“IMPOVERISHMENT” dies hard, and there is much glamour around it. My able friend, Prof. Garstang, commenced his campaign by showing that the great increase in the number of boats was accompanied by a diminished catch in each, and that, therefore, there were fewer fishes to catch than formerly, a view which did not survive publication. His modified “Balance of Life” will not rescue the Council from its responsibility on the question of “impoverishment”.