of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



93 



Analyses : — 



Females — 

 Muscle. 



(a) In percentages. 

 Water. Proteid. 

 66*34 19-87 



Fat. 

 10-85 



In total muscles of average fish. 



Proteid. Fat 

 52-45 28-64 



Ovaries. 



(a) In percentages of fresh material. 



Water. Proteid. 

 68-04 25-04 

 (b) Per average fish. 



Proteid. 

 7-38 



Males — 

 Muscle. 



(a) In percentages. 

 Water. Proteid. 



68-22 17-94 



(b) Per average fish. 



Proteid. 

 31-77 



Fat. 



2-85 



Fat. 

 •84 



Fat. 

 10-84 



Fat. 

 19-18 



•59 



p 2 o 5 



1-55 



•91 



P 2 0 5 

 •26 



P 2 0 5 

 •46 



p 2 o 5 



•81 



Helmsdale Herrings, December 6, 1905. 



Two herrings (females) were taken for analysis from a batch containing 

 fish of approximately the same size. Their measurements were : — 



Length. 



Girth. 



Weight. 



Weight of Ovaries. 



Cm. 



Cm. 



Gm. 



Gm. 



29 



145 



195 



26 



29 



14-5 



194 



35 



Avg. 29cm. 



14 '5cm. 



194-5gm. 



30'5gm. 



Size of ova, *8-l-2inm. These herring had evidently commenced to 

 spawn. 



Analyses : — 

 Muscle. 



(a) In percentages. 



Water. Proteid. Fat. P 2 0 5 



70-50 23-01 2-75 -77 



(b) Per average fish (total in muscles). 



Proteid. Fat. P 2 0- 



28-76 3-4 -96 ' 



