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FISHING STATIONS. 



ISLE OF MAN. 



Castletown, Douglas, and Ramsey — Herring fishery on the west, south, 

 and east coasts — Large herrings near the Calf — Spawning ground in 

 Douglas Bay — Mackerel fishery — Deep-sea trawling — Ling-lining, season 

 for — Manx fishing boats — Number of crew — Shares — Industry of the 

 Manxmen. 



NuMBEK OF Boats. 



The statistics of the Manx fisheries were formerly 

 inchided among the returns made by the Scottish Fishery 

 Board ; but since the passing* of the Sea Fisheries Act, 

 1868, the Isle of Man has been recognised as an inde- 

 pendent division, including the above-mentioned ports. 



The herring fishery stations in the island are Castle- 

 town, Port St. Mary, and Port Erin, in the district of 

 Castletown ; and Peel, in the Douglas division. There 

 are no drift boats actually belonging to Douglas or 

 Ramsey, and the chief occupation of the fishermen of 

 those two ports is with the handlines and longlines. 

 Douglas, however, owns a few trawlers, and ground- 

 seans are also in use there. The important fishery in 

 the Isle of Man, as in Scotland, is that for herrings. 

 It is entirely carried on with drift-nets, and usually 



