task of investigating the growth of the cod in all the different parts of its area of distri- 
bution. It is however, evident, that we must for the present restriet ourselves to those 
waters which have been made the subject of special investigation during the past years, 
Table 3. (Coalfish). 
— 129 — 
L |? 
Nr. 1G T: T E H E H 
| ail D | 123 We ron |) Ge 
à | i | & | al anal @ | we 
3 | ip | et | 45 | Wes | 125 | e | 
à | apt | ee | 48 |) ts |) aa | @ | @ 
5 | ie | wo | 48 | te | ies | a | an 
6 | ws | i | 48 | 43 | ago | aw | we 
7 || 62 | 0B | 48 | 163 | ie | et | @ 
& | ws | is | 43 | 168 | ime | eS | Go 
® | wo | ir | 20 |) was | mes |e |) ce 
no | i160 | iim | £5 | 160 | tes | Ge © 
m | Bea | ee |) 20) Aap | Bes ar |) ee 
a oS or es eco ESS se NE 
18 | ser || 24 | 20 | 480 | on || Gs | Ge 
| a0) ap | 20 |) Ale | ee a 
ig | 8 | ee | e383 cl | ae. | oe a 
16 | 696 | 494 | 41 | zoo | 900 | 70 | 56 
Average 1.43 | | 66.5 | 59.7 
m = 2.02 01 5.5 lo | 8.300 
and which, in consideration of the foregoing, are of most particular interest, viz, the 
range from Lofoten to the Barents Sea. 
Growth and age of young cod. 
We will first of all consider the growth of the young cod, which are too small to 
be taken by the fishermen’s lines. 
ments of cod from the Barents Sea. 
Tab. 4 (Cod). 
7 L T 
Nr. L T = H en 
; m H 
1 103 67 1.54 | 0.95 71 
2 115 77 49 | 1.10 70 
; 3 125 84 49 | 1.35 62 
4 130 88 .48 1.40 63 
5 145 99 AT 1.50 66 
6 162 108 .50 1.75 62 
Ü 215 143 .50 | 2.30 62 
8 245 165 .48 280 59 
Average 1.49 64.4 
m= 1.3 0/0 6.2 lo 
1, year old, (August), 
(June) and 
(August). 
1% 
1% 
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Percentage of the different centimetre groups. 
The following table shows the results of measure- 
| | 
cm. 4 | 5 | el se lolo) we) salz is | 18 | IG) | a 
cm. 
1, year old... 36.5 Pres AL ARs] RON RO ARR 4.9 
a = El .|36/330|426/134/49/24| . ..|..|..|ı9 
iy 2 0.2/1.5) 102) 28.2|35.5| 24.3) 17.9 
| I I 
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