COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 1922 — 18 — 



a country which had suffered much during the war, had nevertheless had the courage 

 to devise and demand means for carrying out thorough research into these problems. 

 If Mr. Maukice had not taken up the matter so energetically they would not now 

 have before them this extensive and valuable accumulation of data from England. 

 Also to Mr. BoRLEY were due the Council's compliments and thanks for working 

 up the English material in the form of a comprehensive report, to Dr. Johansen 

 for his invaluable investigations of the young plaice population on the Eastern 

 grounds and in the Skagerak, and to the chairman Dr. Redeke for his indefatigable 

 labours. 



It had been most difficult for the Council to arrive at a decision upon this 

 intricate problem, in which were involved both practical and scientific considera- 

 tions of great complexity. He was glad that the Council had adopted a recommenda- 

 tion drafted on cautious lines. Referring to the last paragraph of the recommenda- 

 tions Prof. Hjort said that it was of the greatest importance to secure the sympathy 

 and support of the industry, and he thought that this could best be achieved by 

 publishing a short account of the investigations and their practical outcome. 



The Bureau considered it as highly desirable that a summary and review 

 of the extensive work of the Plaice Committee should be given to the public in 

 readable and popular form, and they proposed that Mr. Borley should be invited 

 to prepare such a review, the Bureau making itself responsible for the expenses 

 of publication. Prof. Hjort supported this proposal of the Bureau and hoped that 

 Mr. Borley would regard it as a compliment. He assured him that the Bureau 

 would greatly appreciate his undertaking to write the review. 



In conclusion Prof. Hjort pointed out that the recommendation of the 

 Council with regard to the plaice did not mean a cessation of the investigations. 

 Work must be continued and the results of any action carefully controlled by 

 scientific observation and experiment. 



' Dr. Redeke said that having been the Chairman of the Committee he 



wished to thank Prof. Hjort for his appreciative statement, as he also strongly 

 wished to support his proposal that Mr. Borley should be asked to prepare a 

 popular report; he was of opinion that Mr. Borley would be well fitted to take upon 

 himself this task. 



The President expressed his cordial congratulations to the Plaice Committee 

 for their great work. With regard to the proposal of Prof. Hjort that Mr. Borley 

 should prepare a popular general review of the work of the last 20 years, he explained 

 that the Bureau's intention was that Mr. Borley should produce not an official 

 blue book report, but an ordinary book to be read by the public. This work would! 

 have to be published by a publisher selected for the purpose, and some sort of 

 guarantee would need to be given to the publisher, i. e. the Council would have to 

 guarantee him against a possible loss. 



