COUNCIL - SEPT. 1912 — APPENDIX F — 102 — 



Copenhagen, 18. Sept. 1912. 



Appendix F 

 1. Meeting- of the Plaice Commission. 



In the chair: first Commander Drechsel, later Dr. Redeee. 



Present: Commander Drechsel, Geheimrat Heencke, Geheimrat Rose, 

 Dr. Fulton, Mr. Hahmân, Prof. Henkikg, Dr. Johansek, Dr. Masterman, Dr. Redeke. 



Commander Drechsel opened the meeting at 3 p. m., and referred to the 

 resolutions of the Central Council, Resol. No. 18 of April 1912, and of this morning, 

 (cf. p. 18). 



Prof. Henking was requested to write the protocol. 



Dr. Redeke was elected Chairman, and recapitulated the tasiis before the 

 Commission. Of essential importance was the fact that in Heincke's opinion, the 

 Resume which he had laid before the Central Council at this meeting was formu- 

 lated in such a manner, that the final part of the General Report would contain 

 no other results than those contained in the present Resume. The present discus- 

 sion could, however, only be preliminary, the whole report being not yet completed. 



Dr. Masterman was also of opinion that the publication of the full Report 

 was necessary in order to check the statements in the Resume. Until this had 

 been done, the decisions of the Commission could only be of a temporary nature. 



Dr. Fulton observed, that Heincke's Reports as far as received had not as 

 yet furnished sufficient statistical proof of overfishing. Dr. Fulton stated that his 

 official instructions were clear as to the necessity of having Heincke's complete 

 report and ample time to consider it before proceeding further. 



Geheimrat Heingke stated that the part of the Report which was still lacking 

 could give no further information on the question of overfishing than that contained 

 in the Resume. It was not possible to furnish absolute proof, but only circum- 

 stantial evidence. If this did not suffice, it would be necessary to extend the in- 

 vestigations for at least another 20 years. That would, however, be impracticable. 



Dr. Fulton asked why the statistics relating to the question of overfishing 

 contained in the Scottish and English reports were not included in Dr. Heincke's 

 Report. 



