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IN 1862 Prof. Huxley arrived at the conclusion that herring visit our shores in order to spawn twice a year, some schools arriving during the autumn, while others make their appearance during the winter. The herring which spawn during the autumn chiefly frequent banks on the east coast, while those which spawn during winter are most abundant on the west coast. A report of the Scottish Fishery Board referring to the east coast spawning beds was published in NATURE on November 29 last. The present paper deals chiefly with the Ballantrae spawning bed, which lies off the coast of Ayrshire.
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On the Natural and Artificial Fertilisation of Herring Ova 1 . Nature 29, 538–540 (1884). https://doi.org/10.1038/029538a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/029538a0