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personal factor is well guarded against. The exceptions mentioned 

 are measurements made by Fassett after careful observation, and 

 are believed to be closely comparable with the rest. The averages 

 are given in the following table: 



Table 2. — Average Weights and Measurements of Sockeye Salmon from 



Different Localities. 



Locality and year. 



Yes Bay, 1903. . . . 

 1904.... 

 1905.... 



Karta Bay, 1903. 



1904. 

 Quadra, 1903 



1904 



Kegan, 1903 



1904 



Nowiskav, 1903.. 

 1904.. 



Dolomi, 1903 



1904 



Port Chester, 1904 



Tamgas, 1904 



Date of ex- 

 amination. 



July 10-20. . 

 Aug. 16-21. 

 July 26 to 



Aug. 14. 

 July 1, 23- 



26. 

 July 1-6.... 

 July 30 to 



Aug. 5. 

 Aug. 24-29 



Aug. 14 



July 24-29. 

 Aug. 17-19. 

 July 14 to 



Aug. 31. 

 Aug. 21-23 , 

 Aug. 4-11. 

 Aug. 20 and 



23. 

 Aug. 19-23 . 



Number examined. 



Male. 



162 

 503 

 339 



518 

 267 



503 

 56 



509 

 93 



512 



122 

 505 

 150 



528 



Fe- 

 male. 



135 

 504 

 353 



.507 

 236 



509 

 44 

 .')07 

 107 

 509 



181 

 506 

 155 



Total. 



297 



1,007 



692 



1,025 

 503 



1,012 

 100 



1,016 

 200 



1,021 



303 



1,011 



305 



1,040 



Length. 



Male. 



mm. 

 555.3 

 524.7 

 532.1 



542.6 



537.7 

 531.6 



512.1 

 496.3 

 515.6 

 528.0 

 513.3 



488.3 

 470.0 

 498.1 



Fe- 

 male. 



mm. 

 544.4 

 523.0 

 530.0 



536.4 



524.1 

 536.8 



511.5 

 494.8 

 517.2 

 519.3 

 500.1 



482.7 

 471.2 

 486.2 



463.6 



Aver- 

 age of 

 total. 



mm. 

 549. 8 

 523.8 

 531.0 



539.5 



531.0 

 534.2 



511. 8 

 495.5 

 516. 4 

 523.6 

 500.8 



485.5 

 470.7 

 492.0 



465.0 



Weight. 



Male. 



Pounds. 

 8.294 

 7.07 

 8.158 



6.778 

 7.087 



6. 207 

 5.826 

 6. 195 

 0. 924 

 6.224 



5. 436 

 4.508 

 4.932 



3.934 



Female. 



Pounds. 

 7.407 

 6.547 

 7.559 



6.418 



5.947 

 6.843 



5.813 

 5. 454 



5. &35 



6. 222 

 5.379 



4.874 

 4.230 

 4.274 



3.625 



Aver- 

 age of 

 total. 



Pounds. 



7.85 

 6. 76 

 7.853 



(;. 7.53 



6.377 

 6.965 



6.019 

 5.64 

 6. 016 

 6.523 

 . 5.803 



5. 155 

 4.369 

 4.597 



3.782 



Locality and year. 



Yes Bay, 1903 



1904 



1905 



Karta Bay, 1903 . . 

 1904 . . 



Quadra, 1903 



1904 



Kegan, 1903 



1904 



Nowiskay, 1903... 

 1904... 



Dolomi, 1903 



1904 



Port Chester, 1904 

 Tamgas, 1904 



Date of examina- 

 tion. 



Depth. 



Male. 



mm. 



July 16-20 157.8 



Aug. 16-21 150. 6 



July 26 to Aug. 14... 158.0 



July 1,23-26 i 144.1 



July 1-6 146.7 



July 30 to Aug. 5 .. . 144.6 



Aug. 24-29 138. 5 



Aug. 14 134. 1 



July 24-29 141.4 



Aug. 17-19 141.4 



July 14 to Aug. 31 .. 139.7 



Aug. 21-23 1 124.7 



Aug. 4-11 ' 120.7 



Aug. 20 and 23 | 126.4 



Aug. 19-23 114.4 



female. I Ya^ 



mm. 

 148.4 

 140.3 

 149.6 

 135.1 

 136.9 

 140.0 

 132.9 

 127.6 

 135.6 

 132. 3 

 130.0 

 117.7 

 115.8 

 117.0 

 109.7 



mm. 

 153.1 

 145.9 

 154.0 

 139.6 

 141.8 

 142.3 

 135. 6 

 130.8 

 138.5 

 136.8 

 134.9 

 121.2 

 118.2 

 121.6 

 112.6 



Ratio of depth to length. 



Male. Female. Y,«^^«f« 



28+ 



28+ 



29+ 



26+ 



27+ 



27 



27+ 



27 



27+ 



26+ 



27+ 



25+ 



25+ 



25+ 



24+ 



27+ 



27- 



28+ 



25+ 



26+ 



26 



26- 



26 



26+ 



25+ 



26- 



24+ 



24+ 



24 



23+ 



28- 



28+ 



29 



26- 



26+ 



26+ 



27- 



26+ 



27- 



26+ 



27- 



25- 



25 



25- 



24+ 



. Of 100 sockeyes, equally divided as to sex, weighed at Karta Bay 

 August 2, 1904, the males averaged 7 pounds and the females 6. 

 Males were very slightly in excess in number at the time. 



