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and Tarbert (10,460 crans were landed in the district this month), and 

 also in December between Ardlamont and Otter, and also at Inverneil 

 and Loch Gair. The Officer now began to detail the catches, and the 

 following for the weeks in December may be given : — 



From 1861 to 1876 the Officer noted the quantity taken in Upper 

 Loch Fyne in each month of the year, which I have extracted in the 

 accompanying Table. 



Table showing the Number of Crans of Herrings taken in Upper Loch 

 Fyne in each month of the years 1861-1876. 



It will be seen that in the years 1862-1869 large quantities of 

 herrings were taken in Upper Loch Fyne, particularly in 1862 and 1863, 

 and that after 1869 the quantity declined to a marked extent. This 

 Table, however, represents the minimum, because many of the herrings 

 landed at Ardrishaig were caught in the upper loch. 



In 1861 the fishing in June was poor, and best at Minard ; in July 

 there was also little fishing in the ui)per loch, and again in September; 

 in October the best fishing was at Inverneil, and then from Kiltinan to 

 Ardlamont. In November the Officer remarks that there had been very 

 little doing in the upper loch the whole season, and though the fisher- 

 men reported that there were abundance of herrings from Tarbert to 

 Furnace they could not catch them. In December the fi^shing improved, 

 especially between Minard and Furnace. 



1862 was a very productive year, the total for the district (including 

 Campbeltown) being 57,361 crans. From the records it appears that 

 the approximate quantity taken in Loch Fyne was about 52,400 crans, 



