Fig. 3. Ovarian sections from Rockall haddock at different maturity stages for given month of sampling and fish length (×100). (A) post-spawning (Stage VI), April, 38 cm; (B) post-spawning (Stage VI), May, 24 cm; (C) post-spawning recovery (Stage VI–II), September, 30 cm; (D) pre-spawning (Stage III), March, 29 cm; (E) Pre-spawning (Stage IVa), March, 26 cm; and (F) spawning (Stage Va), April, 31 cm. Key: pof - postovulatory follicles, vo - vitellogenic oocytes, rc - resorbing mature cells, and ho - hydrated oocytes.