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August, one in May (27 inches) and one in November (23 inches), six 
were caught in St Andrews Bay ; one female, 27 inches long, was nearly 
mature in May. Others caught in the territorial waters off Aberdeen and 
Montrose, and in the Moray Firth, in June and September, were unripe. 
On February 7th, four, obtained from 22-25 miles S.E. of Montrose, were 
nearly half mature ; they ranged in size from 23 to 28J inches. On May 
22, 1890, two caught at Station VII., Aberdeen, were about half ripe ; one 
was male, 18 inches long, and the other female, 23 inches long. On Feb- 
ruary 12th, three females were caught about two miles from Dunbar ; one, 
28 inches long, was about half mature, and the other two, each 31 inches 
long, 'rather mature.' Of 173 examined by fishery officers along the 
East Coast from October to the end of April none were mature. In May, 
of 50 caught 10 to 30 miles East of May Island, five males and fonr 
females were ripe. At Stonehaven, two, examined in May, were spent. 
Professor M'Intosh obtained the ova of turbot 47 miles East by South 
of May Island on 9th July 1884, and ripe females were at the same time 
observed.* 
Brill (Rhombus Icevis). — Only 13 specimens were examined on board 
the ' Garland. ' Of two males and three females obtained at the mouth 
of the Forth (Station VI.) in April, May and August, only one was ripe, 
a female 23 inches long, caught on May 3rd. In August a female 24 
inches long was immature. On the 7th February, 7 caught from 22-25 
miles S.E. of Montrose were examined, none were ripe. Three of the five 
were about half mature ; their lengths were 20, 22, and 23 inches. 
Two males, at 18 inches and 8 inches, were immature. Each of the two 
females was 25 inches long ; one was immature, and the other nearly half 
ripe. 
Black Sole (Solea vulgaris). — Only three females were examined, all 
from Station IV., St Andrews Bay. On October 10th, one, 17 \ inches long, 
was about half mature; on March 27th, one, 19 inches long, was nearly 
ripe ; and on May 1st, the third, 17 inches long, was spent. 
Halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris). — A female, 23J inches long, caught 
about 5 miles from Dunbar, on February 15th, was about half ripe, of 94 
examined by fishery officers 3 were ripe ; one on March 21st, 30 to 50 
miles off Fraserburgh ; two on May 22nd, 40 miles off Macduff. 
II. HOUND FISH. 
Haddock (Gadus ceglefinus). — 10,132 were examined; 737 were 
mature, and practically all in extra-territorial waters. 
Territorial Waters.— In the Firth of Forth all were immature in May, 
June, July, August, October, and November (202 examined). At the 
middle of February, of 14 specimens, two males and three females were 
nearly mature. The males were 15 and 16 inches long, and the females 
from 18 to 20 inches. In March, all those examined in the territorial 
area were immature (spawning was going on offshore). All were immature 
in April and May. At Dunbar, in December, males and females (14 J to 
18| inches) caught by line fishermen within or about three miles from 
shore were about three parts mature ; on 22nd January a female, 27 inches 
long, was very nearly mature. On February 4th, many males and females 
up to 15 inches in length were quite immature; some, 14 J inches long, 
* Seventh Annual Report Fishery Board, Part III. p. 304. 
