CHAPTER V 



THE PLAICE QUESTION 



The Eu7'oj)ean Catch 



In 1913, the last year for which * normal ' figures are avail- 

 able, the comparative catch of European plaice was approxi- 

 mately as follows : 



About 73 per cent, of plaice came from the North Sea,- and 

 they formed nearly 12 per cent, of the North Sea catch in 1906. 



The British Catch 



British fishermen landed more plaice than the rest of their 

 fishing neighbours put together. Moreover, six ports 'on the 

 east coast of England produced 90 per cent, of the whole 



^ Of which there were landed, on cast coast, 32,145 tons ; on south coast, 

 ,085 tons ; on west coast, 1,734 tons. v. Table 1 \a), Ann. Bep. S. F., 1913. 



In 1920 the landings were 



England 

 Scotland 



Great Britain 

 2 Hjort, Depths of Ocean, p. 440. 



Tons. 



45,436 



4,606 



50,042 



3,266,073 

 288,520 



3,554,593 



