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Mokay Firth. 



In July 1894 very few eggs of fishes were found by the 'Garland' 

 in the Moray Firth, and these belonged to a small number of 

 species. This fact was one to be expected, as the spawning seasons of 

 most of the food-fishes were over. The eggs most commonly met with 

 were those of the gurnard, lemon dab, dab, and Miiller's topknot, with 

 occasionally the eggs of the turbot, cod, flounder, and solenette. The 

 eggs of the weever, bib, poor cod, and rockling were found on a few 

 stations. On all the stations, except Stations II. and VIII., the eggs of 

 the gurnard were procured. The eggs of the dab were plentiful on 

 Stations IV. and V., but were found in small numbers on the remaining 

 stations. The numbers of eggs obtained on the different stations are 

 shown in the accompanying Table. In addition to the ova of fishes, 

 numbers of hydromedusae, larval annelids, crustaceans, and mollusks, and 

 a few larval fishes were obtained. 



Daring May 1893, the eggs of the following fishes were obtained in the 

 Moray Firth : — Long rough dab, plaice, gurnard, brill, haddock, bib, 

 whiting, witch, lemon dab, green cod, poor cod, cod, ling, turbot, sprat, 

 flounder, dab, and rockling. All the eggs, with the exception of those of 

 long rough dab, bib, poor cod, and rockling, were the eggs of food-fishes. 

 At that time most of the food-fishes were spawning. The eggs of the 

 plaice were still got. The eggs of the gurnard were found in large 

 numbers. A good number of the eggs of haddock, whiting, green cod, 

 cod, and lemon dab were captured. The eggs of the gurnard were 

 most common. On most of the stations the eggs of turbot, sprat, and 

 flounder were obtained. The eggs of the dab were plentiful, though they 

 were not found in such profusion as those of the gurnard. 



In July 1894, the eggs of the following food-fishes were met with in 

 the Moray Firth : — Gurnard, megrim, lemon dab, cod, turbot, flounder, 

 and dab. No eggs of the plaice, brill, haddock, whiting, witch, green 

 cod, ling, or sprat were obtained. 



TABLE showing the number of Fish Ova obtained in the Moray Firth 

 during July 1894 : — 



Station. 



Gurnard. 



Greater 

 Weever. 



Lesser 

 Weever. 



Megrim. 



Miiller's 

 Topknot. 



Lemon Dab. 



Cod. 



Bib. 



Poor Cod. 



Turbot. 



Flounder. 



Dab. 



o M 



Solenette. 



I. 



1 



1 







5 



1 





4 



5 



5 





5 



3 



3 



n. 







1 





2 















5 



6 



11 



in. 

























2 







IV. 



33 



5 



5 





6 



1 



13 









47 



172 



94 



22 



v. 



27 









8 





3 







2 



2 



125 



2 





VI. 



4 



13 



13 





2 



3 



3 











27 



9 





VII. 



1 



4 



4 





19 



4 



3 



15 





i 



2 



10 





































IX. 



32 







24 



42 



11 



5 







4 





5 



2 





X. 



16 









1 



1 













2 







XI. 



29 











9 



2 











1 







XII. 



60 











28 



4 







3 





4 







XIII. 



52 











9 













14 







XIV. 



5 









8 



9 









6 





8 



1 





XV. 



33 









4 



17 



















XVI. 



36 











12 



1 







5 





3 



3 







329 



23 



23 



24 



97 



105 



34 



19 



5 



26 



51 



383 



120 



36 



