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Appendices to Twenty -seventh Annual Report 



•Kelts. 



Four recaptures of kelts, as kelts, have been made from the Ness 

 District, which, while unfortunate in depriving us of chances of more 

 valuable recaptures, are of some slight interest as showing the course 

 followed by certain fish from the Ness. Although the recaptures were 

 made in the sea in each case, the decline in weight noticeable in kelts 

 recaptured as kelts is quite distinct, indicating that the time occupied in 

 getting clear away from the mouth of the river was probably not great. 

 Three of the fish have gone along the Black Isle shore, northwards, and 

 were caught in the Cromarty nets outside the Suitors of Cromarty ; the 

 other was caught near Nairn. The decrease in weight varies from 

 l lb. to 2 lbs. 



