— 20 — 



IV. Proof Sheets with ii tables from Redeke and v. Breemen's paper on „Die Ver- 

 breitung der planktonischen Eier und Larven". Chiefly quantitative hauls. 



Belgium 

 Information on the catches of cod (number of large, medium and small) by 

 9 steam-trawlers from Ostend in 1902 — 3. Fishing ground and number of days 

 at sea stated. 



England 



I('7i2 02). Reports and English fisheries statistics. Monthly data of 

 the quantities of cod and herring landed on the east, west and south 

 coasts of England (and Wales), from 1886—1901; 3 sheets on the cod and 3 on 

 the herring. 



Quinquennial averages calculated for both species and for the three different coasts. 

 No statistics of the boats or apparatus. 



11(^3/2 03). Information containing: 5 sheets of Tables on the approximate number 

 of cod (2 groups, large and small) taken by the beam-trawl before the introduction of 

 the otter-trawl, 1892—93, in the following areas: 



(1) Dogger Bank and Dowsing Ground, 



(2) Great Fisher Bank, 



(3) Heligoland Bight, 



(4) Coast of Jutland. 



The Tables show the date and fishing ground, depth and nature of the bottom, 

 duration of the hauls and the number of specimens (frequently baskets). Some notes 

 also on the spawning. The material was collected by Mr. Holt. Appended a MS. by 

 Dr. H. Kyle on the otter-trawl with figures of the apparatus. A Table on the number 

 and size of the cod taken by the steamer "Huxley" with the trawl in Nov. — Dec. 1902 

 and January 1903. 



111(3% 03). Statement with 2 Tables of the "Huxley's" hauls with the trawl, March 

 — June 1903. Data on the number and size of the cod. 



IV (7ii 03). Statement and Tables of the number and size of the trawl catches of 

 the "Huxley" from 24th June to beginning of November 1903. 



V (3/8 04). Report on the continuation of the "Huxley's" cod measure- 

 ments during the period Jan, —July 1904. The report discusses the material and 

 fishing apparatus (with figures of trawl nets). 



VI. (1) 9 lists with monthly statistics of the cod taken by typical 

 selected Lowestoft sailing trawlers in various parts of the North Sea 

 (represented on a Chart appended), from April to December 1903. 



(2) A second series of 8 lists showing the same for steam-trawlers from May to 

 December 1903. The Tables show the number of boats, hauls and the time, number 

 and weight of small and medium, (a) total, (b) per haul, (c) per 6 hours haul with 

 the trawl. 



VII. (1) Measurements of cod taken on the "Huxley's" trawling voyages from July 

 1904 to December 1906, with charts showing position of the hauls (commercial trawl). 



