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D'ARCV W. THOMPSON 



At Faeroe there is an extremely well-defined maximum for Cod in March, and at 

 Iceland one in April; but it must be remembered that the maxima indicated in these 

 latter curves refer only to grounds frequented by our trawlers. We know from other 

 sources that at Faeroe there is a Cod fishery conducted near the islands by small boats 

 in winter; and we know also that at Iceland the Cod move round to the north of the 

 island in the summer time. 



Table I. Average Catch of Cod, in cwts. at the undermentioned ports for the twenty years 



1886 1905. 



E3'emouth . . . 



Leith 



AiLstruthcr . . . 

 Montrose .... 

 Stonehaven . . 

 Aberdeen .... 

 Peterhead .... 

 Fraserburgh . . 



Banff 



Buckie 



Findhorn .... 

 Cromart\' .... 

 Hehnsdale . . . 



Lybster 



Wick 



East Coast . . . 



Orkne}' 



Shetland 



O. and S. . . . 

 Stornoway . . . 



Barra 



Loch Broom . 



Carron 



Fort William . 

 Campbeltown 

 Inveraray .... 

 Rothesay .... 

 Greenock .... 

 Ballantrae .... 

 West Coast . . 

 Scotland 



Mean 



330 

 4617 



2557 

 1831 



544 



11772 



1360 



884 



567 



:o24 



722 



264 



392 

 227 

 2642 

 29734 

 2925 

 4863 

 7788 

 1 147 



193 

 660 



234 



281 



341 

 71 

 94 

 81 



596 

 3698 



We are now in a position to attempt a summary of the seasonal distribution of 

 Cod and CodUng over those regions from which our statistics are most complete (pi. II.) 



As regards the large Cod there is a well-marked maximum off the north-west of 

 Scotland, about the month of January; and this is followed by a good fishing in February 

 and March down the West Coast of Scotland as far as the Irish Sea. On the East Coast 

 there is likewise an increase of Cod in January and February in the Moray Firth, 



