200 Part III. — Twenty-fifth Annual Report 



Males. 



Length. 



Girth. 



Weight. 



Weight of 

 Genitals. 



30 

 30 

 30 



15 

 15 

 16 



234 

 202 

 267 



51-9 

 354 

 559 



Avg. 30 



15-3 



234 



47-7 



A. Muscle [Females). 



(a) Percentages. 

 Water. Total Proteid. Coag. Proteid. 



65-25 



21-26 



16-37 



Fat. 

 7-53 



(b) Per average fish. 



Total Proteid. 

 34-78 



A. Muscle (Males). 



Coag. Proteid. 

 26-78 



(a) Percentages. 



Water. Total Proteid. Coag. Proteid. 



64-20 21-67 18-28 



(b) Per average fish. 



Total Proteid. Coag. Proteid. 



33-80 28-51 



Fat. 

 12-31 



Fat. 

 9-72 



Fat. 

 1516 



B. — u Mai ties" sent from Lerwick, August 9, 1906. 



As some of the herring sent were spent and others contained moderately 

 large ovaries with fairly well developed ova, they were divided into two 

 sets — B. and Ba. 



B. 



Length. 



Girth. 



Weight. 



Weight of 

 Ovaries. 



Diameter 

 Ova. 



24- 5 



25- 5 



13 

 13 



134 

 140 



15-5 

 15-5 



•7 

 •7 



25 



13 



137 



15-5 



•7 



(a) Percentages. 



Water. Total Proteid. Coag. Proteid. Fat. 



57 27 21-10 16-90 16-68 



