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samples 
taken from characteristic hauls. 
With regard to the cod investiga- 
tions, Capt. RONNESTAD proceeded in January to Finmarken, where he succeeded, 
with the aid of Consul CHARLES ROBERTSON, in obtaining good samples. From there 
he went on to Lofoten, where samples were collected in February, both from East 
and West Lofoten. This work is still in progress, both as regards the cod and the 
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Kristiansand 
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Fig. 131. Localities of capture of the samples 
shown in table on page 219. 
1-7 large herring samples, 8—15 spring herring 
samples (cf. Fig. 132). 
herring fisheries, but in view of the 
great importance of considering the sam- 
ples collected up to date (the beginning 
of March) in connection with the results 
previously dealt with, I will here briefly 
mention some of the samples already ob- 
tained. The fact that it is possible to do 
so, despite the brief space of time avail- 
able for working. up the material, is due 
to the great energy and interest exhibited 
by my assistants, Messrs. PAUL BJERKAN, 
Einar LEA and Oscar Sup, in order to 
facilitate the inclusion in the present 
work of the fullest possible survey of 
the results obtained. 
With regard to herring samples, 15 in 
all have been examined, 7 of large and 
8 of spring herring; the chart Fig. 131 
shows where these samples were taken. 
It will be noticed that the samples of 
large herring embrace the range from the 
mouth of the Trondhjem Fjord to Stat. 
The northernmost samples were taken in 
December 1913 and January 1914, the 
southernmost in February 1914. All the 
spring herring samples were taken in Fe- 
bruary, and include the whole of the 
2—300 miles of coast from south of Stat 
(Kalvaag) to Kristianssand. 
The table on page 219 shows a com- 
parison of: 
I. Average composition in point of age of spring herring for the years 1907—1913, 
as arrived at by investigation and already described in Chap. I. 
II. Composition in point of age of the 7 samples of large herring from 1914. 
III. 
Composition in point of age of the 8 samples of spring herring from 1914. 
In the case of the samples from 1914, the numbers in the tables correspond to 
the figures marked on the chart, Fig. 131. The tables for 1914 show, besides the 
proportional representation of each year class, also information as to place and time 
of capture, and number of individuals in each of the samples examined. 
