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‘Reviewing the German material as a whole, it appears that the quantities 
of small plaice given in the Tables for Germany are smaller than they would be, 
if we had full and accurate’ information. The figures for Altona are a little higher, 
those for Geestemünde and Bremerhaven a little lower than they should be, and 
if these be taken to balance one another, Hamburg and other fishing places along 
the coast are still unaccounted for. 
Denmark: The statistical material for Denmark considered here refers, as 
regards the measurements, only to Esbjerg. The smaller fishing-places along the 
west coast of Jutland as well as the quantities of plaice landed at ports in the 
Kattegat from the North Sea are not considered, as the data regarding them are 
not yet available. The smaller fishing-places are probably of little importance, 
but the quantities fished in the North Sea and landed at ports in the Kattegat 
are considerable (See Appendix J of the General Report, p. 26). The actual 
quantities of plaice actually fished from the North Sea by the Danes are probably 
almost double of those stated in Tables III & XI. 
Belgium: Although no measurements of plaice have been sent in from 
Belgium, yet the statistics of Ostend, which have been received by the Bureau 
give some notion of the total quantities of plaice landed there. For the year, May 
1904—April 1905, the total quantity of plaice landed. at Ostend from the North 
Sea amounted to about 1,600,000 kg. and of this quantity about 46:6 °/o or 745,000 kg. 
is given as being of the class “small”. In -addition to these, a considerable 
quantity of small plaice is sold mixed with other. species, dabs and gurnards, so 
that the exact quantities of small plaice under a given size cannot be determined. 
Further the plaice landed at other ports of the Belgian coast are not included, 
but from information received from Prof. Guson, the quantities of plaice landed at 
these other ports are negligible in comparison with those landed at Ostend. 
Conclusion: The perusal of the above ‘report will have shown, that we 
are still far from being able to give an accurate estimate of the quantities of small 
plaice landed in the various countries from the North Sea. The estimate given 
in Table III is probably within 10 % of the truth, but it is evident that, if we 
wish to compare one year with another, e.g. 1904 with the following years, sO as 
to ascertain whether the quantities of small plaice landed are increasing or decreasing 
and how much, we must obtain a nearer approximation than this. The object of 
the present report will have been attained, if the representatives of the various 
countries will aid the Bureau towards obtaining more accurate results. 
