that of June 1913, save only that all the individuals have grown to the extent natural 
in the period which has elapsed. The increase in size corresponds, moreover, entirely 
with the normal growth of cod for such length of time. 
From Lofoten samples have been taken both from East Lofoten (Hennings- 
ver) and West Lofoten (Sorvaagen) during the two years 1913 and 1914 (vide 
Figs. 136 and 137). In both cases it will be noticed that the samples from 1913 
(the dotted lines) lie to the left of those for 1914 (the fully drawn curves). The skrei 
in 1914 thus consist of larger fish than in 1913. There is no augmentation by 
smaller fish (younger year classes), and we thus find, in 1914, only the same indivi- 
40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 HO 115 m 
44 49 54 59 64 69 74 79 84 39 94 99 104 109 114 119 : 
Fig. 136. Composition in point of size of Lofoten skrei in samples from 
East Lofoten (Henningsver) during the skrei season 
---- 1913, 1914. 
duals which already were skrei in 1913, and have now grown a year older. This 
agrees with the circumstance that in 1913 there were in Finmarken only extremely 
few younger fish and that in 1913 the skrei had not yet reached the size and age 
when they begin to rapidly decrease in numbers. A comparison of the years 1915 
and 1914 presents very similar features to that of 1906 with 1907 (vide Figs. 89 and 
90, pp. 137-8). 
I will not attempt to push this comparison further; this must be left until the 
present material has been further supplemented, also by observations as to the age 
of the fish. I will, however, merely mention that the experience of the fishing in- 
dustry has already strongly supported these conclusions. The telegrams sent by the 
Fishery Inspectors in 1914 report a distinct and remarkable increase in the average 
weight, and contents of liver and roe of the skrei as against 1913. 
