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APPENDIX J: BELGIUM 



Table LT. Yalue of the berrlngs caught b; Belgian flsheriuen (N.B. 25 franc = 20 sh.) 



different places is important, it has been thought useful to calculate the annual value pro 

 boat for each place; for Ostende, moreover, has been calculated separately, the value pro 

 steam-trawler and that pro sailing boat. The total value for Ostende could be divided into 

 the two items, as the number of steamers and the value of the fish landed by the Belgian 

 steamers was also known. 



Whether these figures are really reliable is difficult to say. Only one thing is certain 

 and it is, that if the figures are correct, the fluctuations in the value of the fresh fish 



