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Sample. 



Xortliumberland 

 Firth of Forth 



The fluctuations in the catches of herrings during the winter 

 fishing in the Firth of Forth bear a closer relationship to those of 

 the Northumberland coast than they do to those of the summer 

 fisheries of the Firth of Forth. 



The accompanying table shows the catches for the fisheries 

 above mentioned. The quantities for the Northumberland shoal 

 are those landed on the Northumberland coast only, and do not 

 include any landed at Durham ports. During 1911 and 1912, 

 there was a decline in the catches from the Northumberland Coast 

 and the summer fisheries of the Firth of Forth, followed in 1913 

 by a slight increase in the Firth of Forth fisheries, but by a large 

 increase, the catch being almost three times as large, in the North- 

 umberland fishery. The Firth of Forth winter fishing also shows 

 fluctuations, but there is no decrease until 1913, which is followed 

 in 1914 by a large increase from 42,737 cwts. in 1913 to 143,467 

 cwts. in 1914. This increase is so large that it can hardly have 

 been brought about by the slight increase of 1913 in the Firth 

 of Forth summer fishing, when the catches were only about one- 

 seventh greater than in 1912, and is much more closely related 

 to the Northumberland fishery, the catches for which increased 

 from 285,895 cwts. in 1912 to 695,680 cwts. in 1913. 



