r\t a meeting of the International Council in Copenhagen in July 1902' Dr. Hjort 

 brought forward the proposal that Committees should be appointed for the purpose of 

 studying the following questions: 



"1. The Migrations of the herring and cod, and the influence of these migrations on 

 the fisheries, especially in the northern part of the North Sea, and also the biology of 

 these and other allied fishes. 



2. The question of Over-fishing, particularly in the southern part of the North Sea, 

 and in connection with this the special study of flat fish". 



After detailed discussion of this proposal, which was supported by Professor Otto 

 Pettersson by a further proposal, the International Council resolved to appoint various 

 Committees, of which the one, Committee A, received the special task of preparing and 

 directing the scheme of work of the part of the international investigations mentioned 

 above under Point 1, namely, principally the biology of the gadoids and the herring and 

 the relation to the fisheries. 



Regarding the composition of the Committee it was agreed further, that each of the 

 participating States should be represented by one member and that a convener should be 

 appointed. During the years that have passed, the composition of the Committee has 

 undergone but few changes and at the present time it consists of the following members : 



Dr. JoHAN Hjort, Convener 



Professor d'ARcy Thompson 



Professor Heincke 



Dr. C. G. JoH. Petersen 



Professor Garstang 



Dr. E. W. L. Holt 



Professor G. Gilson 



Dr. H. C. Redeke 



Dr. F. Trybom 



Dr. N. Knipowitsch 



Further, the General Secretary, Dr. P. P. C. Hoek, has taken part in the work of the 

 Committee to the same extent as the members. 



The Committee met together for the first time in September 1902 in Edinburgh ^ 

 and defined the first ground-plan for the working methods of the Committee and also for 

 the elaboration of the material. Agreement was reached with regard to the detailed 

 regulation of the business arrangements of the Committee, with regard to the apparatus 



1 Procès- Verbaux du Conseil permanent international pour l'exploration de la mer. Vol. I, pag. 13. 



2 Procès- Verbaux, Vol. I, pag. 88 ff. 



