CHAPTER XXVII 



THE HEERING FISHERIES 



The European Catch, 1913 



The British CatcJi (Afialysed) , The Chief Herring Ports 



At the outset it must be remembered that the great herring- 

 fleet is to a very considerable extent migratory. In the expres- 

 sive, but not very accurate, phrase of the fishermen, the big 

 boats (both Enghsh and Scottish) ' follow the herring round the 

 coast '. It is approximately true, for instance, to say that 

 Scottish vessels landed 55 per cent, of the steam-drifter catch 

 in Enghsh ports, and 64 per cent, of that in Scottish ports. For 

 the following figures the writer is indebted to Dr. T. Wemyss 

 Fulton. 



* In 1920 the landings were : 



England ..... 

 Scotland ..... 



Great Britain 

 - The figures are given in bushels — 7,973,316. 

 ' The figures are given in ' scores ' — 14,780,260, 



Tons. 

 231,826 

 157,758 



389,584 



£ 

 2,753,737 

 2,244,680 



4,998.417 



