CONTENTS. 



PACE 



Around the Coast and order of the British Herring Fishery Close time 



wanted 3 



Curing herring by machinery 5 



The West Coast The Best Coast 6 



Great Yarmouth Historical notices, and mode of curing herrings . . 7 



Irish and West Coast of England Herring Fishery 10 



Iceland Prospects at Shetland Loss of life, &c 12 



Herring Fisheries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Modes of curing 13 



Holland and Dutch cured herrings 15 



Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and North American coasts Specimens 



of the Clupeidae family, &c., &c 17 



Largest takes of herring yet recorded for the West Coast in February 



and March 1883 19 



Harbour accommodation Coasting steamers Uncertainty of the season 



Causes assigned 20 



Winter Fishery on the East Coast of Scotland and statistics for the year 



(1883) Sprat Fishery, &c 24 



Table showing total catches over the entire East Coast of Scotland for 



past twenty-six years 25 



Quantities branded for past twenty-six years 25 



Exports from Wick to Continental, Irish, English and Scotch ports for 



past ten years 26 



Total catch at each station from Northumberland to Shetland during 



past ten years 27 



Food of the herring Spawning, Temperature, &c 29 



Allegations against trawlers Remedies Other grievances .... 30 

 Fish Culture versus Trawling Herring spawn The old Mesh 



Statistics for England desirable, and total quantities landed at 



Great Yarmouth 34 



Scotland, the leading Herring Fishery of the World Bounty system 



illustrated 35 



Leading centres in Scotland, and largest exports those of 1882 Com- 

 parative table for Fraserburgh 36 



Curing process The "Brand Question," and merits of cure Stettin 



Report, &c 37 



Distinguishing features and structure of the herring Habitat 



Frequency of spawning process 39 



Commissioners' Report New method of fishing with old nets, &c. . . 41 



