of Ha' Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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was as follows:— 74,320,849 ova, 164,607,054 fry, 48,056 one-year olds, 
and 4158 more than one year old. The greater number consisted of shad 
and white-fish (Coregomts). At Wood's lloll Station, 7,822,000 cod fry 
were hatched, 2,092,000 lobster eggs, and 320,000 of the winter flounder 
(Pseudopleuronedes americanus). The ova of the latter are extremely 
adhesive, and have a tendency to form in large lumps. They were hatched 
by spreading them thinly on plates of glass. Of the lobster ova, 193,000 
were sent to the Pacific coast, where the inhabitants have long desired 1o 
add the lobster to the food-supply of their seas, and have from time to 
time urged the Government to attempt its transfer. Experiments were 
begun in 1873, but failed; the second shipment, in the following year, 
resulted in the planting of only four lobsters of 150 forwarded; but in 1879 
twenty-one berried females were successfully planted. The fourth trial 
was made in 1888, and resulted in the transport of 332 lobsters, which 
were placed in the sea, or in floating boxes, and also some 200,000 ova. 
The experiments in introducing the shad on the Pacific coast are of 
interest. Between 1871 and 1880 about 546,000 shad fry were planted 
in the Sacramento Eiver, and from these colonies the shad have multiplied 
and spread along 2000 miles of coast, from the Golden Gate of California 
to Vancouver Island in British Columbia. 
The exploring expedition of the steamer 'Albatross,' belonging to the 
Commission, on the Pacific Coast is described ; also the work of the 
4 Grampus' and other vessels. The ' Grampus' was specially employed in 
connection with investigations on the mackerel fishery. Over 250,000 
floating fish eggs, taken in the surface-nets, were carried to Wood's Holl 
and hatched, the embryos being preserved for identification. It is stated 
that should these eggs prove to belong to useful species, it will probably 
be expedient to make a practice of collecting and hatching them on a large 
scale. There is a long and elaborate report on the fisheries of the Great 
Lakes, with many illustrations and charts, showing the fishing vessels, fish, 
fishing apparatus, &c. Dr Jordan contributes a review of the Labroid 
fishes of America and Europe, in which he gives a systematic catalogue 
and synonymy ; Professor Forbes describes some Lake Superior Entomos- 
traca, which has special importance in relation to the food of fishes. 
There are also notes on the Entozoa of marine fishes of New England by 
Professor Edwin Linton. 
VI. GERMANY. 
In last year's Report a full account was given of what has recently been 
done in connection with the sea fisheries of Germany ; and there is further 
evidence of the strenuous endeavours being made by this nation to establish 
itself in the North Sea. A Biological Station has been established at 
Heligoland, for the special purpose of carrying on scientific fishery investi- 
gations bearing upon the North Sea Fisheries. Dr Heincke is the director 
of this institution, and he has Dr Ehrenbaum and Dr Hartlaiib as 
assistants. The Zoological Station belonging to the fishery department 
was stationed last year on the Elbe, where Dr Ehrenbaum was engaged 
in investigations on the Elbe fishes. Dr Heincke is, I understand, pre- 
paring a great work on the races of the herring, in continuation of his 
well-known investigations on this subject. 
Dr Ehrenbaum recently published a paper on the anchovy,* in which 
he gives an account of the German anchovy fishery, and discusses the 
* Die Sardclle, Berlin, 1892. 
