CHAPTER XXV 



England ' 

 Scotland 

 Ireland 



WHITING 



The European Catch in 1913 



Tons. 

 21,363 

 11,187 

 361 



Total, United Kingdom 



Germany . 

 HoUand(1912) . 

 Norway . 



32,911 



5.093 



2,408 



627 



£ 

 280,329 

 105,179 

 5,472 



390,980 



48,609 



12,836 



679 



The British Catch {Analysed) 

 The following ports landed 1,000 tons and over 



Tons. 

 North Shields. . . 2,409 Lowestoft 

 Hull .... 1,434 London 

 Grimsby . . . 9,112 



Total (5 ports) : 17,372 tons out of 21,363. 



The steam trawler catch was : 



In England 

 In Scotland 



. 18,435 tons out of 21,363 

 . 10,518 „ „ 11,187 



28,953 



32,550 



Tons. 

 1,630 



2.787 



Or 90 per cent. 



The main English catch was from the following grounds 



North Sea . 

 English Channel . 

 Irish Sea 



In 1920 the landings were : 



England . 

 Scotland . 



Great Britain * . 



