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CONTENTS. 
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Table I. — Showing the Monthly Amounts in Cwts. of Round 
and Flat Fish Landed by Line Fishermen and Beam- 
Trawlers on the East Coast of Scotland during 1890 . 176 
IL The Chief Fishing Grounds on the East Coast of Scotland, with 
Charts showing their Position and Extent. By Dr T. Wemyss 
Fulton, F.R.S.E., Secretary for Scientific Investigations. (Plates 
IIL-IV.) . ..... 177 
III. On the Suitability of Scottish Waters for Oyster Culture. By 
Dr J. H. Fullarton, F.E.S.E 184 
IV. The Capture and Destruction of Immature Fish. — Part II. By 
Dr T. Wemyss Fulton, F.E.S.E. . . . .201 
V. On Bouchot Mussel Culture and the Board's Experiment at St 
Andrews. By Dr J. H. Fullarton, F.R.S.E. . . .212 
SECTION B.— BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. 
L On the Food of Fishes. By W. Ramsay Smith, B.Sc. . . 222 
II. The Comparative Fecundity of Sea Fish. By Dr T. Wemyss 
Fulton, F.K.S.E. ...... 243 
III. The Invertebrate Fauna of the Inland Waters of Scotland. — 
Part II. By Thomas Scott, F.L.S. (Plates V., VI.) . . 269 
IV. The West Coast Fauna of ^Garland' Expedition. By W. 
Anderson Smith ....... 297 
V. Additions to the Fauna of the Firth of Forth. By Thomas Scott, 
F.L.S. ........ 300 
VL The Development of the Plaice. — Preliminary Report. By Dr 
J. H. Fullarton, F.R.S.E. (Plates VIL-IX.) . . .311 
VII. Further Observations on the Life-Histories and Development 
of the Food and Other Fishes. By W. C. M'Intosh, M.D., 
LL.D., F.R.S., Professor of Natural History in the University 
of St Andrews. (Plates X.-XIIL) . . . .317 
VIII. Notes on the Development of the Angler Fish {Lophius 
piscatorius). By Prof E. E. Prince, B.A., F.L.S. (Plates 
XIV., XV.) .343 
IX. Some Features in the Egg and Larva of the Skiil^in (Callionymus 
lyra). By Prof. E. E. Prince, B.A., F.L.S. (Plate XIII.) . 349 
X. A Case of Hermaphroditism in a Haddock. By W. Ramsay 
Smith, B.Sc. ....... 352 
SECTION C— PHYSICAL INVESTIGATION. 
Report on the Physical Observations carried on by the Fishery 
Board for Scotland in the Firths of Forth and Tay, and in the 
Clyde Sea Area. By Dr H. R. Mill, F.R.S.E. (Plates XVI., 
XVII.) .... ... 353 
SECTION D.— CONTEMPORARY WORK. 
Contemporary Scientific Fishery Investigations in this and other 
Countries. By Dr T, Wemyss Fulton, F.R.S.E. . . 388 
Great Britain — 1. England 
2. Ireland 
Canada .... 
Newfoundland . 
New South Wales 
New Zealand . 
United States . 
Germany .... 
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Sweden 
394 
Norway 
396 
Denmark 
398 
Holland 
398 
Belgium 
400 
France 
401 
Spain 
403 
Italy . 
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