22 Part L11.—Twenty-third Annual Report 
The vessel then steamed to the south coast of the Moray Firth and 
took a haul with the small-meshed net around the cod-end, between 
Findhorn and Burghead, in 30 to 32 fathoms, the haul lasting for an 
hour. The total number of fishes obtained was 1753, belonging 
to eighteen species, as follows :— 
Codling, - - 10 Plaice, - - 1 
Coalfish, = “ 1 Lemon Dab, t 14 
Haddock, - - 1) Common Dab, _ - 68 
Whiting, cial adel avugeby Seen | 
Norway Pout, - 3887]| Long Rough Dab, 516 
Herring, - - 36 Megrim,~- - 1 
Sprat,  - - - 74 Flounder, - - 4 
LTumpenus,  - - 9365 Thornback, - - 1 
Dragonet, - - 2 Angler, 7 z 13 
Smith Bank was then visited, and a haul made there with the small- 
meshed net for twenty-five minutes (the net catching on the bottom after 
that interval and being hauled) in 22 fathoms. The number of fishes 
caught was 1545, belonging to thirteen species, as follows :— 
Codling, - 34 Plaice, - - 2 
Haddock, - - 444 Lemon Dab, - 10 
Whiting, - - §02 Common Dab, - 99 
Ling, - - 1 | Long Rough Dab, 6 
Poorcod, - - 436 Catfish, - - 3 
Norway Pout, - 6 | Herring. - - 1 
Gurnard, : - re] = 
Before returning to Aberdeen a haul with the small-meshed net was 
taken in Aberdeen Bay, in the northern part, but the net came up much 
torn and no fishes were caught ; there was a heavy sea and a strong wind. 
According to the market statistics, the quantity of fish landed 
amounted to 2463 ewts., as follows :— 
Cod. Codling. Saithe. Haddock. Whiting. Turbot. Brill. Lemon Dab.  Plaice. 
178? 3 17 24 3 4 24 214 
Dabs. Witch. Skate. Cat-fish. Monk. 
24 54 9 34 1 
ITT. 
The next series of trawlings was made at the end of September and 
the beginning of October, the steam trawler “ Star of the Ocean” being 
employed. The first place visited was the deep hole off Fraserburgh, 
where a haul was made in 75 fathoms, a dan being put down in 70 
fathoms. In sounding, a depth of 130 fathoms was got in the locality, 
fine dirty sand being on the armature of the lead. The net became 
fast and it was hauled in two hours in 35 fathoms, The catch 
comprised 1177 fishes, of which 900 were marketable and 277 un- 
marketable. Haddocks were best represented, the number taken being 
825, but most of them were small. There were also 44 cod and 170 
codling, 44 whiting, 11 gurnards, 18 lemon dabs, 11 megrims, and 1 
witch, with some other fishes. No plaice or common dabs were caught. 
Burghead Bay was then visited and a couple of drags made in from 
5 to 12 fathoms. In the first, which lasted for four hours and ten 
