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man and Norwegian vessels especially took part, the results being subsequently published 
in an exhaustive report, containing also excellent papers by Dr. Damas and Dr. Jou. 
SCHMID1*). 
The results of this important work are of great interest infmany respects, and will 
Fig. 54. Spawning region of the cod (Gadus callarias). The broken line gives the extreme 
western limits of the area in which pelagic fry have been found off the coast of Norway. 
L = Littoral Bottom Stages. B = Bottom Stage of the 0-group. 
doubtless serve as the basis for future consideration of the stock and its fluctuations. 
They show, first of all, that the spawning grounds of the cod are everywhere restricted 
to the banks near the coast . (Vide chart Fig. 54, which gives a survey of the spawning 
grounds of the cod in northern European waters). We have seen from the statistics, 
*) Rapport sur les travaux de la Commission A. 
Rapports et Proces-Verbaux, Vol. X, Copenhagen 1909. 
