394 SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCF, 



ture of undersized fish. These had a special interest for England, and 

 the British Government attached much importance to them. 



Some further discussion took place concerning the German proposals 

 as to the subdivision of territory for biological exploration among the 

 different states. 



Mr. Garstang proposed that the English Channel be included within 

 the area of investigation, as being a channel of great importance for the 

 supply of Atlantic water into the North Sea. 



Prof. Nansen (Norway) recalled that it was decided at the Stockholm 

 Conference to allot this territory to France and Belgium, if these 

 countries should desire to take part in the international researches. 

 Now that it was settled that France was not to participate, it was 

 naturally to be desired that England and Belgium together would 

 undertake to carry out the investigations in the Channel. 



The general question of the delimitation of areas was then referred 

 to committee for more ample consideration. 



The following were elected members of the Biological Committee : — 

 Messrs. D'Arcy Thompson, Garstang, Heincke, Henking, Hjort, Hoek, 

 Knipowitsch, Nordqvist, Pettersson, Trybom, with Dr. Gran as Secretary. 



The Conference rose at 1.30 p.m. 



Wednesday, May 8th. 

 11 a.m. Prof. Pettersson (Sweden) in the chair. 



Prof. Kriimmel (Germany) proposed that the hydrographical pro- 

 gramme should be provisionally discussed in full congress. The resolu- 

 tion was accepted, and the successive paragraphs of the Stockholm 

 programme passed under review. 



A discussion arose as to the margin of time which might be allowed 

 for the seasonal hydrographic cruises in order to satisfy the conditions 

 as to simultaneity. 



Messrs. Hjort (Norway), Knipowitsch (Kussia), Drechsel (Denmark), 

 and several others remarked that the operations, especially in northern 

 waters and during the winter, would be attended by great difficulties, 

 which might prevent the carrying out of the researches between narrow 

 limits of time. 



On the other hand, ]\Ir. Ekman (Sweden) and others were of opinion 

 that the hydrographic conditions changed so quickly in the more 

 restricted areas (e.g. Kattegat, Skagerrak, North Sea) that the utmost 

 simultaneity in the observations was desirable. 



Upon the proposition of jNIessrs. Kriimmel and Herwig the question 

 was decided in the form given below (A. II., § 2). 



Various minor changes were made in the hydrographical programme, 



