Report of the North Sea Flatfish Working Group

The North Sea Flatfish Working Group met in Charlottenlund from 6-8 March 1974 at the request of the Liaison Committee to under­take, in conjunction with the North Sea Roundfish Working Group, mesh assessments for the North Sea demersal species. The Flatfish Working Group contributed to mesh assessments on sole and plaice • With the agreement of the Liaison Committee the Flatfish Working Group also gave further consideration to the likely effect· of a closed area in coastal waters on the catches of sole and plaice.