'
'
IN FORTE, 1890.
..
Î-=
The maximum thus occurred” in July, three months earlier
.Α
than in the whiting, and the Stations V., VI. and VII. at the
entrance to the Forth seemed to have been most productive.
Ï‘
It is possible that the series under 8 inches beginning in
'—
August are those of the year, since we know with
that some reach 7% inches in November.
Out of a total of 85
large haddocks captured this season, 52 were obtained subse—
,
quent to the spawning-peod, viz., from July to December.
‘ _
This proves that the 33 captured earlier in the season did not
E
'
deplete the waters of the area of spawning shes. It is probable -
indeed that some at least of the 33 had 'also shed part of their
*
eggs, and as the adult may contain from 170,000 to 2,000,000
,
eggs, the number may have been considerable.
But no account
has been taken of the 761 between 10 and 14 inches, a propor—
‘
tion of which, especially amongst the males, between 12 and 14;
,_
inches had arrived at maturity. Besides those captured by the
—
.
È
“ Garland
”
or other means in the Forth, a large reservé—margin
must have escaped. Thus, in whatever way we look at the
'
_
question, there is no reason to suppose that we have reached a
‘
'
Î
dangerous condition in regard to our marine sheries—as a
'
certain class maintain.
A little more trust in Nature, and less
"
in “ friends,” or i'help from the Government, would not be for
'
'
the disadvantage of the department.
-
.
'
-
_Plaice come next in order with a total of 2,437 or 30 per
haul, a result below what it was in 1886 by 9, but the latter —
' _
period differed as regards the proportion of productive months
.
2,4322 were saleable and only 15 unsale‘able, so that practically
_
the plaice were nearly all marketable.
In contrasting the - '
'
_
captures of this sh in the Forth with those in St Andrews
Bay in March, May, August, October and December of the
,
same year, it is found that the. following condition, as shown’in
the table, occurs :—
’
_
_
'
IN FORTE, 1890.
..
Î-=
The maximum thus occurred” in July, three months earlier
.Α
than in the whiting, and the Stations V., VI. and VII. at the
entrance to the Forth seemed to have been most productive.
Ï‘
It is possible that the series under 8 inches beginning in
'—
August are those of the year, since we know with
that some reach 7% inches in November.
Out of a total of 85
large haddocks captured this season, 52 were obtained subse—
,
quent to the spawning-peod, viz., from July to December.
‘ _
This proves that the 33 captured earlier in the season did not
E
'
deplete the waters of the area of spawning shes. It is probable -
indeed that some at least of the 33 had 'also shed part of their
*
eggs, and as the adult may contain from 170,000 to 2,000,000
,
eggs, the number may have been considerable.
But no account
has been taken of the 761 between 10 and 14 inches, a propor—
‘
tion of which, especially amongst the males, between 12 and 14;
,_
inches had arrived at maturity. Besides those captured by the
—
.
È
“ Garland
”
or other means in the Forth, a large reservé—margin
must have escaped. Thus, in whatever way we look at the
'
_
question, there is no reason to suppose that we have reached a
‘
'
Î
dangerous condition in regard to our marine sheries—as a
'
certain class maintain.
A little more trust in Nature, and less
"
in “ friends,” or i'help from the Government, would not be for
'
'
the disadvantage of the department.
-
.
'
-
_Plaice come next in order with a total of 2,437 or 30 per
haul, a result below what it was in 1886 by 9, but the latter —
' _
period differed as regards the proportion of productive months
.
2,4322 were saleable and only 15 unsale‘able, so that practically
_
the plaice were nearly all marketable.
In contrasting the - '
'
_
captures of this sh in the Forth with those in St Andrews
Bay in March, May, August, October and December of the
,
same year, it is found that the. following condition, as shown’in
the table, occurs :—
’
_
_