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entered by weight but by numbers or volumes, endeavours should be made 
to obtain accurate equivalents for the conversion of these into weights; 
similar data as regards the quantities of each species landed, but dist- 
inguishing between the principal regions into which the international area 
may be divided, viz. North Sea and Skager Rak, Kattegat, Norwegian Sea, Ice- 
land and Feeroes, English Channel, and if possible, the Baltic, Bay of Biscay ete. ; 
monthly data for the principal species of food-fishes, i. e. plaice, sole, 
turbot, brill, haddock, cod, herring and, if possible, dab, distinguishing so 
far as that is possible between the different classes (large, medium and 
small), between the different regions from which they come, and between 
the different modes of fishing. 
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the annual average price obtained for the various species in each country, 
distinguishing between the different classes of the principal species. 
5) the number of boats fishing from each country, distmguishing as far as 
possible the different kinds of boats, sail, steam ete. classified according 
to gross-tonnage and the different main regions in which they fish. 
II. In addition to the above data, the international statistical publications would 
also deal with: 
1) the destruction of small plaice, 
2) the fishing-capacity of nets (nets-experiments) and 
3) the distribution of fishes. 
“The Bureau has already in hand a large body of statistical material bearing 
on these problems. 
“The nature of the material and the manner in een problem 3) “the 
distribution of fishes” may be treated are briefly shown in a special Memorandum 
appended (Appendix D).” 
The meeting agrees with these proposals without discussion. 
Under Head 7d of the Agenda (Experiments with nets) the pers 
Secretary reports as follows: 
“Towards the end of 1903 the Biological Assistant Dr. H. M. Kyi at the request 
of the Bureau drew up a program for experiments with nets. This program was 
favorably received by the Amsterdam meeting of Committee B (December 1903): 
the members acknowledged the great value of special experiments with fishing 
apparatus, with modifications of the ordinary fishing nets, with lines, and with spe- 
