

Salmonidae of Norway* 



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he proved to be exactly what I expected to find 

 him. 



The salmon affords the most sport and the best food 

 the nearer to the sea he be captured ; and, vice versd, he 

 becomes of less value for both purposes as he wends his 

 way to the spawning-beds. 



Some rivers of Norway communicate directly with 

 the sea, others discharge their waters into fjords vary- 



Lower. 



JAWS AND TONGUE. 



Upper. 



ing in length from five to forty or more miles, and in 

 accordance with the distance that the fish have to travel 

 before capture, their value for sport and food should be 

 gauged. 



The waters of the fjords are sufficiently brackish to grow 

 seaweed, and mature sea-fish, such as codling, whiting, 

 etc., to within a few yards of their inland extremities, and 

 it is but natural that salmon, while navigating such 

 favourable waters, should lose less in condition than if 



