gathered when we except those from Bergen and s/ndre Bergenshus* 

 county and sheriff. 



The follov.-ing Table gives a survey of the opinions as to items 

 a) and b) in the proposition: 



(See Table, p. 315) 



• • • • • • ••■• • 



,• •• '• '• • ii . • • • • 



\ '- 



. (p. 317) 



After having given the essential points in the mriterial gather- 

 ed, I should like to give ny OTrn opinion, and shall deal with the 

 different itons separately: 



t 



lo Increase of the ninimun size 



2. Prot ection period> 



• • • • • • 



3» .Artificial rearing of lobster* (Dannevig encourages the 

 idea of artificial rearing of lobster, pp. 318-320 is a 

 -■ discussion as to v/ho should be the manager, v/hich method 

 should be used, how many rearing stations should be 

 built, ch'oice of location, etc.) 



Subbilag 1, (Sub-enclosure l). (p. 324) 



To Arendal Fishery Association. 



Relative to the letter from the Director of Fisheries, dated 

 June 30 this year, concerning proposition for a new lobster law, 

 I be_, to make the following remarks: 



If Professor Appell/f's theory, i>rhich is based on the official 

 fishery statistics, and which maintains that the lobster population 

 along oui' coast is rapidly increasingj| were right, I vrould not 

 recommend an extended protection. liovrever, as mentioned in the 

 Vestlandske Tidende of Ilr-rch 13 this .year - a copy follcaTS enclosed, 

 the statistics are generally so full of big "mistakes that it cannot 

 be taken into consideration at all; thereby also the estima.te and 

 coranents of the pro.fessor concerning the condition of the lobster- 

 .. population become null and voids 



For the same reason the statements given by the different 

 county councils, fishery associations, etc., are without any value, 

 becr.use they are based on false assumptions, i.e., that the lobster 

 papulation increases, vjhilo the fact in all probability is that it 



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