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ABSTRACT THE LIFE-HISTORY or THE NORTH SEA PLAICE.—The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has recently issued _Fisheries Notice_, No. 12, which sets out in non-technical language our

present knowledge concerning the life-history of the plaice in the North Sea, and of the effect of fishing upon the stock of plaice. Within the compass of an eight-page pamphlet, the author

has succeeded in presenting an admirable summary, not only of the known facts, but also of the methods by which the facts have been established. Section 4 deals with the all-important

question of the extent to which man takes toll of the quantities of plaice in the North Sea. The results of marking experiments have shown that out of 1000 living plaice marked and released,

250–300 are recaptured inside a year from the time of marking. It has been estimated, on the basis of all the English marking experiments carried out before the War, that if we start with

1000 male plaice and 1000 female plaice, about 6–71/2 inches long and 2–3 years old, their numbers will decrease in succeeding years as follows: Access through your institution Buy or

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