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On the Growth and Feeding of Young Herring in the Clyde

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

S. M. Marshall ,
A. G. Nicholls  and
A. P. Orr
S. M. Marshall
Affiliation:
Marine Station, Millport
A. G. Nicholls
Affiliation:
Marine Station, Millport
A. P. Orr
Affiliation:
Marine Station, Millport
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Two groups of young herring are found in the Clyde. One, the offshore group, has been identified as Clyde spring-spawned herring; the other, the inshore type, is of unknown origin. The former were caught only occasionally, the latter at fairly regular intervals during their first year.

The two groups are distinguished by differences in size and identified as belonging to different races by vertebral counts. There was no intermixture.

The offshore herring which metamorphosed at the end of May when 40-50 mm. long, reached a length of 90-100 mm. in winter. The inshore fish which were about 50 mm. long in May reached a length of about 130 mm. in winter.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , May 1939 , pp. 427 - 455
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1939

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