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Part III. — Twenty-fourth Annual Report 



Ovaries. 



(a) In percentages. 

 Water. Proteid. 



6573 27-76 



(b) Per average fish. 



Proteid. 

 9-82 



Fat. 

 3-34 



Fat. 

 1-00 



p 2 o 5 



1-19 



P 2 0 



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Loch Gair, December 13, 1905. 



These fish were very large, with ovaries of greater weight than in any 

 other herrings which were analysed. The ova varied in size from -9mm. 

 to r2mm. 



The following were the measurements : — 



Females. 



Length. 



Girth. 



Weight. 



Weight of 

 Ovaries. 



Cm. 

 31 

 30-5 

 30-5 

 31 

 30 5 

 31 



Cm. 

 17-5 

 15 

 16*5 



16- 5 

 16 



17- 5 



Gm. 

 326 

 268 

 272 

 330 

 285 

 318 



Gm. 



63 

 43 

 30 

 48 

 47 

 51 



Avg. 30-7cm. 



16 -5cm. 



299 8gm. 



47gm. 



Males. 



Length. 



Girth. 



Weight. 



Weight of 

 Testes. 



Cm. 

 31 

 31 



Cm. 

 17 

 17 



Gm. 

 298 

 320 



Gm. 

 61 



55 



Avg. 31 



17cm. 



309gm. 



58gm. 



Analyses : — 



Females. 

 Muscle. 



(a) 

 Water. 

 67 36 



(b) Per average fish. 



Proteid. 

 41-12 



In percentages. 



Proteid. 

 20-56 



Fat, 

 8-18 



Fat. 

 16-36 



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P 2 0 6 

 1*37 



