COMMITTEE A — JULY 1905 (10) 
in three directions: 1) determination of the geographical distribution of the eggs, 
larvae and young fishes of the herring; 2) investigation of the hydrographical con- 
ditions in their relation to the appearance of the great herring-swarms; 3) investiga- 
tions regarding the anatomical differences of the herring-races. 
Prof. Fr. Hemexe declared, that, though the investigations just-named on 
the herring-races had so far given complete confirmation of his own former 
investigations, a resumption on an extensive scale of these researches, which until 
now have been somewhat neglected in the international work, seemed to him 
urgently necessary. He considered it essential and indispensable that such investiga- 
tions should be undertaken regularly, at special stations and regions in accordance 
with a program settled beforehand. At the same time, material for a more 
accurate description of the different herring-races should be collected in accordance 
with the newer methods of conservation. He promised to draw up a short 
guide as to the most practical way of carrying out the herring- especially ther race- 
investigations, 
After a short discussion, during which assistance in carrying out this plan 
was promised from all sides, the Committee decided to lay the following resolu- 
tions before the International Council: 
I. The Committee recommends, that greater attention should from now 
onwards be paid to the natural history of the herring and that regular 
investigations should be instituted in the various countries on this point. 
II. In each of the participating countries some fixed regions or stations should 
be chosen, at which regular observations should be made on the occur- — 
rence of the herring-shoals, on the spawning-places and -periods of the 
herring, on the occurrence of the herring fry etc.; hydrographical investi- 
gations should be carried on simultaneously. At these stations, also, 
materials hould be collected for exact anatomical investigations. 
II. A portion of the material collected should be studied in accordance with 
the recent methods for the investigation of races. 
The President closed the meeting at 12:15 p. m. 
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