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latter period, so that the quantities in the two periods in this case, 

 notwithstanding the use of the ottcr-trawl after November 1897, must 

 have been very nearly equal. The quantity of round fishes taken in the 

 first five years was 15,358 cwts., and in the second five years 16,6951 

 cwts, the totals of flat-fishes in the corresponding periods being 99471 

 cwts. and 741 7f cwts. Skates were more than doubled, rising from 

 4541 cwts. to 1048 cwts. 



The proportion of • flat-fishes and round fishes and the aggregate 

 catches in the various years are as follows : — 



The largest aggregate quantity, it will be observed, was landed in 

 1893, when the Moray Firth and the territorial waters were closed, and 

 the beam-trawl employed, and the next largest in 1898, when the otter- 

 trawl was in use. 



Among round fishes we find the same general features as in the pie- 

 ceding cases, with some variations. The quantity of cod taken in the 

 first five years was 3026| cwts., and in the second five years 6230 ; 

 ling increased from 184| to 476^ cwts., saithe from 25 to 264|, hake 

 from 74| to 230^^, and whitings from 43| cwts. to 41 3| cwts. The 

 quantity of haddocks, on the othei' hand, diminished from 11,862| cwts. 

 to 8887 cwts. The smallest catch of cod was in 1891, and the largest in 

 1898 ; the smallest of haddocks was in 1897, and the largest in 1893, 

 The largest catch of ling, whiting, and hake was in 1900. 



Among fiatfishes, turbot, halibut, brill, witches, and megrmis increased, 

 while plaice, dabs, and lemon soles diminished. Turbot increased from 

 126| to 1941 cwts., halibut from 82^ to 125^, brill from 36§ to 641 cwts., 

 witches from 441 to 929g, and megrims from 23| to 187|. The decrease 

 in lemon soles was from 836| to 467g, in plaice from 8126^ to 5175§, 

 and in dabs from 374^ cwts. to 264| cwts. The lai'gest catch of plaice 

 was in 1893 and the smallest in 1898. 



The steam-ti-awler No. Y. commenced to fish in September 1890, and 

 continued trawling each month thereafter. In the ten years 1891-1900 

 it landed an aggregate quantity of fish amounting to 43,573 cwts., of 

 which 20,223 was landed in the first five years, and 23,350 in the second 

 five years. The quantity of round fishes in the two periods was 16,196 

 cwts. and 19,520 cwts. respectively, and the corresponding quantities of 

 flat-fishes 3820g and 3298| cwts., showing the usual feature, an increase 

 in round fish and a deci-ease in flat-fish. 



The proportion of each and the aggregate catches in each of the ten 

 years are these : — 



