that v;ill hinder the (ovcrnll) benefit of the stock. 



Yfhen one discusses the question ond vri.r.t can be done to bring 

 the lobsters' yield as high c s possible, there arc different quest- 

 ions that then come up. The follov/inf, points mil perhaps have an 

 essential meanings 



!• Quantity of the stoclc under this - prolongation and start. 



2. Lobster fishermen's Economy. 



Hovj- great is the lol'Ster stock along o\i.r coast? This question 

 can be answered fairly r;ith the aid of iir.rking experiments » If they 

 planted 100 marked lobsters and caught back 50 of then in the run of 

 the first year, then one must figure also that of the natural stock 

 t?ie same size as the narked ones ni.ly 50 per cent are taken© 



ilcrking experiments on the Skagorak coast shavf that out of 1199 

 i;arked lobsters, 543 were caught in the run of the first year - 

 consequently a good -15 per cent. This is the result in the locali- 

 ties vrhere they carry on noririal fishing. One must meanivhile also 

 assume that lobsters are spread out over large areas Yirhere they do 

 not fish, where the stock isn't centralized enough. ''J'e assume that 

 the stock here - for the reason of the vride area, is as great as 

 where they are fislied intensively, so we come to the conclusion that 

 about 25 per cent of the stock is caught up each yea.r<» 



This condition that one gon.erallj'- doesn't harvest more than 

 1/4 of the stock is strong security against the depletion of it 

 (the stock); -there is a great natural reserve. 



If vre employ the statistical coimt of the lobster catch then 

 there is fished yearly well over a mllion fishj that is^ of the 

 stock in that part of the coast where the lobster fishing is carried 

 on, according to More, you can cstina.te up to around 5,000,000 adult 

 fish. This sort of calculation carinot be used vrith any exactness, 

 but it at least gives us an idea of the greatness of the material 

 with Vn'hich one has to work. 



Vflrien one thinl:s about the long stretch of coast tlien this 

 (quantity) isn't grea,t« But one must remember that the lobsters are 

 confined to the comparatively shallow sections of their avm coastal 

 waters s especially to depths of less than 20 fathoms 



If he is asked whether this stretch of coast can support a 

 greater stock - then one can refer to lobster fishing's halcyon days - 

 then a couple of boys could take lobsters to the value of a couple of 

 dollars (specie) with their pinchers along the shore in the run of 

 a forenoons The price at that time (first half of the 18th century) 

 was tv/o shillings apioce. Then there can be no doubt that our coast 

 can house a greater stock. 



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