Archive image from page 787 of The depths of the ocean. 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 depthsofoceangen00murr Year: 1912 734 DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN northern Norway I reproduce Fig. 523, in which the different curves denote :— I. The outer limit of pelagic cod eggs during the spring of 1901. II. „ minute larvae and young, June-July, 1901. III. „ large pelagic fry, August 1900. Fig. 522.—Spawning Regions of the three Species of the genus Molva


Archive image from page 787 of The depths of the ocean. 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 depthsofoceangen00murr Year: 1912 734 DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN northern Norway I reproduce Fig. 523, in which the different curves denote :— I. The outer limit of pelagic cod eggs during the spring of 1901. II. „ minute larvae and young, June-July, 1901. III. „ large pelagic fry, August 1900. Fig. 522.—Spawning Regions of the three Species of the genus Molva. Vertical lines, Molva byrkelange ; horizontal lines and black portions, .1/. molva ; dots, M. elongata. (From International Reports, vol. x.) In northern Norway there is plainly a movement along the coast and away from land. During development the minute fish are carried hundreds of miles away from the spawning places.


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