of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Young Herring, ...... 26,037 



Sprats, . 16,992 



Young Whiting, . . . . . 317 



„ Cod, 136 



„ Plaice, 68 



,, Sparlings, . . . . . 26 



,, Flounders, . . . . . 18 



,, Dabs, . . . . . . 15 



„ Lythe, 1 



43,610 



Ayomis cataphractus, . . . . 168 



Sand-eels (Ammodytes tobiarius), . . 40 



Viviparous Blennies, . . . . . 10 



Lumpsuckers. Cyclopterus lumpus, . . 9 



Gobius minutus, ...... 9 



Butter-Fish. Centronotus gunnellus, . . 9 



Liparis montagui, ..... 8 



Pipe-fish, Syngnathus, sp., .... 5 



Fifteen-spined Stickleback, ... 2 



Three-spined Stickleback, .... 1 



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In most cases, also, the sprats and herrings were carefully measured 

 with a view to determining the rate of growth of the species and the 

 probable growth of the fish caught. These measurements will be dealt 

 with on another occasion. 



Number of Sprats Measured. 



October, 977 



November, 3438 



December, 2238 



January, . . . . . . 2112 



February, 2233 



10,998 



Number of Herring Measured. 



October, 733 



November, 2983 



December, 2269 



January, 2287 



February . . ... . . 1983 



10,255 



The 43,000 sprats and young herring examined represented about 

 one thousandth part of the entire season's catch. The catch was carefully 

 inspected on every day when fish were landed throughout the season, but 

 on some days no large samples were counted, a rough estimate only 

 being made of the proportion of sprats and herrings which made up the 

 catch. By these two methods the following Table has been drawn up, 

 showing the approximate composition of the catch throughout the season. 

 An asterisk denotes the days when the estimate was only a superficial one. 



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