58 THE IMMATURE FISH QUESTION. 
greatly increased, with a slight falling off in 1891; and plaice, as on 
the south coast, has decreased. 
South Coast. 
1886 1ssg | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 
pert Pi Oe paced ues i 2,822| 2,070| 2,070 
Turbot . A P 3,211 4,408 5,838 6,733 5,392 6,231 
Soles F ‘ B 9,555 11,256 12,709 12,159 10,808 9,126 
Other prime fish .| 5,457 8,358| 10,134| 12,380|  8,557| 10,390 
Total prime fish .| 18,223 24,022| 28,681| 34,094| 26,827| 27,817 
Pinte os | = 55,788| 52,360| 46,588| 44,378| 47,207 
Total except shellfish) 871,041) 642,914.| 605,808) 652,471] 586,501 | 595,705 | 599,749 
Drift-net fish . .| 638,479 | 349,464] 807,188) 312,834| 227,808 | 319,353) 319,275 
Bottom fish. .. 232,562) 293,450] 298,620) 339,637 | 358,693 | 276,352 | 280,474. 
When we separate the quantities of drift-net fish, as was done for 
all the coasts together, and describe the remainder as bottom fish, 
West Coast. 
1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 
Brill : {| — — — = 835 970 1,080 
Turbot . . Ae? 15115 2,023| 1,873 3,466) 4,383| 3,889| 3,619 
Soles : ; . 5,846| 8,128 9,115| 13,687) 18,783) 10,593} 10,761 
Other prime fish .| 9 — —_ = _— — — — 
Total prime fish . 6,961) 10,151) 10,988] 17,153) 19,001] 15,452] 15,460 
Plaice . : ee 13,696] 23,259) 27,205| 19,029] 28,069 | 
Total except shellfish) 219,736) 228,889 481,914 588,458 794,892) 699,725 780,136. 
Drift-net fish . 136,443 | 102,869} 327,341 324,934. 465,426 | 369,798 | 350,850 
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Bottom fish . 83,293 | 126,020] 184,573 | 263,524 | 329,466 | 329,927 | 429,286 
