20 THE GREAT FISHERIES 



These regions for the most part are easily recognizable on 

 the chart,^ but the following need a few w^ords of explanation : 



1. ' South of Ireland ' is an area 50,500 square miles separated 

 on the east by the 50-fathom line from the English Channel and 

 Bristol Channel. It is generally known as the ' South-West 

 Bank '. The northern boundary is the coast of Ireland as far 

 as a line west from Loop Head. 



2. ' Westivard of Scotland' is an area 32,100 square miles, 

 bounded on the east by the meridian 5° W. and the west coast of 

 Scotland ; on the south by the northern limits of the Irish 

 Sea and the north and west coast of Ireland as far as a line 

 due west of Eagle Island. 



3. ' Westward of Ireland ' is the area between the lines west of 

 Eagle Island and Loop Head. The area is 9,066 square miles 

 only. 



These western grounds in the Atlantic are of immense interest 

 as they form the meeting place of ' Northern ' fish hke coalfish 

 and haUbut, and ' Southern ' fish hke hake and skate and bream. 



1 See General Map of the Great Fisheries. 



