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The total trawled catch for 1913 is about 9 per cent, in excess of 

 that of 1912 (Table II.). The landings from the East Coast, or " Near 

 Grounds," are slightly diminished (by 4*4 per cent.), and those from 

 the West Coast grounds show a more notable falling off (28 per cent.). 

 From all other regions the catch is increased. The North Sea landings 

 as a whole have increased by 7 per cent., and those from Iceland and 

 Faroe, by reason of the large German landings already refen^ed to, 

 by no less than 20 "5 per cent. The landings from the White Sea and 

 Norwegian Coast, while still small, are four or five times greater than 

 in the previous years. 



TABLE II. 



The Total Aberdeen Trawl-catch from the Principal Fishing Grounds ; 

 Comparison between 1913 and 1912. 



Total . . . 1,958,439* 2,139,539 + 92 



* Including 93 cwts. from the Baltic. 



The total catch from month to month follows, on a somewhat 

 higher level, the same trend as in 1912 (Fig. 1). That is to say, there 

 is as usual a well-marked maximum in the months of April and May, 

 and a minimum about September or October. The former maximum 

 is due, mainly, to the heavy landings of cod from Iceland in the months 

 of spring. 



[Fig. 1. 



