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Ihe Balfie Sea. 



TIniiwila!/, Jidi/ -S'., liiOL'. Left GciJscrgaartl at 8 a. ni. Searched Rødsand 

 K. of Vesterholm) witli slnump-net and bait-seine for fry of plaice; there were 

 no yoiing plaice. 

 The (ireat Belt. 



Friihii/, Jtilii 4., 1902. We investigated tlie fry of plaice with shrimjt-net 

 on tlie sand-banks on the N. shore of Fejø. Found c. o() plaice of tbe 0-group. 



Searched the sand-banks on the east-side of Umo, S. of the telegraph mark, 

 with shrimp-net for fry of plaice. There were a few plaice of the 0-group. 



Mondaij, July 7., 1902. Searched the sands at the hath-lwuse of Holrken- 

 havii with shrimp-net for fry of plaice. In the course of 1 honr c. 30 plaice 

 were caiight. 



Tiiesdaij, Jiilij 15., 1902. Out at S, 35 a. m. Searched for fry of plaice 

 with shrimp-net on low water: 



1) S. of Lundeborg. We found here c. 5 specimens in eacli haul, both 

 flounders and plaice of the 0-group. 



The Soiitlieni Part of tlie Little Kelt and the Western Part of the Baltic Sea. 



2) Thurø Bev. Excecdingly many plaice of the 0-group (large, 1 — 2")- 



3) IJiolm, Svendborg Sund. No sandy bottom. 



4) Within Lensskov. Very poor result. 5 plaice of the 0-group. In Faa- 

 borg at 4 o'clock p. m. 



Wednesday, July 16., 1902. Left Faaborg at 6 a. m. Investigated the fry 

 of jilaice with shrimp-net on low water: 



1) Drejø. In the course of iVs hour we caught with 2 shrimp-nets c. 

 20 plaice (c. 1")- Moreover a few plaice of the I-group were caught. 



2) Urehoved (Ærø), on the N. E. side. In a little more than half an hour 

 we caught with 2 shrimp-net.? only 6 jjlaice of the fry of the year. 



3) Sæby Bugt (Ærø). Good sand-banks. Not many plaice of the O group, 

 though more than at Urehoved. C. 12 specimens in 20 minutes. 



4) Vorbjerg (W. shore of Æ^rø). The shore too steep for wading. Tried 

 to row with the shrimp-net on one fathom of water and got in the course of 

 about a quarter of an hour two jilaice of the 0-group. 



Friday, July 18., 1902. Yesterday evening, wading with .shrimp-net, we 

 investigated the fry of plaice on the large fiat sand-banks W. of Dyreborg. 

 With 1 net we caught c. 30 plaice in 20 minutes. 



Fry of iilaice with shrimp-net: off St. Albani Chnrchijard, on the W. shore 

 of Ærø. The shore was too steep for wading. A very small area was Hat, 

 and here we made a few hauls, l)ut found no plaice. 



Marstal Sande at Langholm. There were here large flat sand-banks with 

 clean sand and fresh water, consequently seemingly good conditions for the fry of 

 plaice. Nevertheless not one young plaice of the 0-group was found, though 

 we fished for about one hour. 



At Bagenkop, 1 o'clock p. m. Searched some sand-banks N. of Bagenkop 

 harbour with shrimp-net. Found, in 20 minutes, only 2 young plaice (0-group). 



Off Holmegaard (Langelandsbæltet). Looked for fry of plaice with shrimp- 

 net. The shore too steep for wading. Fine sandy bottom. Fished with 

 shrimp-net from the jollyboat. In the course of half an hour we got 4 plaice 

 of the 0-group. 



Gottesgabe (S. Laaland). Looked for fry of plaice. The shore was also 

 here too steep for wading. ^\'ith shrimp-net from the joUy-boat we found in 

 half an hour 2 plaice of the 0-group. 



Albuens Havn. Investigated the fry of plaice with shrimp-net. There were 



