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50. Is there any marked change in the shape or color of either sex 
during the breeding season; or any peculiar development of or on any 
portion of the body, as the mouth, fins, scales, &e.? 
51. Are there any special or unusual habits during the spawning 
season ? 
52. At what age does the male begin to breed; and at what age the — 
female? ' 
YOUNG FISH. 
53. What was the size of the smallest codfish you ever saw ? 
54. At what season do the young fish appear? 
55. What is their food? 
56. Are their habits like those of the old fish? 
G.— Enemies, fatalities, &. 
DISEASES. 
57. Are diseased or deformed codfish ever seen? 
58. Can you describe them ? 
59. Have dead fish ever been seen in any quantity ? 
PARASITES. 
60. Are crabs, worms, lampreys, or other living animals found at- 
tached to the outside or on the gills of these fish? 
ENEMIES. 
61. Do other animals, such as whales, seals, birds, and other fish at- 
tack or prey upon the cod; can you mention any instances ? 
H.—The fisheries. 
IN-SHORE FISHERIES. 
62. At what season of the year and for how many months are cod 
taken so near to your shore that the fishermen can be at home every 
night ? 
63. What are the favorite grounds, what is the depth of water, and 
what the nature of the bottom? 
64. How many men are engaged in this fishery, and when not so en- 
gaged how are they employed ? 
65. How many boats, and what kind? 
66. How many men do they carry ? 
67. What kind of gear is used? If trawls or long lines, describe 
length of line, of gaugings, and of buoy-lines; number and kind of 
hooks, anchors, and buoys, and manner and time of setting. If hand- 
lines, describe lines, hooks, and leads. 
68. What bait is used; is it different at different seasons; how and 
where do they get it; how much does it cost? 
