CHAPTER XV 



THE HADDOCK PKOBLEM 



The European Haddock Catch {Analysed) 

 The comparative catch/ so far as it is known, was as follows 



About 71-8 per cent, of haddock came from the North Sea 

 and they formed about 45-1 per cent, of the North Sea catch 

 in 1906. British fishermen landed very much more haddock 

 than the rest of their fishing neighbours put together. 



The British Catch (Analysed) 

 Of the English catch the following ports landed over 



1,000 tons and the total catch was as shown 



Blyth . 

 North Shields 

 Hull 



Grimsby , 

 London . 

 Fleetwood 



Total six ports 



Tons 



1,086 



5,561 



12,712 



28,411 



24,370 



2,062 



74,202 



In 1897 the quantity was 127,445 tons. 



England ..... 

 Scotland ..... 



In 1920 the landings were : 

 Tons. £ 



136,580 4,193,083 



59,996 1,584,119 



Great Britain . . . 196,576 



2 Subsequent English catches have been : 

 Tons. 



1914 .... 66,856 1917 . 



1915 .... 59,791 1918 . 



1916 .... 39,.540 1919 . 



5,777,202 



Tons. 

 43,961 

 58.077 



106,551 



