for Scotland. 37 



45 mm. : o, 11 mm. : fat, large quantity ; 1 W. Spr. $, 25 cm. : fat, large 

 quantity. There were remains of food in some of the full herrings. Cer- 

 tain full herrings, however, had the stomach shrunk. 



East Coast.— Eyemouth, 20-25 miles E. by S. of, 30th August 1906 :— 

 3 Imm., 23, 25 mm, : eggs, -1 mm. : o, 3-5 mm. : t, 2-5, 3-5 mm. : fat, large 

 quantity; 3 Imm. dev., 22, 24 cm. : eggs, "75 mm. : o, 8 mm. : t, 6 mm. : 

 fat, large quantity, some ; 11 S. Spr. F., 23 to 28 cm. : eggs, 1-0 - 1-2 mm. : 

 o, 15 - 30 mm. : t, 20 - 32 mm. : fat, large quantity, none ; 17 S. Spr. dev., 



22 to 24 cm. : eggs, -7 - -95 mm. : o, 9 - 16 mm. : t, 10-18 mm. : fat, large 

 quantity, none; 3 Spt., 24, 25 cm. : eggs, -1 mm. : o, 8 mm. : t, 18, 20 

 mm. : fat, none; 2 W. Spr., 22, 23 cm. : small reproductive organs: fat, 

 large quantity. Most of the full herrings had been feeding. 



East Coast. — Aberdeen, mouth of Harbour, 25th August 1908: — 31 

 Imm., 6-8 -8-3 cm. 



East Coast.— Aberdeen, 13th August 1908:— 21 S. Spr. F., 25 to 32 

 cm. 



East Coast.— Peterhead, 62 miles S.E. of, 16th August 1906 :— 1 Imm. 

 $, 23 cm. : eggs, "15 mm. : o, 4 mm. : fat, great quantity; 1 Imm. dev. 

 $, 25 cm. : eggs, 2 mm. : o, 5 mm. : fat, large quantity ; 2 S. Spr. F., 27, 

 28 cm. : eggs, 1-0 mm. : o, 27 mm. : t, 29 mm. : fat, none ; 6 S. Spr. dev., 



23 to 26 cm. : eggs, -55 - -8 mm. : o, 8 - 15 mm. : t, 15 mm. : fat, large 

 quantity ; 24 S. Spt., eggs, '1 - '2 mm. : o, 4 - 15 mm. : t, 10 - 21 mm. : fat, 

 none; 1 W. Spr., 22 cm. : eggs, -35 mm. : o, 17 mm. : fat, large quantity. 

 The stomachs were generally empty, but the fishes had been feeding. 



East Coast.— 8 miles S.E. of Fair Isle, 10th August 1906 :— 2 Imm. 

 dev. 6, 27, 28 mm. : t, 5, 7 mm. : fat, large quantity; 18 S. Spr. F., 28-30 

 cm. : eggs, 1-0, M mm. : o, 20 - 33 mm. : t, 25 - 31 mm. : fat, practically 

 none; 4 S. Spr. dev. $, 28, 30 cm. : eggs, -7 - -9 mm. : o, 13-30 mm. : fat, 

 large quantity, practically none ; 2 Spg. Spt. $, 28 cm. : eggs, '35 ram. 

 (-f old eggs) : o, 9 mm. : fat, large quantity ; 3 S. Spt., 26, 30 cm. : fat, 

 none; 12 W. Spr., 26 to 30 cm.: eggs, -35 - -5 mm.: o, 8-12 mm.: t, 

 5-11 mm. : fat, large quantity. 



East Coast.— Lerwick, 50-70 miles East of Bressay, 13th August 

 1906 :— 26 S. Spr. F., 29 to 32 cm, : eggs, 1*0 -1-2 mm. : o, 30-46 mm. : t, 

 30 - 37 mm. : fat, a little or none ; 3 S. Spr. dev., 28, 30 cm. : eggs, -9 mm. : 

 o, 28, 32 mm. : t, 22 mm. : fat, a little or none. Some stomachs contained 

 copepods, amphipods, and molluscs. Other stomachs were empty, thin- 

 walled bags. 



Summary. 



Imm.— 6 to 8, 14 to 25 cm.: eggs, -05 --15 mm.: o, 1 - 3 mm.: 

 t, 1 - 3 mm. : fat, large quantity, a little. 



Imm. dev.— 17 to 28 cm.: eggs, -2 -75 mm.: o, 2-5 -9 mm.: t, 3-10 mm. : 

 fat, large quantity, some. 



W. Spt.— 21 to 32 cm. : eggs, -1 --7 mm. . o, 25 -21 mm. : t, 2 -24 mm.: 

 fat, great quantity. 



Spr. Spt.— 18 to 28 cm. : eggs, -1 --35 mm. : o, 1-5 -10 mm. : t,2 -10 mm. : 

 fat, great qviantity, none. 



S. Spt. (recent).~22 to 30 cm.: eggs, '1 - -2 mm.: o, 7-17 mm.: 

 t, 10- 21 mm. : fat, a little or none. 



S. Spr. Full.— 22 to 33 cm.: eggs, •9-1-2 mm.: o, 13-46 mm.: t, 

 20 - 37 mm. : fat, much, a little, none. 



S. Spr. dev.— 22 to 30 cm. : eggs, -7, -8 mm. : o, 8- 16 mm. : t, 10 - 18 

 mm. : fat, some, much. 



W. Spr.— 20 to 34 cm. : eggs, -1 - -8 mm. : o, 3-16 mm. : t, 2 - 22 mm. : 

 fat, great quantity, none. 



