. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. Oceanography. CRUISES OF THE "MICHAEL SARS " 113 Romsdal and Tromsoe, but the young fish are found in greatest quantity off Fin- marken, that is to say, along the northernmost portion of the coast, to which they are carried by the current. Simi- larly in Iceland they spawn on the south and west coasts, but the young fish are chiefly found on the north and east coasts. The current there goes from the
. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. Oceanography. CRUISES OF THE "MICHAEL SARS " 113 Romsdal and Tromsoe, but the young fish are found in greatest quantity off Fin- marken, that is to say, along the northernmost portion of the coast, to which they are carried by the current. Simi- larly in Iceland they spawn on the south and west coasts, but the young fish are chiefly found on the north and east coasts. The current there goes from the south to the west, and thence round the north and east coasts, making a circuit round the island. The current off New- foundland runs along the coast in a south - westerly direction, towards Nova Scotia and the United States. It is possible, therefore, that it is mostly young fish that are found down south, de- rived to some extent at any rate from eggs spawned on the Great Newfoundland Bank. Cod spawn on the Nor- wegian coast banks as far north as lat. 70° N., and chiefly during March and April. Here on the New- foundland Bank, a little north of lat. 50° N., and in the vicinity of the warm oceanic water their spawning season was in July. The bottom-temperature on the bank was, as we have seen, very low—lower indeed than in the north of Norway during March—and it was interesting, therefore, to note FlG" ^ nS^^'^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Murray, John, Sir, 1841-1914; Hjort, Johan, 1869-. London Macmillan
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