COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 1922 — 40 — 



Report of the Plaice Committee. 



The Plaice Committee has considered the information which has been 

 collected concerning the plaice fisheries of the North-Sea during the year 1921. 

 They are of opinion that this information affords definite evidence of a continued 

 decline in the size and abundance of the plaice. 



In these circumstances, while not minimising the difficulties involved in 

 putting their proposals into execution, the Committee adhere to the recommenda- 

 tions which they submitted to the Council at the meeting held in July 1921. 



They would add that further reports pubHshed by German experts give 

 reason to suppose that these investigators approve the measures proposed. 



H. C. Redeke J. 0. BoRLEY A. Hamman. 



J. M. BOTTEMANNE. ALEXANDER BoWMAN. G. GiLSON. 



KiRSTiNE Smith. 



