COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 1922 — 12 — 



Herring investigations. 



Denmark, Finland, England, Scotland and Ireland have carried out almost 

 the whole work on the Herring programme agreed to by them. 



Norway has done it on a less extensive scale. 



Sweden has carried out investigations of the migrations of Herring. 



Holland seems not to have carried out any Herring investigations during 

 the year. Point 6 of the programme about races has been agreed to by Holland 

 at the last meeting. 



France has agreed to point 1 and 6 of the programme. I have not been able 

 to state from the big French report whether they are carried out or not. 



Cod and Haddock. 



Denmark, England, France and Scotland have carried out the work in 

 accordance with the programme. 



Holland has reported not to have been prepared to carry out any Cod 

 investigations. 



Norway has carried out biological statistical Haddock work, but the report 

 does not state to what extent the work refers to the programme. 



Sweden has not reported about Cod and Haddock work. 



Plaice. 

 Belgium, Denmark, England, Scotland, Sweden, and to some extent Holland 

 have dealt with the Plaice question, England and Scotland very elaborately. 



Atlantic Slope. 

 England, Ireland and France have carried out an elaborate work. 



Baltic investigations. 

 Denmark, Finland and Sweden have worked in particular on hydrographie 

 Baltic investigations. 



Eel investigations. 

 Denmark, Finland and England have dealt with these investigations. 



Limnological loork 

 has been carried out in Denmark, Finland, France, Holland, Ireland and Sweden. 



The General Secretary drew attention to the importance of knowing not 

 only what work it was proposed to carry out, but also what work had been carried 

 out according to these proposals, and he was grateful for the reports received. It 

 was, however, very important that the items of the reports should correspond with 



