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n'lHovt'd the small eriistaeea from the nets. After repeating 

 tliat operation five or six times I would have sutlieient Crustacea 

 to take to tlie hatchery. 



Mr. Lvclell : How many of these fry did you distribute alto- 

 gether ? 



Mr. Beeman : The Avay ! base my calculation, 42(),()()0, bui 

 it may be overestimated. 



Mr. Xevin : Did these same bass spawn three different time.s 

 in succession ? 



Mr. Beeman: Yes, there were no other bass in the i)on(l and 

 we had three different spawnings two or three weeks apart. The 

 second spawning took place almost immediately after the fry 

 from first spawning was cleared up. 



Mr. Eaven(4 : Did you keep a record of tlie total nund)er of 

 nests at any one time ? 



Mr. Beeman: During the first spawning nine boxes were 

 spawned in ; three of those boxes were lost ; consequently there 

 were only six ])ro(lu(4ive boxes. 



Mr. Kavenel : in the second spawning how many Ijoxes were 

 there ? 



Mr. Beeman: In the second s])awning there were 1 think 

 eight boxes, and five were productive. 



Mr. Eavenel : How was it with the third spawming? 



^Ir. Beeman: The second spawning was much smallei- than 

 the first, very few eggs deposit<'d compared with the first s])awn- 

 ing. In the third spawning eight l)Oxes were spawned in. six 

 almost at one time. After three days* duration one mak' de- 

 serted its nest and went immediately to another nest near by, 

 made up his nest and selected a female and she spawned again 

 in that nest. The next day another male deserted his nest and 

 went to another box and spawned there with another female, 

 but at the end of three days' time, after the eggs were de])osited, 

 all of the males deserted tlieir nests and \]w third sjjawning was 

 a total loss. 



Mr. Eavenel: You liad a total of twenty-four nests occupied 

 during the three spawnings? 



Mr. Beeman : Yes, sir. 



Mr. Fiydell: I thiid< this secoiul and third spawning is in- 

 teresting. In tlu' first spawning 1 have known of two males 



