of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 31 
It will be observed that only 179 haddocks were taken, and of these only 
42 were marketable, or a proportion of about one haddock per hour’s 
fishing. None of the 148 whitings caught were marketable, while 37 
out of 209 codlings were marketable. There were 15 turbot and 136 
brill, all of them being marketable. The bulk of the marketable fishes 
consisted of plaice, of which altogether 7580 were taken, all but 50 
being marketable. The proportion of large and small among the plaice 
was as follows :— 
Ist 2nd 3rd 4th Unmarketable Total 
62 3222 3854 394 50 7580 
The vessel then steamed to Smith Bank, where a haul was made for 
an hour with the small-meshed net around the cod-end in from 19 to 22 
fathoms. In the trawl-net there were only 28 fishes, viz, a codling, a 
brill, and 26 plaice, all marketable. The small-meshed net contained 1968 
fishes, belonging to ten species, as follows :— 
Codlings,  - = - 53 | Sand-eel, - - 1 
Haddock, - - - 4 | Armed Bullhead” - ] 
Whiting, - - - 1861 | Liparis, - - 3 
Gurnard, - - - 2 | Herring, - 5h 12 
Common Dab, - = )627) |) Spraty *> - . 4 
On the way to port a few hauls were taken in Aberdeen Bay, a strong 
N.E. wind blowing, with a rough sea and heavyrain. ‘The first drag was 
for an hour, in from 17 to 19 fathoms, in the northern part, off the 
quarries, and the small-meshed net was used. The trawl contained 143 
fishes, of which 103 were marketable. ‘The catch comprised 6 cod, 54 
codling, all marketable, 41 plaice, and a few others. In the next drag in 
the same locality, for four hours and five minutes, in from 17 to 19 
fathoms, 182 fishes were caught, of which 136 were marketable and 46 
unmarketable. Among the former were 19 cod, 24 codling, 2 halibuts, 
and 78 plaice. In neither haul were any haddocks taken. 
The following Table shows the proportion of the marketable and 
unmarketable fishes :— 
‘ hi . Long 
Cod- | Whit- | Hali- : Com. Thorn-| Grey | Ang- 
God ling. | ing. | but, Plaice.! Dab, Bode back, |Skate.} ler, 
Il 25 78 - 2 119 12 - - 2 1 
II 5 10 24 10 33 4 
Total 25 83 10 2 119 36 10 30 6 1 
The total quantity of fish landed by this vessel, as a result of its trip, 
amounted to 1187 ewts., as follows :— 
Cod. Codling. Haddock, Turbot. Halibut. Brill. Lemon Dab. 
168 3 4 i 4 3 3 
Plaice. Dabs, Skate, Catfish. 
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