70 — 
Age of Herring. Skagerak and Kattegat. 
(The representation of each year class in percentages). 
1910. 
Year classes 
Samples = : —n a a Quality 
191011909 1908/1907 [1906119051904 190311902 1901/1900 189911898/1897/1896 1895 
Norwegian spring | 
nenn Ma coc oo oe .. |... |... | .. | 1.2) 9.977.3) 6.7) 1.0) 04) 1.2) 20) .. | .. | .. | .. | Norwegian Spring herring. (Spawning and spents, 
| stages III to VII). 
| 34 | 2.8 | 19| 1.6) 0.6| 0.3| Ca. 55 % Norwegian spring herring developing, 
| | sexual organs. (Stages III—V). 
| 
| 
il, JSG Ph coon een ..]..].. |... | 48/445 112.5 19.4 | 3.4) 3.4) 1.9 
| Ca. 11°%o fat herring. (Stage I). 
| Ca. 34°/) autumn spawners regenerating. (StageII). 
2. 22 miles NNW from | | | 
Hartshals Ir . ..... oo | oo 66 AO} PRO ee | OA! .. | s. | .. | .. | O22) .. | .. |... | 97% fat herring. (Stages I and Il). 
3. 9—10 miles W from | 30/0 autumn spawners. (Stages III-IV). 
Paternoster "Is... .. | .. | .. 1171295 124.8 126 12.4 | 4.7 | 23) 0.9) 0.5) 0.2) 0.2) .. | .. | Ca. 46% spents (autumn spawners, stages VII—Il). 
| Ca. 470/ fat herring. (Stages I—II). 
Ca. 7°/o Norwegian spring herring. (Stages III— V1). 
4.13 miles W from 
Inga ee .. | .. | .. |10.0}21.5 123.1 114.9 111.6 | 7.3 | 4.2) 32) 20| 0.9| 1.1) 0.2} .. | Sample like 3, but no component of spring herring. 
5. 5 miles W from | Ca. 430/, fat herring. (Stages I-II). 
Vinga To... ] .. | .. 148328 1332| 44| 44) 65) 1.7) 0.4) 0.4) 09! 04 .. | .. | .. | Ca. 56% autumn spawners developing sexual or- 
gans, (Stages II-IV). 
6. Fladen—Kobber- | | - | | 5 19/0 spents. (Stage VII). 
grunden 1/10. ...... .. | .. 119.7125.3 1275| 5.3) 81101| 13) 1.3) 10) 05|.. |.. |.. | .. Sample like 5, but more individuals in stages IV— 
7.2 miles W from | | | VII. 
Tistlarne */12...... .. |0.3 441471203115 135 120.6 | 66 5.2 69) 44) 1.7) .. | Mostly spents and regenerating. (Stages VII and II). 
| | | | | | Some fat herring. (Stage I). 
1911. 
Year-class 
Samples - = = a > Quality 
1910 1909 1908 1907/1906 1905 190411903 1902/1901 190011899 1898 1897/1896/1895 
Norwegian spring | | | | 
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8. Langesund, Autumn. | .. 164 754 7.5] .. 103 03] ..]..]..]..]..]..|.. |... | .. | Fat herring (stages I-11) and some spring herring 
| | | | developing sexual organs. (Stages II—IV). 
9. Jutland Bank 25... |... | 1.1) 2.6) 8.0|31.0 21.9121.9| 80) 3.3) 18) 04) ..} .. | .. | .. | .. | Autumn spawners. (Stages II—Ty). 
| Some (ca. 21/20/0) fat herring in stage I. 
10. 14 miles W from 
| 
| 
Marstrand Febr..... 9.7 118.3 114.3 118.9 12.1 12.1| 59| 46) 2.2) 13/03) .. | 0.3) .. | Fat herring (Stage I) and autumn spawners, spents 
11. 9. miles W from and regenerating. Stages VII and II). 
Winga “io... Eu ate 0.4 10.4 113.6 116.0 113.6 118.4 112.3 | 9.6) 4.4) 0.8| .. | .. | .. | .. | Sample like 10 
2 
12. SW fr. Marstrand ' 4.2 19.2 44.7 19.2 10.6| .. 
B7°45N. ne E.G. 
ae 
4. Anholt “lio . (12.7 |24.0 |25.7 |22.8 
Fat herring (Stages I—II), some autumn 'spawners 
developing sexual organs. (Stages III—IV). 
5 :: en ec are = .. | Sample like 12, spawners in more advanced stages, 
OD oo || OB] .. ae oe Sample like 12 and 13. some (ca. 1/0) spents. 
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