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Nets-experiments 
Table III. Sweden: Comparison of different grounds by means of gill-nets 
Summary with regard to the plaice (P. platessa) 
2 Nature of Ground 
Maximum ‘ 
E ae aa Nets Ree Gravel Remarks 
xpeninent ol fours | Mud | Sand |Gravel! and [Stones 
fishing Stones 
4 : ER | i | TEE SENAT 
16,8 | — | 1 |) | ol ae 
13—20 3, 6 128 — 32 0 — 0 
21, 22, 30—35, | 
46—58, 61, 63, 8 450 ° 136 16 29) 10 0 1 only one haul of 46 hours 
64, 83 04 ves Oe the gravel and yiel- 
23—29, 59, 60, \ 10 hauls mad and with 
95-97 1 J 9 230 51 12 0 3 4 nets 8 and 9 together (Exp. 36-45) 
also yielded 133 plaice. 
TNOURNIS 5 oo Goce 187 135 29 13 6 
Percentages... 50:5 | 36:5 8 3°5 15 
Table IV. Belgium: Total numbeïs of the various species captured in experiments 1—35 
P. platessa ........ 4012 CHINA MERE ME 673 
P. limanda ....... 9137 A. cataphractus ... 1080 
RAnflesusen en 156 _ G. minutus ....... 6712 ñ 
S. vulgaris ........ 401 I, REN sonne 89 
SHALE Cerrar: 280 I, DUR 2006 00 20 2102 
A, laterna........- 516 Tri. hirundo ...... 187 
R. clavata ........ 151 3 
Table IVa. Belgium: Numbers obtained in additional experiments 36—50 | 
P. platessu ........ 3650 S. vulgaris ........ 189", 
P. limanda........ 1141 DREI oo 51 
P. flesus...... BER 485 @. merlangus ...... 3297 
