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c. That endeavours should be made to induce fishermen of 

 this port and the neighbourhood, both trawlers, 

 hookers, and drift fishermen, to assist the work of 

 the Association, by recording daily details of the 

 ground fished and the fish caught. The out- 

 line of a plan for this work was suggested, and it 

 was urged that the information so gained should 

 be published regularly in the Journal of the 

 Association, and the opinion expressed that these 

 results, when considered in relation to weather 

 reports of the district, would be likely to throw 

 much light upon the movements of fish, especially 

 of non-migratory fish. 



D. That a similar experiment should be carried on in 



Plymouth Sound, in order to compare the results 

 obtained from the larger area outside the Sound 

 with those obtained within the Sound, it being 

 suggested that thus some idea might be gained of 

 the influence of sewage and of traffic, &c., upon 

 the movements of both migratory and non- 

 migratory fish. 



E. That certain persons in Plymouth and the neighbour- 



hood, having recognised qualifications, should be 

 requested, and in certain instances employed, to 

 write accounts of what they know about fishes and 

 the fishery of this district. 



F. That investigations upon the Fauna and Flora of the 



Sound, and of the Fishing Industry of the district, 

 should be continued. 



G. That experiments should be made upon preserving and 



curing squid for bait. 

 H. That the Admiralty should be approached with a view 

 to the lending of dredging and other instruments 

 used in the ' Challenger ' expedition. 

 4. " Statistical Report upon the Fishing Industry of 

 Plymouth." This report was divided into six sections and 

 contained statistics of the following subjects : 



A. Statistics of fresh fish landed in Plymouth. Tables 

 were given of the quantities and value of — 



