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different kinds of fish. The otter-trawl, moreover, enabled the deeper 

 parts of certain of the areas to be explored in 1901 where the beam- 

 trawl could scarcely be used in 1891 ; and the areas were worked over 

 in very different proportions in the two years. In both, most landings 

 were made from XXIII., viz. 329 in 1891 and 180 in 1901 ; while 101 

 landings were made from the other inshore area, XXIX., in 1891, only 

 9 were from it in 1901. On the other hand, the more distant areas 

 were more frequented in the later year ; thus only one voyage was 

 made to XIII. in 1891 as against 17 in 1901, and three to XXIY., as 

 against 26 in 1901. As it stands, the average per landing for cod was 

 4-0 cwts. in 1891 and 8-3 in 1901 ; for haddocks, 20-3 cwts. in 1891 and 

 36-2 cwts. in 1901; for ling, 0-12 cwt. in 1891 and 2-3 cwts. in 1901 ; 

 for whiting, 0'6 cwt. and 23'5 cwts. r(!spectively ; and for turbot in the 

 two years, 0"7 and 0*3 ; lemon soles, 2'4 and 0'9 ; " plaice, dabs, and 

 megrims," 6'8 and 4'8 ; and witches, 0*2 and 1'4 cwts. 



