of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 19 
" Long 
sis Lemon : Com. Thorn- . Lump- 
Plaice. Fish. Witch. Dab. sie back. Herring. |Angler. Sucker. 
I. 1,345 79 141 483 : 69 é 30 
Il. 95 2 60 | 1,630 198 16 13 25 3 
Total | 1,440 81 201 | 2,113 198 85 13 55 3 
Some other hauls were made in this district, but in somewhat deeper 
water. In the first of these off Burghead, in 44 to 45 fathoms, and 
lasting four hours and twenty minutes, 1638 fishes were captured, 
1280 being marketable and 358 unmarketable. The number of haddocks 
increased to 817, most of them being small; plaice diminished to 
twenty, mostly large and medium; there were also 269 witches, 106 
lemon dabs, a megrim, a brill, and 8 cod. In the next haul, lasting 
three hours and thirty-five minutes, in the same depth, 4030 fishes 
were obtained, 2483 being marketable and 1547 unmarketable ; nineteen 
species were represented. Haddocks were most abundant, numbering 
1927 ; there were 1358 dabs, 282 witches, 251 whiting, 27 lemon dabs, 
and 10 plaice. Ten Norway pouts, a herring, a bib, and 2 Lumpenus 
were also taken, as well as 5 marketable hake. The next haul was 
begun in the same place, the vessel towing towards Lossiemouth, where 
the net was hauled in 16 fathoms. The drag lasted for two hours and 
twenty-five minutes, and 1427 fishes were taken, comprising 837 had- 
docks, 139 whitings, 40 plaice, 51 lemon dabs, 6 witches, as well as 4 
cod, 2 ling, and a Norway pout. 
In these three hauls in deeper water the total number of fishes 
caught was 7095, 4846 being marketable and 2249 unmarketable, the 
time of fishing being ten hours and twenty minutes. The sizes of the 
haddock and plaice taken were as follows :— 
lst 2nd 3rd Ath Total 
Haddock 335 154 alia = 3502 
Plaice a 44 14 = 75 
The particulars are given in the following Table :— 
Cod- 
Cod. ling. 
Hake.| Ling. | Had- | Whit-| Gur- | pin. |plaice, Le) witch 
eaten 8+) dock. ing. | nard, ; | ; 
i 1 a Na 23 SOON 5 80h ewks eA we Mah {ae age 2 
Il. . 5 ; : 79), 12 8 - - | 8 | 128 
Total | 19 15 22 2 |3,581| 542 25 5 75 =| 184 557 
Lon Nor 
- | Com. & | Thorn-| Grey x Her- | p- Lum- 
Me Dab. over back. | Skate. Angler. Pour, ring, Bib. penus. 
I 2 47 10 
Mil - 257 | 1,720 10 2 5 11 1 i 2 
Total 2 304 | 1,720 10 2 15 11 1 1 ve 
