m THE CATCHES OF FISH 117 



The catches in order of importance, with their 

 markets in order of probabihty, are : 



Mackerel (May to September), in drift nets, 

 by hooking, and in seines (/., c, and p.). 



Herrings (November to March), in drift nets 

 (c. and /.) . 



Sprats (autumn), in seine nets (/. and c). 



Flat-fish, in seines and trammels (/.). 



Lobsters, in pots and prawn-nets (/. and p.). 



Prawns, in skim, setting, and boat nets {p. 

 and /. ) . 



Bass and Mullet, only occasionally, in seines 

 (p., I., and c.). 

 . Pollack, in pollack nets and on lines (/. and p.) 



Dog-fish, in drift and moored nets; skate, and 

 conger {p. and /.). 



Whiting (/. and p.), cod, and hake have not 

 been caught of recent years. 



There are possibilities in trawling on a small 

 scale, as a stop-gap, when nothing else is doing, 

 but there is hardly a livehhood in it without a 

 harbour fit for larger boats. 



It might seem, at first sight, that the markets 

 for fish are both abundant and adequate. In 

 point of fact their abundance is a sign of their 

 inadequacy. Fishermen would be only too glad 



