COD-FISHERIES OF CAPE ANN. 



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Table II. — Shoiving the number of eggs in haddooh of different sizes. 



Number. 



1 



2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 

 7 



In. 



28* 



26* 



26' 



24 



22 



20i 



Lis. 



Oz, 





487.5 



369. 75 



304. 25 



232 



194 



192 



193.2 



•^^ 



1, 839, 581 

 849, 315 

 856, 156 

 634, 380 

 403, 132 

 398, 976 

 169, 050 



Table III. — Sitou-lng the nuniber of eggs in poJl.ot'k of different sizes. 



Table IV. — Shoiving the variation in weight of cod-fish of variousy lengths. 



MALES. 



M 



In. 

 16i 

 20 

 21 

 23 

 24 

 24J 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 31 

 31 

 31 

 31i 

 31i 

 31i 

 33 

 33 



Condition of epermaries. 



Very small. 



Nearly ripe 



Very small 



Small 



Large 



Nearly ripe 



Very small 



"Well developed . 



Very small 



"Weil developed . 



Small. 



Nearly ripe . 



do 



Eipe 



Small 



"Well developed . 

 do....:.... 



Medium. 



Lbs. 

 3 



23 ! 

 H I 



5J 



5i 

 6i 



8+ 



loi 



9J 



61 



7 



8i 

 10 

 lOJ 



11 



llj 



In. 

 33 

 33 

 33* 

 34' 

 34 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 35i 

 35i 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 S6i 

 38 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 404 

 40J 

 42 

 42 

 43 

 40 



Condition of 6i)ermarie3. 



Very small. 



Medium 



Nearly ripe . 



"Well developed . 

 SmaU 



Well developed . 



Medium . 

 do. 



"Well developed . 



do , 



do 



Medium .. 



"Well developed . 



do....:.... 



Medium 



"Well developed . 



Lbs. 

 131 

 13J 

 9a 

 14 

 14 

 12 

 13 

 15i 

 13i 

 loi 

 32i 

 14i 

 15 

 16i 

 17 

 19 

 21 

 21} 

 201 

 25 

 23i 

 24i 

 25* 

 43 



*Tbe measurement ■^vas to the end of middle caudal rays. 



