of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
TAIJLE I. — continual. 
23S 
Fish. 
March. 
April < 
May. 
Examined. 
Ripe. 
Spent. 
Examined. 
Ripe. 
Spent. 
Examined. 
Ripe. 
a> 
6 
9 
cJ 
9 
<5 
9 
Cod, 
1240 
258 
239 
332 
2140 
191 
167 
1511 
1788 
100 
81 
1434 
Haddock, 
2246 
291 
397 
852 
1766 
69 
94 
1289 
1147 
6 
3 
984 
Whiting, . 
400 
14 
12 
4 
498 
15 
33 
55 
323 
25 
48 
11 
Ling, 
148 
1 
536 
19 
18 
6 
1140 
103 
81 
97 
Sai the, . 
51 
3 
*5 
22 
156 
1 
3 
89 
263 
1 
222 
Turhot, . 
22 
57 
2 
169 
14 
19 
8 
Brill, 
22 
42 
4 
9 
14 
2 
8 
Halibut, . 
6 
i 
"2 
122 
238' 
2 
3 
4 
Tusk, 
12 
65 
22 
Fish. 
June. 
July. 
August. 
Examined. 
Ripe. 
Spent. 
Examined. 
Ripe. 
Spent. 
Examined. 
Ripe. 
Spent. 
6 
9 
6 
9 
6 
9 
Cod, . . , 
556 
11 
6 
490 
Haddock, 
26 
: Whiting,. 
344 
34 
183 
132 
"i 
5 
112 
60 
i 
Ling, 
371 
75 
48 
67 
46 
7 
4 
10 
Sai the, 
Turbot, . 
180 
28 
48 
31 
To 
i 
Brill, 
130 
7 
11 
80 
7 
Halibut, . 
213 
2 
3 
42 
Tusk 
20 
5 
6 
"e 
While in the records all the fish found to be quite mature are given, 
fish which have spawned are not always, although usually, mentioned. 
The proportions of mature fish — male and female together — to the total 
number examined in the various mouths are as follows : — 
TABLE II. — Showing the Percentage of Mature Fish in Various 
Months. 
Fish. 
Deer. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
March. 
April. 
May. 
June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Cod, . . 
o-o 
0-9 
16-2 
40-0 
16-7 
10-1 
3-0 
Haddock, . 
o-o 
3-8 
28-5 
30-3 
7'9 
0-9 
Whiting, . 
o-o 
6'5 
9-6 
22-6 
17 ; 4 
7 ; 5 
i' ; 6 
Ling, . 
o-o 
07 
6-9 
161 
33-1 
23-9 
Sai the, 
o-o 
1 i -3 
21-9 
157 
2-5 
0-3 
Turbot, 
o-o 
3-5 
19-5 
421 
10 0 
Brill, . . . 
O'O 
o-o 
30-9 
71-4* 
13-8 
CO 
Halibut, . 
o-o 
o-o 
o-o 
50 0* 
o-o 
2-1 
2-3 
o-o 
Tusk, .. .. . 
o-o 
33-8* 
25-0* 
* The numbers are smnll in these cases, 
