Map III 



SKETCH MAP OF THE NORTHERN 

 HERRING GROUNDS 



A. IVom Shiant lalands to Stoer Head. ' Matties ' in June, 



July, and August; 'Spawning Herrings' in Sei> 

 tember ; ' Full Herrings ' in winter. 



B. From Bona Head to Loch Ewe. ' Matties ' in August ; 



January and February, ' Full Herrings ' ; March, 

 ' Spawning Herrings '. 



C. From Bodel to EehocJc Head. ' Matties ' in July, August, 



and September. 



D. From Tiumpan Head to Barvas. ' Matties ' in June, July, 



August ; Spawners in September ; Full Herrings in 

 January and February ; Spawners in March. 



E. From Stoer Head to Strathy Point. Full Herrings in 



January and February ; Spawners in March. 



F. West of Orkney Grounds. Large Matties in May, June, 



July. 

 G Fair Isle Grounds. Fulls and MatfuUs in July and 

 August ; Spents at end of August ; very small tender 

 fish in summer. 



\ No ripe spawning fish. Small 

 H. Buira Half Ground. \ immature Herrings May and 

 J. From Bonus Toe to f early June; bigger fish to mid- 

 dle of July, when herrings dis- 

 appear. 

 From Bomna Slaclcs to Flugga. ' Lafulls ' and ' Matfulls ' 

 in February ; Spent Herrings during March and some- 

 times in April. 

 Unst and Fetlar j Summer feeding shoals, joined by 

 Grounds ' Spawnmg shoals m Autumn ; small 



Tir, , ^ ■. - Herrings in June which do not keep 



WhalseyGrmnds ^^^j \^^ gj^^^j^ ^^^^^-^ ^^^y 



Bressay Gromids.j young fish. 



Copinshay Grounds. Small Matties in June ; Fulls and 

 Matfulls in July and August ; generally ' tender ' fish. 



Ausketry Grounds. Small Matties in June ; Full Herrings 

 in July and August : Spent Herrings end of August. 



East of Wick and Peterhead Grounds. Spawning Her- 

 rings in Autumn, 



Butra Half Ground. 

 From Bonus Voe to 

 Glotip Holme. 



Si/lon. Praed & C° L'^ London, S.H 



{After Storrow.) 



