Figures for other countries are not available, but Dr. Kjde's 

 statistics, published for the International Bureau, in 1906 gave 

 the European catch at 4,432 tons metric, of which 77-5 per cent, 

 came from the North Sea, 8-9 per cent, from Faeroe, 6-4 per cent, 

 from Iceland, 5-2 per cent, from south-west of the British Isles, 

 and 2-0 per cent, from north-west of the British Isles. It follows 

 that the species is essentially a product of the British fishing- 

 fleet. 



British Catch (Analysed) 



It is also, in the main, a deep-sea product. Steam-trawlers 

 landed in England 2,523 tons, while in Scotland the whole catch 

 except 28 tons came from trawlers. The landings were as 

 follows from grounds producing more than 20 tons : 



North Sea 



Faeroe 



Iceland . 



English Channel 



Westward of Scotland 



Bristol Channel 



Mixed Regions 



England. 



1,595 



7601 



348/ 



122 



10 



50 



61 



The big English vessels landed 762 tons from the southern 

 and 759 tons from the northern portion of the North Sea, and 

 as the latter grounds are those chiefly frequented by Scottish 

 trawlers it is clear that the lemon sole is caught principally to 



In 1920 the landings were 



England . 

 Scotland . 



Great Britain . 



Tons. 

 1,585 

 1,657 



3,242 



£ 

 153,023 

 139,205 



292,228 



