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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Stomach contents of silversides from Woods Hole—Continued. 
{Eel Pond, May 30, 2p. m.; bottom grass and mud: 10 bushels of fish taken; temperature 
of water 56° F.] 
Stomach contents. 
No. aceite Sex. Spawning condition. 
| 
if 
Inches. 
1 4.£ Female TRAD Cite clear d coisas sciinsccee 
2 4.18 | Malev aac] Faae- d 
3 4.43 | Female...|..... do 
4 4.31 |....- dOSe aloes. do 
5 Al eee do....| Advanced 
6 3.43 | Male ..... Ripe 
7 8.18" |2 2522 GO esc ihee d 
8 SoD eens AG eA s.253 do 
9 3.25 | Female...|....- do 
10 DBT || MALE cates] cece do 
Distended with copepods. 
ghana copepods. 
0. 
yee with copepods. 
Copepoas 
Pull of copepods. 
Copepods. 
Few copepods. 
[Great Harbor, June 9, 10.30 a.m.; bottom grass and sand; temperature of water 60° F.] 
1 4 Female :s.:) (Ripe dsc: sor wisininercrednperscorereiaess Copepods. 
2 4:62" |. 5 OGie:| ace Gfoj eae ee ee ee Distended with copepods. 
3 BiSh esas (6 (0 a Oe ecporce eth ae Sa scer Few copepods. 
4 BH94) | 5c Goss alo=-e GO emote seater sea Do. 
D 4 Malé 2.22. )cas.- QO ie soso ease eee Full of copepods. 
6 OnOh Neeaes GO! 5.25 |\saese OO! 2e ee aescec toes Copepods. 
7 3.87 | Female AC VaN CG! 2 aac sa2e es cncemae Do. 
8 Sis lesen do Ripe ses. .ssmdes cco eases Do. 
9 B620\-2-.8 dO 2. safencdss OO reeriwertscascomemaares Very few copepods. 
10 2.70: |. Male o2.2|cancs OG Foie cesscmarcloyaia. Sista angicleis | Full of copepods. 
{Eel Pond, June 11, 11 a. m.; bottom grass and mud; no silversides seen at the surface 
for three weeks; temperature of water 62° F.] 
1 4.5 | Female RG meine atsacioietoiatautiecen Few copepods. 
2 4.25) sense does..| Well advanced’... 2-2-2222 Full of copepods. 
3 ay fal eer dd 2-2 |Ripesese 2 co eer Do. 
4 2 sn eee do. Well advanced.-.........-- Do. 
5 ce a eee do RiPC ccsccceeaice eoscicemw oe Do. 
6 cS | ree do Nearly Tipe... < sss-cesese= Few copepods. 
7 Oy A ee do. Ray tote ee A Ree Se Very few copepods. 
8 Caen see do A vaneed Bialsisteia scois Sieisie te ie Distended with copepods. 
9 3.3% | Male... Ripeds sans ose de ee ete ata Copepods. 
10 DIST acaee (6 (oer is ee OO seeene see nee see Do. 
{[Katama Bay, June 15, 11 a. m.; 
bottom sand and stones; fish very scarce, but 20 taken 
in 5 sets of seine; temperature of water 65° F.] 
1 5. 2 
2 5. 
3 4. 
4 4.8 
5 3. 
6 4, 2% 
it 3.8 
8 Bet 
9 3. 4 
| 10 3. 
| 
Full of Menidia eggs. 
Eggs with embryos; amphipods. 
Empty. 
Fall of small ova with embryos. 
a 
Do. 
Some small ova with embryos. 
Copepods. 
Few copepods and Menidia eggs. 
{Eel Pond, June 23, 10 a. m.; bottom grass and mud; no silversides seen at the surface; 
1 4, 
2 4.7 
3 4.3 
4 4. 
5 4,2: 
6 4, 
7 4 
8 3. 
9 2 
10 2.43 
temperature of water 64° 
F.] 
Female.. 
Full of copepods. 
-| Copepods. 
Do. 
Do. 
Eultot copepods. 
0. 
One small annelid. 
| Full of Menidia -ggs. 
| eo copepods. 
oO. 
