of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 05 



.Month. 



No. of Eggs. 



Mouth. 



No. of Eggs. 



January, . 



7 



May, . . . 



4,710 



February, . 



136 



June, . 



5,409 



March, . . . 



3,297 



July, . . . 



1,703 



April, . . . 



9,717 



August, . . 



166 



It will be noticed that the numbers given here for the months of 

 February and March differ from those given in Tables V. and VI. 

 During February and March the horizontal tow was much longer than 

 during the succeeding months ; and it is therefore necessary, as a basis 

 for comparison, to reduce the numbers to a |-mile tow. 



In April the largest number of eggs are to be found ; and during the 

 four months above mentioned the eggs of every species which were 

 found during the eight months appeared. The main spawning period 

 also of every species, with two exceptions, was found to occur between 

 March and June. 



In the accompanying Table, XII., the spawning periods of the different 

 species are shown. The following symbols are used, viz. : — 



* indicates that eggs were found during the month so marked. 



X marks the month in which the largest number of the eggs of each 

 species were captured. 



X signifies that a large number (proportionally to the total of that 

 species) of eggs of the species were captured. 



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