of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect :— No difference during season. 



2. With regard to the observance of bye-laws : — Well attended to. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — None during season. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with : — There are none. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are : — Distilleries, being attended to. 



1. Remedial measures : — Various kinds at all distilleries over the district. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance this year in the month of December, and 



reached its height in December and January. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in upper reaches by April 1906. 



2. The number of diseased fish taken from the river Fiddich, of which 



statistics are kept, was as follows : — 





Males. 



Females. 



Kelts, .... 



25 





Clean, .... 







The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on top reaches of river Spey on 6th 



October 1905. 



2. The greatest number spawned from 15th October till end of November. 



3. Spawning ceased by the middle of March 1906. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as a good one. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April and May 1906. 



2. As a smolt year 1906 was, owing to high volume of rivers during the 



migration season, not easily ascertained in April, but run of smolts 

 fairly good in May. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon— 



1. The number of ova secured locally during the past season was 850,000. 



2, In securing ova the numbers of male and female fish captured were 



respectively 38 and 73. 



REPORT FROM LOSSIE DISTRICT. 



Protection— 



1. His Grace the Duke of Richmond and Gordon contributed voluntarily 



£73 lis. 8d., and Captain Dunbar-Brander £15, to meet expenses for 

 year. 



2. The water bailiffs employed are 3 in number during the close or spawn- 



ing time, with 1 bailiff during smolt season. Superintendent of the 

 Spey District, superintendent. 



3. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follows : — 2 men 



brought before the Buard Clerk and admonished and cautioned for 

 killing foul sea trout while angling in river during month of March 

 1906. 



