The Annals 



of 



Scottish Natural History 



No. 70] 



1909 



[April 



WHALING IN SCOTLAND FOR 1908. 



By R. C. Haldane, RS.A. (Scot.). 



I RETURNED home from Uganda on 4th August and, 

 consequently, saw but Httle of whah'ng this season. The 

 catch was : — 



B. borealis were more abundant, B. imisadus scarcer than 

 last year ; the reason given for this is that during the time of 

 the 40-mile limit there were plenty of B. miisculus within 

 the limit, doubtless feeding on the herring which were 

 abundant on the west coast of Shetland, while beyond the 

 40 miles B. borealis were plentiful and B. musculics not so 

 numerous. It will also be noticed that Sperms and 

 Megaptera were rare. In fact, the latter seem to have left 

 the coast of Shetland, though they were never numerous. 

 70 B 



