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Part III. — Twenty -fifth Annual Report 



December, ceasing there altogether on the 28th, when 40 crans were 

 taken. Ic continued, however, in Loch Long with seines and drift-nets 

 till 20th January, and in Loch Goil till the end of the month. In this 

 year, therefore, the shoals did not penetrate the Kyles of Bute to any 

 great extent, while, on the other hand, they were present in the northern 

 lochs in greater force than in the previous years. The quantities caught 

 in the various weeks were as follows : — 



The total for the year was only 9712 crans. 



In 1869 there was a revival of the prosperous fishing. It began on 

 17th July, and up to the end of October it was carried on in the usual 

 waters, the north of Arran, and at Ardlamont and the mouth of Loch 

 Fyne ; trials in the Kyles and Loch Long gave but poor results, and it 

 was stated that the shoals had moved up into the Clyde. At the end of 

 October fishing started in the Kyles and in Loch Long, and in November 

 it improved at both places, and also in Loch Goil. At the beginning of 

 December about 450 boats were fishing in the Kyles with both seines 

 and drifts, the former being most successful, while about 50 boats were 

 fisbiiig in Loch Goil with drift-nets. This condition continued till the 

 end of December, the bulk of the herrings being taken in the Kyles, the 

 fishing in the northern lochs falling away ; and in January the fishing 

 went on in the Kyles till the end of the month. The number of crans 

 .taken in the various weeks are as follows : — 



The total catch for the year was 24,093 crans. 



In 1870 the fishing began in the week ended July 9th ; trials made in 

 this month and in the summer in the Kyles and lochs gave very poor 

 results, most of the herrings landed being taken about the north of Arran. 

 In October the fishing was chiefly about Ardlamont and the entrance to 



