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Table Ila. Quantitative Distri- 
bution of the plaice (P.platessa) 
in the North-West Kattegat 
Average weight of the plaice 
taken in depths from 12—20 
fathoms in the different months 
of the year 1902 
(compiled from the Danish 
Market-Statistics) 
Average f de 
Month weight 2 fap 2 
in kg. sented 
January.... | 0:324 | 39,120 
February... | 0:34 23,620 
IMarchweer 0:33 22,000 
Norell oo \c'c 0°325 2,900 
Maye ection 0:33 2,000 
June....... — — 
July ....... | 0:25 400 
August .... | 0:29 6,780 
September . | 0:29 45,320 
October.... | 0304 | 25,900 
November.. | 0:34 18,460 
December... || 0:33 9,040 
Table Ib. Quantitative Distribution of the plaice (P. platessa) 
in the North-West Kattegat 
Average weight of the plaice taken in different depths, for 
the years 1897—1902 
(compiled from the Danish Market-Statistics) 
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0—10 fathoms | 11—20 fathoms | 21—40 fathoms 
Year Average No. Average No. Average No. 
weight | of plaice | weight | of plaice | weight | of plaice 
of plaice | repre- | of plaice | repre- | of plaice| repre- 
in kg. sented in kg. sented in kg. sented 
1897.. | 0:30 72,400 | 0:31 | 193,100 | 0455 | 22,600 
1898.. | 0:31 | 513,320 | 032 | 257,700 | 0:43 15,320 
1899.. || 0:28 | 253,440 | 0:34 | 182,060 | 0:36 | 30,920 
1900..| 0'275 | 80,080 | 0:335 | 177,340 | 0:45 6,260. 
1901..| 0:27 17,860 | 0:30 | 154,940 — = 
1902..| 0275 | 150,680 | 0315 | 369,620 | 0:385 | 43,640 
Table III. Plaice fishery in the North Sea from Esbjerg (Denmark) 
(compiled from the Danish Market-Statistics) 
= 
Number of fishing- \ \ 
Total quantity in Kilograms days multiplied by et catch per boat 
Month number of boats per fishing: day) ing: 
1901 1902 1903 Average | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 |Average| 1901 | 1902 | 1903 |Average 
January .... 
February ... — 500 250 250 | — 6 4 3 | — 83 | 631}, 83 
Marche 14,000 | 87,000 | 193,000 | 98,000 | 164 | 387| 720) 424 | 85 | 225 |268 | 231 
Noite a os ar 199,000 | 434,000 | 331,000 | 321,000 | 520 | 918 |1116| 851 | 383 | 473 |297 | 377 
WEN? alo oa cae 406,000 | 741,000 | 362,000 | 503,000 | 954 | 1272 | 1170 | 1132 | 426 | 583 | 309 | 444 
June EMA 341,000 | 461,000 | 189,000 | 330,000 | 936 | 990) 1134 | 1020 | 364 | 466 | 167 | 324 
UMN, com sane 255,000 | 157,000 | 202,000 | 205,000 | 750 | 612| 960) 774 | 340 | 257 |210 | 265 
August .....| 77,000 | 373,000 | 55,000 | 165,000 | 351 | 750) 348) 483 | 219 497 | 158 | 342 
September ..|| 88,000 | 179,000 | 49,000 | 105,000 | 129 | 588| 441) 386 | 681 | 305 | 111 | 272 
October ....|| 182,000 | 165,000 | 7,500 | 118,000 | 540 | 450) 126| 372 | 337 | 867 | 60 | 317 
November ..| 202,000 | 38,000 | 26,000 | 89,000 | 492 | 432) ? ? | all) 88) 2 — 
December... 1,000 300 — 430 3| — | — 38383) TN | — 
