of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS. — STATION, MONTROSE. 

 F. — Weekly Record of Ripeness of Fish Landed. 



Note. — (1) The condition of the following fish should be noted :-- 



Plaice, Common Dabs, Lemon Dabs, Long Rough Dabs, Flounder, Turbot, 

 Halibut, Brill, Haddock, Corl, Ling, Whiting, Herring. By "ripe" is 

 meant that the roe or milt can be expressed by gentle pressure. 



(2) The condition of Skates and Rays should be noted. 



(3) The number of fish examined should always be inserted, although none 



may be ripe. 











Number 





Date 



Kind of 

 Fish. 



Where Caught, and 

 Distance from Shore. 



aim 



Ripe. 



Remarks. 







M. 



F. 





1889. 















Apr. 23 



Haddock. 



25 to 30 miles E. from 



40 



3 



4 



Others all spent ; but a 





Montrose. 









few of the small not 

 ripe. 





Cod. 



5 5 55 



30 



3 



2 



Others mostly spent ; a 

 few not ripe. 



» » 



Ling. 



80 miles E. from Mon- 



9 







None ripe. 





trose. 









„ 24 



Whiting. 



20 „ 



10 







None ripe. 





Turbot. 



50 „ 



3 





"i 



Others not ripe. 



)? » 



Brill. 



5 5 5 J 



3 





3 



Beginning to spawn. 



55 55 



Lemon sole. 



55 5 5 



4 







No appearance of milt 

 or roe. 



„ 26 



Plaice. 

 Ray. 



55 5 5 



6 



8 







All spawned. 

 None ripe but well 

 developed. 



55 55 



Skate. 





2 







55 55 



Others all spawned. 



55 55 



Saithe. 



ioo ',; ;; 



14 





1 



55 55 



Dabs. 



3 „ E.S.E. ,, 



10 







None ripe, but well 

 developed. 



» 27 



Haddock. 



20 „ E. 



20 







A few of the smaller 

 size not quite ripe, but 

 the larger all spent. 



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