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II. THE condition of the fish-fauna of the various grounds may be estimated to some extent by the number of the floating ova near the surface. We have seen that Sars found the water crowded with the multitude of ova off the Loffoden Islands, where enormous numbers of cod are captured. In our seas no fishing-bank is so prolific, the greatest number of ova occurring on Smith Bank, off Caithness, and the next on the rich grounds off the Island of May—both of which present a great contrast with the meagre supply of eggs of round fishes floating in our own bay. The proportional numbers in each case accord very well with the captures of adult cod in the several areas.
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The Eggs of Fishes 1 . Nature 31, 555–557 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/031555a0
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