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Table Ta. Quantitative Distribution of the plaice (P. platessa) in the North-West Kattegat 
Average size and relative proportions of the different sizes of plaice taken on fishing-grounds of 
different depths in different months of the year (1904) 
(compiled from the Danish statistical material sent in to the Bureau of 1.C.) 
oo m ee] 
Samples of the catches Measurements Average |Percentage 
en me Month Total number|Total number Be Pan = 
shing- on \ À a —31 cm. 
grounds oot | Mth | gf mee ol et uae cf blem. and|of plaice & 
insample | measured | represented |Over, in cm.jcm. and ov. 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
May nn. 2 2920 199 5455 27:75 96 
June. 3 2714 340 7863 27-70 953 
À August ....... 1 2400 994 2400 | 28:50 91-1 
0—10 September ..... 4 1976 718 7173 28:92 76:5 
fathoms October ...... 9 1666 2518 14040 29:40 69:7 
: November 4 1580 1311 6168 30°71 491 
June anse 2 500 284 1000 29:18 754 
His once 6 1236 1050 7398 29:00 78:5 
B Aue 7 2900 1648 19833 29:44 69 
11—20 September .... 3 1800 854 5330 30:55 52:1 
fathoms October ...... 2 1250 745 2500 33:59 35:8 
| November .... 4 1490 1554 5894 31-91 33'8 
December .... 7 1054 2517 7358 32:34 33:9 
Table Ih. Quantitative Distribution of the plaice (P. platessa) in the North-West Kattegat 
Relative proportions of the different sizes of the plaice taken (1904) 
(compiled from the Swedish statistical material sent in to the Bureau of the LG) 
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Total Percentage 
3 ber of} No. of between 
Depth of num . Percentage Percentage|Percentage 
fishing- Month a Be between | between | 31 cm. 78 eee 
ground "Oh pa ees 24—96 cm.|26—31 em.) & over D an 
& over & over 
A April... ee 62 1200—4500| 61:3 339 4:8 87:5 
May: sente 94 = 245 68:1 TA 90:1 
0—10 August....... 46 & 521 34:8 131 72:7 
fathoms September .... 46 = 348 58:7 6:5 90 
