276 FLATFISHES 



The roe of a fish weighing nearly 200 pounds, which was 

 caught at a depth of 200 fathoms, in water only 4 above 

 freezing-point, weighed 17 pounds, 2 ounces. A careful cal- 

 culation made at the laboratory of the United States Bureau 

 of Fisheries showed that the number of eggs in the mass was 

 about 2,182,773. 



In. the year 1912 the catch of North Atlantic Halibut 

 landed at Boston and Gloucester; Massachusetts, amounted 

 to 3,541,539 pounds, valued at $347,250. 



