THE HERRING FISHERIES. 



November, 1882, as some boats had 25 crans, averaging 

 80 to each boat, and, as near as possible, for the whole 

 season, 4500. 



Such figures may prove very tantalising to those persons 

 who hold that the sprat is really a herring, and, either way 

 granted, it forms a very important item in our winter 

 herring fishery. 



TOTAL CATCH of HERRING OVER the ENTIRE EAST COAST of SCOTLAND for 

 TWENTY-SIX YEARS ; LEWIS and BARRA EARLY FISHING INCLUDED. 



TABLE SHOWING QUANTITES BRANDED in WICK DURING the LAST TWENTY- 

 SIX YEARS up to 3Oth September in each year. 



