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that the work done in Scotland on the subject was the most important 
and instructive. The general sense of the discussion pointed to the 
desirability of regulations being made in each country first, and that 
subsequently international regulations might be arranged, especially in 
those countries which possessed common boundaries. 
Many other interesting and important questions were discussed. 
The Bohuslan Fishery Journal, which is edited by Dr Axel Villi. 
Ljungman, contains many interesting papers on fishery questions.* The 
regulations of the Fishery Board for Scotland anent the new brands are 
translated in full — as has also been done in Norway and Holland. 
Another paper gives very full details, with illustrations, of the Scottish 
system of selection, gutting, curing, &c. of herrings (Jakttagelser vid sill- 
mltning efter skotsk metod) ; and Ljungman gives a description of the 
herring curing and fishing in various countries. Among other papers are 
some on the preparation of Eussian sardines, the curing of mackerel for 
America, the improvement of Bohuslan fisheries, &c. 
VIII. NORWAY. 
The sea-fish hatchery at Flodevig, Arendal, continues in active opera- 
tion, under the direction of Captain G. M. Dannevig. During the last 
hatching season (1892) 605 litres of cod spawn were dealt with in the 
hatchery, of which 462 litres were hatched, the loss being under 24 per 
cent., as compared with 30 per cent, last year. Over 207,000,000 young 
cod were hatched and planted on the fishing grounds. 
Captain Dannevig has published a paper, giving a description, illustrated 
with plans, of the newhatchery, showingthe enlargements and improvements. 
From the official statistical report on the Norwegian fisheries! it appears 
that in 1890 the gross value of the Norwegian fisheries — including those 
for whales, seals, &c. — was over 25,650,000 kroners. The coast fisheries 
— including those for herring, cod, mackerel, &c. — were valued at 
22,212,000 kroners, compared with 23,311,000 in 1889. The cod fishing 
is the most important, and yielded 63,303,250 cod, 194,914 hectolitres of 
liver, and 63,355 hectolitres of roe. The cod were valued at 11,764,759 
kroners, the livers at 1,674,797 kroners, the roes at 457,165 kroners, and 
the cod-heads at 178,048 kroners — giving a total value of 14,074,769 
kroners. The quantity of herrings caught amounted to 808,000 hecto- 
litres, valued at 3,879,439 kroners. The summer and autumn fish 
(fedsild) brought 2,973,000 kroners, and the winter and spring herring 
907,000 kroners. Sprats and small herrings were valued at 261,000 
kroners; mackerel at 512,000 kroners ; salmon and sea-trout at 656,000 ; 
lobsters at 366,000 ; oysters at 14,032. It is worth while giving the 
figures referring to the lobster fishery ; they are as follows : — 
Year. 
Number 
Caught. 
Value. 
Kr. 
Average Price 
per Hundred. 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1,134,000 
889,000 
855,000 
795,000 
627,000 
428,000 
395,000 
414,000 
402,000 
366,000 
37-75 
44-48 
48-42 
50-62 
58-39 
* Bohusldnsk MsfceritidsJcrift, Jan.- Dec. 1890. Goteborg, 1891. 
t Tabeller vedkommende Norges FisJcerier iaaret 1890, samt Beretninger cmgaaende 
dcres drift. M. V. Kristiania, 1891. 
