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shown in F 2, the region lying close to the Norwegian coast. The amount of fishing in 

 this region is so small, that we must not lay too much weight upon this fact, however 

 tempting it may be to assume it as an indication of an increase in the far north. 



In 1909, as compared with 1908 (fig. 48) there is shown a tendency to diminution 

 on the part of Haddock in every region of the North Sea, with the exception of C 3 and 

 B 5, where there is no perceptible change; and those two areas are of no very great 

 importance in the present case. 



The largest decreases are in the south-eastern areas, A3, B 3, B 4, but in no case 



Fig. 4.8. Change in Abundance of Haddock 1908—09, English Fig. 49, Change in Abundance of Haddock, 1909—10, English 

 Steam Trawlers. Steam Trawlers. 



does the decrease amount to 50 /o. In the northern regions the decrease steadily dimi- 

 nishes, and reaches 5 °/o in F 1. 



In 1910, compared with 1909 (fig. 49), we have a change in the situation, and the 

 chart is, on the whole, the converse of that of 1906-07. The zero line runs from the 

 Northumbrian coast to the coast of Denmark. The changes indicated in areas B 1 and 

 C 2 have all the nature of insignificant increases, while D l shows a slight decrease. In 

 all the areas to the southward thereof there are considerable increases, which become 

 very large indeed in areas A l and B 2. On the other hand decreases characterise all 

 the regions to the northward of the said line, and exceed 50 °/o in areas D 3 and G. 



To sum up, we have in the year 1907 (as compared with the previous year) a large 



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