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the fisheries of North European seas to hold a 

 conference, at which some plan for international 

 research might be drawn up. The result of this 

 invitation was that a meeting of representatives 

 took place at Stockholm in June 1899. The 

 States represented were Great Britain, Russia, 

 Germany, Denmark, Holland, Norway and 

 Sweden. Our country sent Sir John Murray, 

 Professor D'Arcy Thompson, and Mr W. E. 

 Archer to this conference. A scheme was recom- 

 mended and passed unanimously by the delegates, 

 and it was resolved to submit this to the States 

 concerned.^ No effect, however, was given to 

 this recommendation, and it was felt that the 

 information and time at the disposal of the dele- 

 gates were insufficient to allow of a detailed 

 programme being drawn up. A second con- 

 ference was therefore held at Christiania, at the 

 invitation of the Norwegian Government, in May 

 1 90 1, and the proposals of the Stockholm 

 conference were revised and put into final form.^ 

 Great Britain on this occasion was represented by 

 Sir Colin Scott-MoncriefF and Professor D'Arcy 

 Thompson, with the expert assistance of Mr W. 

 Garstang and Dr H. R. Mill. 



These proposals had reference to two main 

 lines of research work which were mutually 



1 Setjourn. Mar. Biol. Association, vol. vi. p. loi, 1900, for a 

 full account of this scheme. 



2 Journ. Mar. Biol. Association, vol. vi. p. 389, 1902. 



