COUNCIL — JULY 1905 — APPEND. G 62 
Table II. Market-Statistics of the Plaice (P. platessa) 
Nature of the statistical material received by the Bureau 
Country = Remarks 
1903 1904 1905 ce 
Ostend: daily returns Except where otherwise 
of the quantities of all flat- stated, the statical material 
fish landed, from May to Ostend: as for 1904, | for all countries distingnish- 
Belgium 
December; distingnishing 
between steam and sailing- 
vessels. 
from January to April. 
Denmark 
(The “Fiskeristatistik” for 
1903, showing quantities of 
plaice landed in Denmark 
from the North Sea, Skager 
Rak and Kaltegat). 
Esbjerg (North Sea): 
monthly returns of the 
plaice landed; from January 
to December. 
Frederikshavn (Kat- 
tegat): montly returns of 
the plaice landed, from 
January to December. 
Only one class (medium 
to small) is distinguished. 
England 
Monthly returns of plaice 
landed at 11 chiet ports on 
the east coast by 1st class 
boats, distinguishing be- 
tween steam-trawlers, sail- 
ing-trawlers and steam- 
liners, and between plaice 
taken within and beyond 
the North Sea, from January 
to December. 
Monthly returns: of plaice 
landed at 11 chief ports on 
the east coast by 1st class 
hoats, distinguishing be- 
tween steam-trawlers, sail- 
ing-trawlers and steam- 
liners, and between plaice 
taken within and beyond 
the North Sea. 
Germany 
(The annual tables publish- 
ed for Altona, Geeste- 
münde and Bremerhaven.) 
(The annualtables publish- 
ed for Altona, Geeste- 
münde and Bremerhaven). 
Holland 
(Daily and monthly .re- 
turns for Ymuiden, Helder 
and Harlingen are publish- 
ed in the “Mededeelingen 
over Visschery”.) 
(“Mededeelingen over Vis- 
schery” for 1904 as for 1903). 
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“(Mededeelingen over Vis- 
schery” up to May. In ad- 
dition to the ports men- 
tioned for 1903 returns are 
now also given for: Amster- 
dam, Rotterdam, Scheve- 
ningen & Katwijk am See.) 
Scotland 
(The Report of the Scot- 
tish Fishery Board gives 
the total annual quantities 
landed, distinguishing be- 
tween sailing and steam 
boats but not between differ- 
ent classes of plaice.) 
Sweden 
(“Atgarder for Fiskeri- 
näringen i Sverige” gives 
the total quantity of plaice 
landed in Sweden from the 
Kattegat for the year.) 
es between at least 3 classes 
of plaice, viz. large, medium 
and small. 
The statistical material re- 
ferred to within brackets 
consists of published docu- 
ments and official reports. 
The tables for Geeste- 
münde and Bremerhaven 
give the monthly quantities 
of the plaice landed. 
