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Dr. Masterman promised toin form Dr. Hjort as to the English fishing grounds 

 in the North Sea for May and June. 



Prof. D'Arcy Thompson summed up the results of the discussion and repeated 

 as his opinion that the Section should accept the proposal of the Swedish commission. 



Dr. Trybom informed the meeting that he had resigned his position as Reporter 

 and had recommended that another reporter for the Salmon question be appointed 

 in his stead. 



The following Resolution, proposed by Prof. D'Arcy Thompson, was agreed 

 to unanimously. 



The Section of Fisheries and Statistics recommends: — 



I. that the following Reporters be asked to continue their duties for another year: 



1. Dr. Ehrenbaum, on the Mackerel. 



2. „ Hjort, on the Herring. 



3. „ Hoek, on the Clupeids (other than the Herring). 



4. „ Johansen, on the Pleuronectids of the Baltic. 



5. „ Masterman, on the Pleuronectids of the North Sea. 



6. „ Redeke, on the existence of distinct races among the food-fishes. 



7. „ D'Arcy Thompson, on the Gadoids of the North Sea. 



II. that in the case of the Reports on the Pleuronectidae and Gadidae the subject may 



for the future be dealt with in a general way, without limitation to the later stages 



of these fish. 

 HI. that the Bureau take into consideration the question brought before the Section by 



Dr. Hjort (weekly exchange of information regarding salted and dried fish). 

 IV. that investigations shall be made regarding the influence of herring-trawling with fine 



meshed nets upon the depletion of the North Sea, the Skagerak and the Kattegat of 



small sized haddocks, whitings and other food-fishes. 



