of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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Contemporary Fishery Work. 
An account is given in Section D, by Dr T. Wemyss Falton, 
F.R.S.E., of the contemporary fishery work in Great Britain, Ireland, 
Canada, Newfoundland, the United States, New South Wales, Nor- 
way, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Spain, and Italy. 
From this review of contemporary sea-fisheries in other countries, 
it appears that there is a general complaint as to the diminution of 
fish in the inshore waters ; that measures for the prohibition of the 
landing or sale of immature fish have been adopted, or are being 
considered, in many countries ; that the artificial propagation of 
sea-fish is now being prosecuted with vigour by the Fishery 
Departments of several States ; and that scientific investigations 
into the fisheries, by means of surveying expeditions, marine 
laboratories, &c, are being greatly developed and extended. 
The Board is indebted to a large number of foreign fishery 
authorities and others for co-operation in their scientific work. 
Among these may be mentioned : Dr P. P. C. Hoek, the Scientific 
Superintendent of Dutch Fisheries ; Professor Pouchet, the 
Director of the Concarneau Laboratory ; Professor Marion, the 
Director of the Marine Laboratory at Marseilles ; M. Raveret- 
Wattel, Secretary to the Societe Nationale d'Acclimatation de 
France ; Captain Dannevig, the Superintendent of the famous Sea 
Fish Hatchery at FloJevig, Norway ; Captain Drechsel, Superin- 
tendent of Danish Fisheries, and the naturalist, Dr C. G. J. 
Petersen ; Senor Eafael Gutierren Vela, of the Spanish Fisheries 
Department ; Professor Giglioli, Florence ; Dr A. M. Malm and Dr 
Rudolf Lundberg, the Inspectors of Swedish Fisheries ; Mr Adolf 
Nielsen, the Superintendent of the Newfoundland Fisheries; 
Kloster-Kammer-director Herwig, the President of the Deutscher 
Fischerei Verein ; Dr Heincke, the Director of the Biological Insti- 
tute, Heligoland; Dr Ehrenbaum of Carolininsiel ; Baron Jules 
de Guerne; and Mr Lindsay Thompson, the Chief Inspector of 
Fisheries, New South Wales. 
The Board have also to thank Sir Thomas F. Brady, the Inspectors 
of Irish Fisheries, and Professor W. C. M'lntosh, F.E.S., of St 
Andrews, for much assistance received. 
We have the honour to be, 
My Lord, 
Your Lordship's most obedient Servants, 
THOMAS J. BOYD, Chairman. 
JOHN GUTHEIE SMITH, Deputy-Chairman. 
GEOEGE H. M. THOMS, 
D. M'KECHNIE. 
J. E. G. MAITLAND. 
J. COSSAE EWABT. 
JAMES JOHNSTON. 
WILLIAM BOYD. 
W. ANDERSON SMITH. 
