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CONTENTS. 



PAGtt 



iv. Summary ........ 24 



Table A. — Showing Summary of Fish taken by the 'Garland' 



in Trawling Operations in 1894 . . . .27 



Table B. — Analysis of the ' Garland's ' Statistics relating to the 



relative Abundance of Fish . . . .34 



Table C. — Record of Observations made on Board the 'Garland' 



during 1894 . . . . . 37 



Table D. — Buckhaven Haddock and Cod Line Fishing, 



1893-94 . . . . . . .93 



Table E. — Showing the Monthly Takes of Line and Net Boats 

 from Inshore Grounds in the Lerth, Anstruther, Mon- 

 trose, and Stonehaven Districts . " . . . 94 



Table F. — Showing the Quantities of Fish (in cwts.) captured 

 by Line Fishermen in tlie Territorial Waters of certain 

 Districts, with the Average per 'shot' in 1892, 1893, 

 and 1894 ....... 112 



Table G. — Showing the Quantities monthly of Large^and Small 

 Fish landed in Aberdeen . District by Beam-Trawlers 

 and Line Fishermen in 1894. . ,* ' . . 113 



Table H. — Showing the Quantities of Eish caught by Line 

 within the Moray Firth (inside , a Line, between 

 Duncansby Head and Rattray Point), and the Number 

 of Shots of the Boats by which the Fish were caught . 115 



Table I.— Showing the Total Quantities of Fish caught by 



Line within the Moray Firth ' . . . 122 



II. On the Hatching Operations at Dunbar Marine Hatchery 



during the Spring Season/ 1895; By Harald Daniievig 123- 



1. The Collection and Acclimatisation of tlie Spawners . 124 



2. The Fishes in the Pond . . . . .125 



3. Irregular Spawning (Unfertilised Eggs), and measures 



against it. . . . . . .120 



4. On the Hatching Process r . " . . 127 



5. The Distribution. of the Fry 12<> 



(>. On the Experiments with the Breeding of Turbot during 



the Autumn 1894, and the month of June 18.95 . 131 



III. The Capture and Destruction of Immature Fish. Part IV. 



The Relation between the size of Hooks and the Fish ' * 

 captured. By Dr T. Wemyss Fulton, F.R.S.E., 

 Superintendent of Scientific Investigations . - . 133 



IV. On the History of Mussel Culture at Montrose during the 

 past Six Years. By J. H. Fullarton, M.A., D;Sc, 

 F.R.S.E. . . . • . ' . . . 137 



V. The Influence ; of Temperature on the Development of the 



Eggs of Fishes. By Harald Dannevig (Plate I.) 147 



VI. The Relation of Marine Currents to Off-Shore Spawning 

 Areas and Inshore Nurseries. By Dr T. AVemyss 

 Fulton, F.R.S.E., Superintendent of Scientific In- 

 vestigations (Plate II.) • • • 155 



