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3) Nobody ever pointed out any reason for such a thorough emigration of 

 the large plaice from the Cattegat and the smaller seas, and I never 

 heard such migrations mentioned by people conversant with these matters. 



4) On the other hand: if we suppose that it is the very fishery, carried on 

 too eagerly during these Inter years, which has done away with the 

 larger plaice, then we have a simpel and very probable explanation of 

 all particulars concerning this matter, viz. a) the diminished producti- 

 vity of the stock of plaice, and b) the diminution in size of the plaice. 



T shall in the following enter more closely into the details of this sup- 

 position. — 



As the reader will have perceived horn the tables of the fishing-ves-il- 

 at Grenaa and Gilleleje harbours (see ante p. 49 — 50) the whole rapid develop- 

 ment of the plaice-fishery has taken place in the course of these 10 — 15 years; 

 there are now fishing in the Cattegat c. 200 cutters besides the open boats. 



FrederiJcshavn which is the principal place for our plaice-fishery shows 

 this advance excellently, there being in the year 



1876 41 cutters belonging to that town. 



1877 43 — — — 



1878 



44 



1879 



45 



1880 



53 



1881 



59 



1882 



60 



1883 



60 



1884 



65 



1885 



70 



1886 



70 



1887 



72 



1888 



85 



isxu 



94 



1890 



103 



1891 



110 



1892 



112 



1893 



116 



The fishery from Frederikshavn is now (as il is well known) carried on 

 not only in the Cattegat but also in a part of the Skager Rack and the Ger- 

 man Sea as also at Iceland; if limited to the Cattegat only, as at Gilleleje 



