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APPENDIX J: DENMARK 



of these, according to Petersen, is about 11 ÎÏ per score, so that the total quantity of 

 plaice taken from the North Sea and Skager Rak by the Danes in 1902, was at least 15 

 million pounds or 30 to 35 million specimens. 



A summary of the boats belonging to the west coast of Jutland is given in Tab. XV. 

 The numbers for the years 1889 — 1892, represent the deep-sea fleet of boats fishing in the 

 North Sea from ports inside the Skaw as well as from the west coast. The steamers were 

 apparently trawlers — one registered at Esbjerg, the other at Copenhagen. The figures for 

 1895 onwards, represent the boats registered on the west coast only. So far as the deep 

 sea fishing for plaice is concerned, the fleet consists of the first two classes, cutters and 

 decked boats. 



The actual tonnage of the boats is not stated, but all the cutters and probably most, 

 if not all, of the decked boats are large, over 15 tons (gross), with well and auxiliary 

 screw, like the Esbjerg boats already mentioned. The number of regular fishermen engaged 

 during 1902, was 1376 and of occasional fishermen 702, in all 2078. 



In addition to the above, from 70 to 120 boats from towns on the Kattegat and Lim 

 Fjord also take part each year in the west coast fishery. A number of these boats give 

 detailed returns of their catches during the year, the region where they fished etc. From 

 such data with regard to the fishery from Fredrikshavn, the following table has been con- 

 structed. (Beretning, 1902—03. p. 146). 



The average income for all 44 boats is ca. 9160 Kroner, and the average income 

 per ton per month is ca. 50-8 Kroner. It is impossible to completely separate the North 

 Sea from the Kattegat, as only in very few cases do the cutters keep to one region. So 

 far as one can determine, however, the North Sea seems to give better results; 1260 Kroner 



> This is a small steamer (of 19 tous) fishing for plaice from Esbjerg. No mention is made of it 

 in 1903. 



