of the, Fishery Board for Seotlomd. 



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357 salmon. In the spring of 1870 a considerable number of these were 

 taken in the river ; but without exception they were, as in 1874, all poor. In 

 1877 three specmiens were recovered, all in good condition and of larger size 

 than when released. The first, No. 1019, was caught on Cape GeUison in 

 April. This was a female fish ; before spawning it weighed 21 pounds 

 <) ounces, and at time of release 16 pounds. When retaken, seventeen months 

 later, it weighed 33| pounds. The second individual. No. 1010, was also a 

 female ; weighed before spawning 18 pounds 2 ounces, after spawning 

 13 pounds 8 ounces, and on recapture in Lincoln ville, nineteen months later, 

 80 pounds 8 ounces. The third individual was also a female ; Aveighed 

 20 pounds 7 ounces before spawning, 15 pounds on release, and 26 pounds on 

 recapture in Lincohi ville, nineteen months later. The results of this second 

 experiment supported the conclusions drawn from those of the first in every 

 particular. 



The salmon marked in 1880. numbering 252, were released in the fresh 

 waters of Eastern river, a small branch of the Penobscot. The distance from 

 the point of liberation to tide-water was two miles, and the only impediment 

 a dam, over which they could easily go down in the spring, or at any high 

 water when the river Avas not very low, but which during the winter must 

 have constituted a serious impediment. There is reason for thinking that the 

 larger part of these sahnon rem^iined above the dam until the spring floods. 

 A small reward was offered for the return of fish or tags taken the next spring, 

 and twelve tags were received. Nine of the fish bearing them were weighed 

 and found in every instance to have fallen away in weight since marking. 

 No fully or partially mended fish were obtained or heard of that year. But 

 in June 1882, five prime salmon were recovered bearing the tags affixed in 

 October and November 1880. The following statement shows the date for 

 each individual : — 



RECOKD OF MARKING. 















No. 



Date. 



Sex. 



Length. 



Weiglit 

 before 

 spawning. 



Weight 



of 

 eggs. 



Weight 



on 

 release. 



1135 

 1136 

 1239 

 1248 

 1247 



1880. 

 October 28. 

 October 28. 

 November 5. 

 November 5. 

 November 12, 



F. 

 F. 

 F. 

 F. 

 M. 



inches. 

 30 

 30 

 36 

 32 

 301 



lbs. oz. 

 9 7 

 9 5 



17 12 



10 5 



lbs. oz. 



1 15 



2 1 



3 8 

 2 5 



lbs. oz. 

 7 8 



7 4 

 14 8 



8 0 

 8 8 















RECORD OF RECAPTURE. 





No. 



Date. 



Place. 



Length. 



Weiglit. 1 















1135 

 1136 

 1239 

 1248 

 1274 



1882. 

 June 20. 

 June — 

 June 22. 

 June 27. 

 June 23. 



Bucksport Center. 

 Searsport. 

 Sandy Point. 

 North Bucksport. 

 Frankfort. 



inches. 



34i 

 354 

 39| 

 39 



lbs. oz. 



16 8 



17 4 

 21 0 

 21 0 

 14 12 



The results of this third experiment coincide, it will be seen, with those 

 of the other two, and they leave little room for doubt that it is the normal 



