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Great Britain took up the same position. Russia 

 also took part in the work, and Belgium decided 

 on taking a share at the beginning of 1903, 

 The Danish Government then invited repre- 

 sentatives of the participating States to meet at 

 Copenhagen, and at a third conference, held there 

 in July 1902, the "International Council for the 

 Exploration of the Sea" was constituted. In its 

 final form this body consisted of the following 

 members : — 



Denmark : Captain Drechsel and Mr M. Knudsen. 



Germany : Drs Hertwig and Krummel. 



Great Britain : Sir Ed. Goschen and Professor D'Arcy 



Thompson. 

 Finland : Mr J. Alb. Sandman. 

 Holland : Drs Max Weber and C. H. Wind. 

 Norway : Drs Fridtjof Nansen and J. Hjort. 

 Russia : Dr Oscar von Grimm. 

 Sweden : Drs Fetter sson and Trijborn. 



With these members the following experts were 

 associated : — 



Denmark : Drs C. G. J. Petersen and C. H. Ostenfeld. 

 Great Britain : Dr H. R. Mill and Mr W. Garstahg. 

 Sweden : Professor Cleve of Upsala. 

 Russia : Mr L. L. Breitfuss. 



The council thus included most of the best- 

 known North European hydrographers and fisheries 

 investigators amongst its members. It then con- 

 stituted a bureau for the purposes of administra- 

 tion and publication. This body consisted of a 

 president (Hertwig), a vice-president (Pettersson) , 



