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bodies. The Fisheries Department is responsible 

 for administration, statistics, and general advice 

 to the President of the Board on fishery matters. 



The Marine Biological Association undertakes 

 general investigations at sea of a national as 

 distinct from a local character, as well as such 

 local investigations and experiments as can con- 

 veniently be carried out at its laboratories. The 

 Sea Fishery Committees need additional powers 

 to enable them to carry out local scientific in- 

 vestigations more fully in their respective areas. 



Perhaps an annual conference between the 

 representatives and experts of these bodies and 

 the officials of the Fishery Department for the 

 express purpose of drawing up plans of work for 

 the ensuing year would be the best means in the 

 first instance of leading up to more intimate 

 co-operation and organisation. 



