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CHAPTER XX 



THE CATCH 0¥ HAKE 



The Eurojjean Catch 



In his pamplik't'^ on the hake pubhshcd in June 1920 Dr. Le 

 Danois estimates the average pre-war landings by the fishing 

 nations roughly as follows : 



Tons metric.'^ 



Hake is a staple fish also in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and 

 Greece, but statistics for these countries are not available. 

 The main hake grounds produced on the average, according to 

 Le Danois, the following amounts : 



Tons metric.' 



South of Ireland and mouth of Channel .... 20,000 averajie 



West of Scotland, Bristol Channel, and Irish Sea . . (),000 ,, 



Spain, Morocco, Mediterranean, &c. .... 3,700 ,, 



West of Ireland 3,000 „ 



North Sea 3,000 „ 



Bay of Biscay 1,400 ,, 



- The British Catch '" {Analijsed) 

 In 1918 the comparative catch was as follows : 



England 

 Scotland 

 Ireland 



» Notes et Memoirs, No. 2 b. Le Merlu, ed. I.c Danois, Docteur de Science, 

 OHicc Scientifique dea Peches Maritimes, 3 Avenue Octave Crcard, Paris. 

 - A ton metric is 0-9842 of a British ton. 

 =' In 1920 the landings were : 



Tons £ 



42,436 2,015,578 



England 

 Scotlaiul 



849 



43,285 



36,128 



Great Britain .... 43,li85 2,051,706 



This is the largest catch for any year from 1906 onwards, with the exception 

 of 1909 (44,581 tons). 



