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7. Luce Bay, November 18, 1904 — 1 cod, 71 plaice. 

 So that 377 plaice, 12 soles, 1 flounder, and 1 cod have 

 been marked and set free. 



In order to advertise the experiment, 1,000 small 

 posters, and 2,000 handbills were printed. These were 

 distributed to the fishery officers of the Lancashire and 

 Western, the Cumberland, and the Milford Haven Sea 

 Fisheries Committees, to coastguard officers, harbour and 

 pier masters, and others. The owners of trawling vessels 

 also distributed a number of these notices among the 

 masters of their boats, and a large number were sent to 

 fishermen. The Fishery Board for Scotland kindly 

 allowed us to make use of their " correspondents " in the 

 Ballantrae District (Ayr to the Solway Firth), and we are 

 arranging for the officers of the Irish Department of 

 Agriculture and Technical Instruction to co-operate in 

 the same way. Several members of this Committee, and 

 other gentlemen are also most kindly assisting us by 

 receiving and forwarding marked fishes recaptured by 

 fishermen. A reward of Is. 6d. plus the value of the fish 

 is paid for the fish, the mark, and full information as to 

 the place and date of capture ; Is. is paid for the label 

 and information, without the fish ; and 6d. is paid for the 

 label alone. 



The success of such an experiment as this must 

 obviously depend on the extent to which it is made 

 known. The Lancashire and Western Fisheries District 

 is now thoroughly organised, contiguous authorities are 

 most willing to co-operate, and the fishermen exhibit so 

 much interest in these experiments that we hope for 

 successful results in due course. 



It would, of course, be premature at this stage of the 

 experiment, to discuss the results attained. Obviously 

 marking experiments must be carried out for at least one 



