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than the young plaice. This would mean that the decrease in the total quantities is due, 

 in part at least, to the decrease in the larger soles not being counterbalanced by an 

 increase in the catch of the smaller kinds. 



The last possibility is to a certain extent supported by the tables, showing the relative 

 proportions of the small and large soles landed at certain ports in Germany and Holland. 

 The Tables XIII & XIV show, that the proportion of large soles has somewhat decreased 

 since 1895, though not to the same extent as was noticeable for the plaice. The German 

 statistics give the small and medium sizes together, and but little can be concluded 

 therefore from their relative increase. From the table for Holland it appears, that the 

 small are almost in the same relative proportion as the medium, so far as weight is 

 concerned, but much more abundant as regards numbers. The percentage of small, 

 however, is not so preponderant as it was in the case of the plaice for the same country 

 (Table X). 



Whatever may be the reason, the fact remains, that the quantities of soles landed 

 from the North Sea have decreased and this arises from the diminished capture of the 

 larger kinds. 



Table XI. Average annual catch of soles in kilograms per square kilometer, over the years 

 ' 1892 — 1902 



1892— 95 



1896— 1900 



1901 — 1902 



1892— 1902 



For whole area within Line II shown on 

 Chart 



For trawlable area (excluding also Oyster 

 Bank) 



per square kilom. 

 29 



37 



per square kilom. 



32 



per square kilom. 



24 



per spuare kilom. 



26 



32 



Table XII. Quantities of soles (Soiea vulgaris] landed at North Sea ports for the years and 



countries mentioned, in kilograms 



Denmark 



(west coast) 



Germany 



Holland 



England 

 (east coast) 



Total 



1892 



1893 

 1894 



1895 

 1896 

 1897 

 1898 

 1899 

 1900 

 1 901 

 1902 

 1903 



760 

 115 



475 



30 



175 



3,000 



3,000 



14,003 



234,000 

 226,000 

 359,000 

 281,000 

 383,000 

 283,000 

 342,000 

 416,000 

 278,000 

 284,000 

 264,000 

 275,750 



611,000 

 684,000 

 743,000 

 476,000 

 308,000 

 555,000 

 333,000 

 324,000 

 335,000 

 272,000 

 359,000 

 411,870 



2,689,000 

 3,056,000 

 3,147,000 

 3,122,000 

 3,043,000 

 2,725,000 

 2,608,000 

 2,577,000 

 2,381,000 

 2,162,000 

 1,795,000 



3,534,000 

 3,966,000 

 4,249,000 

 3,880,000 

 3,734,000 

 3,563,000 

 3,283,000 

 3,317,000 

 2,994,000 

 2,721,000 

 2,421,000 



From the total quantities and the area over which this species is fished, it is possible 

 to estimate the quantities taken per square mile. The total area as marked on the Chart 

 (Line U) is ca. 39,000 sq. miles or 134,000 sq. kilometres. The extent of the rough or 



