. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 1955 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 77 Advisers on June 3-4. Commissioners were present from Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States. Most of them were accompanied by advisers. Observers werepres- ^ ent from the Federal Republic of West Germany, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na- tions, Conseil International pour I'Exploration de la Mer, International Fisheries Convention 1946, Inter- national Pacific Halibut Commission, and the Special Committee of the Interna
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 1955 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 77 Advisers on June 3-4. Commissioners were present from Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States. Most of them were accompanied by advisers. Observers werepres- ^ ent from the Federal Republic of West Germany, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na- tions, Conseil International pour I'Exploration de la Mer, International Fisheries Convention 1946, Inter- national Pacific Halibut Commission, and the Special Committee of the International Geophysical Year. One of the main problems dealt with during the meeting was the introduction of net-mesh regulations for the trawl fishery of cod and haddock in the south- ern part of the Convention Area, Subareas 3, 4, and 5. The deliberations resulted in a proposal for an amend- ment of the regulation already in force in Subarea 5 mainly to the effect that in the future this regulation should concern not only haddock but also The same net-mesh regulation as that for Subarea 5 was recommended by the Commission for Subarea 4. For Subarea 3 the same mesh regulation was recommended, the only difference being that the mesh size there be 4-inches or 102 mm. instead of 4|^-inches or 114 mm. for Subareas 4 and 5. The three recommendations were unanimously agreed to by the delegates of the various member countries, and they have now, through the Secretariat, been for- warded to the Depositary Government for transmission to the member governments. The research work carried out in the five Panels during the preceding year was reviewed. Plans for future researches, especially those to be undertaken during the coming year, were discussed and decided upon. The question of the collection of fisheries statistics within the subareas was also considered. In the Standing Com- mittee on Research and Statistics, the results of the discussions in the panels and in the various groups
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