1-2" 



the price Is. Sd. per dozen. They are cauglit by .sailiii''' 

 trawler.s in the Irish. Sea, the greatest quantities being- 

 found between Fleetwood and Douglas (Isle of Manj. In 

 the Isle of Man, Pecten maximuH is known locally as 

 *' tanrogan," and F. O'percularis as '' queens." When 

 trawled they are occasionally used as food, and a few 

 connoisseurs cure and pot them. 



Little or no use seems to be made of the large bed oft' 

 Port Erin, which might supply the fishermen of that place 

 and Peel with bait for the long lines. 



The following are the quantities and values of the 

 " clams" (P. ojiercidaris) landed from the Firth of Forth 

 beds for the last twenty years, from 1888 : — 



1888, 20,674 cwt. 



1889, 23,811 cwt. 



1890, 25,706 cwt. 



1891, 28,512 cwt. 



1892, 20,769 cwt. 



1893, 17,684 cwt. 



1894, 25,583 cwt. 



1895, 19,535 cwt. 



1896, 22,353 cwt. 



1897, 19,258 cwt. 



,.£2,918 



. 2,563 



. 3,297 



.. 3,347 



.. 2,736 



. 2,388 



.. 3,317 



.. 2,645 



.. 2,915 



. . 2,408 



1898, 14,013 cwt. ... £1,595 



1899, 12,125 cwt. ... 1,485 



1900, 6,372 cwt. ... 861 



1901, 6,587 cwt. ... 802 



1902, 4,320 cwt. ... 586 



1903, 4,606 cwt. ... 637 



1904, 6,993 cwt. ... 944 



1905, 7,848 cwt. .. 1,129 



1906, 7,391 cwt. ... 1,083 



1907, 7,197 cwt. ... 953 



It will be seen from the above that a great falling off 

 ill tin' clam industry is recorded, especially beginning 

 with the year 1900. This, together with the slight 

 increase from the years 1904 onwards is to be put down to 

 the decline in line fishing and the slight reyival in the 

 last few years recorded, and not to any decrease in the 

 actual number of the Pecten on the beds. 



Xo figures are given in the English Fishery Reports 

 of the value or quantity of scallops landed, but they are 

 recorded as being fished from several places- Scarborough, 



