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Appendices to Twenty -seventh Annual Report 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 7th November. 



2. The greatest number spawned in December. 



3. Spawning ceased practically about end of January. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as fairly good as regards both the numbers 

 of fish observed and the state of the river, which was medium as regards 

 volume. 



Smolts- 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in middle of March. 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was a good average. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon— 



1. The number of ova secured locally during the past season was about 80,000. 



2. In securing ova the numbers of male and female fish captured were, respec- 



tively, 4 males and 6 females. 

 Fully 50,000 ova, believed to be successfully hatched, were put into the 

 rivers in June, viz. : — In the Dee. at Crathes and Cults ; and into the 

 Don, at Inverurie and Kintore. 



REPORT FROM YTHAN DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 41 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Month of August, in a 

 bag net, at Port Erroll fishings. 



Protection— 



1. The asseasable rental for 1908 was £1352. 



2. The assessment levied was £188. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 4 in number, 1 all the year, with the 



occasional assistance of 3 others. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are : — Sewage from the Burgh of Ellon. 

 3. Eemedial measures : — The attention of the Burgh Authorities has been 

 called to the matter. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance this year in the month of December, 1907, and 



reached its height in February, 1908. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in April. 



2. The number of diseased fish taken from the river and destroyed was as 



follows : — 



Males. Females. 

 Kelts, 77 25 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 12th November 1907. 



2. The greatest number spawned first week in January. 



3. Spawning ceased in January. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as very favourable. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April. 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was very good. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon— 



1. The number of ova secured locally during the past season was about 70,000. 



2. In securing ova the numbers of male and female fish captured were, respec- 



tively, 5 female and 8 male salmon. 



