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Geheimrat Rose asked whether such exchange of information with regard 

 to fishery could be carried out with sufficient promptness to render it of value 

 to the fishermen. He also suggested that the matter be further considered by a 

 committee. 



Dr. Hoek agreed with the last suggestion. As far as Holland was concerned 

 the collection of statistical material was excellently organized, but he was doubtful 

 whether such international interchange of information would prove of any advan- 

 tage to Holland. 



Geheimrat Rose pointed out that German fishery statistics were now so far 

 advanced that full information at to catch could be sent in from each individual 

 steamer. 



Dr. Hjort pointed out that those who had supposed that the proposed 

 exchange of information should also include fresh fish had misunderstood him. 

 He had only had in mind the trade in cured and salted fish. He suggested that 

 the Bureau should further consider the matter. 



Mr. Archer recommended that one member from each country be appointed 

 who could place himself in communication with the Bureau in order to discuss 

 the matter. 



Fourth Sitting: Wednesday 24th April 1912, 3 p.m. 



Chairman : Prof. D'Arcy Thompson. 



(Agenda a — Continuation of the discussion about Prof. Heinckes Report). 



Dr. Johansen considered it probable that the English market measurements 

 did not give a quite correct view of that part of the stock which these measure- 

 ments were chiefly intended to investigate, viz. specimens over 25 cm. in length. He 

 considered, as did Prof. DArcy Thompson that the actual stock must show a very 

 different relative frequency for the individual sizes from that shown on page 148 

 of the English edition of Prof. Heincke's General Report. The extraordinarily 

 heavy decrease per cent from cm. to cm. in the sizes from 30 — 40 cm. in length, 

 and the much lower decrease in the sizes from 40— 50 cm. indicated by the market 

 measurements could probably not be considered as characteristic of the actual stock. 

 It was possible that the English market measurements gave a good picture of 

 the fish landed in England without giving a good picture of the stock itself. 



As an explanation of the fact that the percentage of specimens measured 



