COMMITTEE B — DECEMBER 1903 (20) 
(An interesting series of charts and curves in illustration of these experiments was 
here exhibited). From these investigations he was fully satisfied as to the advan- 
tage of Mr. Garstane’s proposal. 
Dr. TryBom stated that in Sweden there were no commercial trawlers, but 
he was going to hire one from Germany or Denmark for use in these experiments. 
He could not promise to make quarterly investigations, but he hoped to be able 
to carry out the work twice yearly. 
Dr. Hrınere stated that in Germany the same experiments had been carried 
out as in Holland. A general survey had first been made, and then he saw that 
it was absolutely necessary to take fixed points. He was not yet ready with 
details but perhaps by February he would be able to show where he could fix 
his positions. He thought the distribution of the stations, as proposed by Dr. 
Repexe was excellent, and he liked the idea of trawling done from the shallow 
to the deep waters. He could not say whether it would be possible to investigate 
all the stations each quarter, because the biological investigations had to be made 
in the intervals between the hydrographic cruises, and they had two series of the 
latter to carry out in Germany. He wished, however, to take the stations regularly, 
and hoped to be able to make suitable arrangements. The best plan, he thought, 
would be to thoroughly investigate some of the most important species only, viz., 
plaice, cod, and haddock. He proposed to study at the time of the capture of 
the fish the nature and temperature at the bottom, and also the salinity of the 
water, which was especially important in the case of plaice. One of these quar- 
terly investigations should fall exactly at the spawning time of plaice. He hoped 
that other countries would be of the same opinion. Of corse the investigations 
at the fixed points should be as thorough as possible, and should include the 
food of the fishes caught as well as the bottom fauna. 
Dr. Fuzron stated that, on behalf of Scotland, it would merely be possible 
for him at present to indicate two or three stations in the northern waters which 
were of particular importance; but he quite agreed with Mr. Garstane to take 
fixed points. 
Dr. Horx thought that the Committee were now generally agreed in recom- 
mending the quarterly examination of fixed stations. He thought that the practical 
fishery work should at all times be carried out completely and accurately, both 
in regard to the study of the physical conditions, the nature of the bottom, and 
the measurement of each kind of fish caught. 
