COUNCIL — APRIL 1912 — 12 — 



(1) Hydrograpical Section, the first meeting will be opened by Professor Pettersson, 



(2) Fisheries and Statistical Section, first meeting opened by Mr. Archer, 



(3) Plankton Section, first meeting opened by Geheimrat Rose. 



In accordance with the precedent of the last two years the Sections will 

 elect their own chairman. 



The sections will be opened this afternoon. 



In connection with this question I may say that the Bureau have received 

 a report (draft-scheme) from Dr. Trybom on the salmon problems of the Baltic, 

 and they would suggest that a sectionshould be formed of representatives of the 

 countries bordering on the Baltic to deal with that report. 



Similarly, that the Committee which dealt at the last Meeting with the Seal 

 question should be re-appointed to consider the correspondence which has since 

 been received and report to the Bureau as to the action to be taken. 



When speaking of the seal question I may at the same time state that 

 Dr. Sandman desires to give a lecture on this subject. As this is to be given in 

 the Fisheries Section I would ask Dr. Sandman to arrange time etc. with that Section. 



These proposals were agreed to. 



Head 2 of the Agenda (Dr. Heincke: — Statement on his Report on 

 the Plaice question). Dr. Heincke now made his statement on the Plaice 

 question (see his lecture, p. 114), which was received with applause. 



On the Members being asked if they had any observations to make, Dr. 

 Hoek expressed his appreciation of the splendid work done by Prof. Heincke, but 

 ventured to suggest that his method might prove dangerous seen from a practical 

 point of view. Working up material already handled by others must necessarily 

 render a report more or less personal, and it might be too much to expect that 

 all should agree with the final result. He considered that it might be difficult to 

 consider such results as sufficiently objective and impersonal to permit of pro- 

 posals which could be laid before the Governments interested being based upon 

 them which it must be remembered was the ultimate aim of the Council. He did 

 not, however, at the present time desire to propose any amendment. 



