Scottish Fishery Investigations ¹

Abstract

“THE Fifth Report (Northern Area) on Fishery and Hydrographical Investigations in the North Sea and Adjacent Waters” is the last of a series of reports, issued by H.M. Stationery Office during recent years, which have contained the detailed accounts of work done in this country in connection with the international fishery investigations. The whole series appearing under the above general title comprises five Blue-books dealing with the northern area (Cd. 2612, 3358, 4350, 4893, and 6950), where the work has been carried out by the Fishery Board for Scotland, and five dealing with the southern area (Cd. 2670, 3837, 4641, 5546, and 6125), where the work was done by the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Other reports dealing with the English statistical side of the international work have been published by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries (Cd. 4227, 4738, 5362, and 5686).