COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 1912 — 20 — 



Professor D'Arcy Thompson referring to the question of Reports, General 

 Reports and Reporterships, stated as follows: — "The British Delegates are asked 

 by their Government, during the present meeting to invite the Council to take into 

 consideration also the preparation of comprehensive Reports, similar to the Plaice 

 Report, on other food fishes, as for instance the Cod, the Haddock etc. According 

 to our instructions we do not wish to press the question or to ask for an immediate 

 answer or report; at present we only ask to have the question discussed and con- 

 sidered in a general way by the Bureau and the Council, as to how it may best 

 be arranged to have other fishery problems dealt with, such as those I have men- 

 tioned, and whether means can be available for this purpose. 



It seems to me desirable and necessary, that comprehensive Reports should 

 be prepai'ed on other fish than the plaice; the plaice may be of most importance 

 to some countries, but other fish to other countries. And now, when we have 

 apparently learned, that the plaice supply shows evidence of diminution, it becomes 

 of the first importance to ascertain whether, or how far, the same statement 

 applies to other fishes". 



Commander Dkechsel replied that the Bureau had already previously been 

 considering the question regarding fresh Reporterships on other subjects as also 

 the question regarding preparation of other comprehensive Reports than the Gene- 

 ral Plaice Report. He would therefore suggest that the Council, before entering 

 into a discussion of the British proposal, should await the recommendations and 

 suggestions of the Bureau in this respect. 



Geheimrat Heincke agreed with Professor D'Arcy Thompson that it would be 

 useful to have investigations carried on regarding other fish than the plaice, when 

 this question was finished with, as for instance regarding haddock; he considered 

 that as a matter of course. 



Professor Pettersson:— I consider Professor D'Arcy Thompson's proposal 

 to be very useful; we must not be one-sided. However, as already stated by 

 Commander Drechsel, the Bureau has been thinking of other subjects, as for 

 instance the herring. Would it not be best for the Council to entrust to the 

 Bureau the task of considering what steps should be taken in this matter? — 

 This was agreed to by the Council. 



Head 8 of the Agenda (Proposal regarding the Plaice question of 

 the North Sea and the Baltic). As regards this point see Head 7 on p. 14 

 and the Meeting of the Plaice Commission on p. 102. 



