336 CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE HERRING-FISHERY. 



1861. 

 Oct. 29. Three boats from off Granton, about 100 or 200 herrings 

 each. Examined twelve of these, viz. : — 



Lengtli. BreacUh. 

 Inches. Inches. 



Milt. Roe. Empty, 



herring, 8^ 2i 1 



9i- 2i 1 



9 li 1 



10 2i 1 



8i ■ 2 ... I 



„ 9 2| Young sand-eels in stomach 1 



„ 8^ 2J Remains of small fish do. 1 



„ 9" 2i Do. 1 do. 



„ 9A 21 Do. 1 do. ... . 



„ 10" 2h Do. 1 do. 



„ 10 2I Do. 1 do. 



„ lOJ 2I Do. 1 do. 



,, 30. Four boats went out for herrings, each got 600 or thereby ; and 

 other boats tried for sprats near Granton, and above tl)e 

 Queensferry, and got few or none. 



,. 31. Seven boats tried for herrmgs off Burntisland ; only got a few; 

 other boats tried for sprats, but got none. 

 Nov. 1. Stormy, — no boats out. 



„ 2. Some boats tried for herrings east of luchkeith, and got six to 

 eight hundred very superior herrings, much finer tlian those 

 from off Granton. Examined six of these : — 



Length. Breadth. Thickness. ,,.,, p„,. t?,^, f.. 



T r , , . , Milt. JiOe. Jimiirv. 



Inches. Inches. Inches ' ■ 



( In stomach, younj^ 

 1 " ' 



1 „ 9 2f- 1 ... 1 fish, 2 to 21 in. 



( in lengtli. 



1 „ 91 U 11 1 ... Do. young fish. 



1 „ 101 2| 11 1 ... Do." do. 



4. A boat tried for sprats above Queensferry, and got about six 

 barrels. 



6. One boat tried above Queensferry, and got about six baskets 



sprats. Some boats tried for herrings off Granton, and got 

 from 600 to 1 500 herrings. 



7. About thirty boats at the herrings off Granton, got from 600 to 



3800 large herrings. Examined six of these, viz. : — 



