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D'ARCY W. TMüMl'SON 



Tlie case in rci^ard to Codling may be briefly siminicd up by saying tiiat there is 

 a summer maximum in the Siietland region and an autumn or winter one, firstly in the 



Table II. Average Catch of Cod and Codling by small-line boats in the Moray Firth district, 



in cwts. per trip. 



1904 



Jan. . . . 

 Feb. ., 

 Mar. . . 

 Apr. . . 

 May . . . 

 Jun. . . . 

 Jul. ... 

 Aug. . . 

 Sep. . . . 

 Oct. . . . 

 Nov. . . 

 Dec. . . 



1905 



Jan. . . . 

 Feb ... 

 Mar. . . 

 Apr. . . 

 May. . . 

 Jun. . . . 

 Jul. . . . 

 Aug. . . 

 Sep. . . . 

 Oct.... 

 Nov. . . 

 Dec. .. 



1906 



Jan. . . . 

 Feb. . . . 

 Mar. . . 

 Apr. . . 

 May . . . 

 Jun. . . 

 Jul. . . . 

 Aug. . . 

 Sep. . . . 

 Oct.... 

 Nov. . . 

 Dec. . . 



Cromartv 



Cod 



•06 



■119 



•129 



■027 



•006 



•008 



•007 



•023 



•019 



•004 



■006 



■021 



033 



•06 



•063 



•062 



■067 



•046 



■ois 



■016 



•013 



•013 



•029 



■oSs 



•127 



■I 



•012 







o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Codi, 



•4SS 

 ■506 

 •601 



•396 

 ■482 

 ■361 

 •207 

 •^222 

 •222 

 •308 

 ■302 

 •2S9 



•348 



•411 



•522 



•439 



•36s 



•28 



•147 



•182 



'22 



■18 



■329 



•243 



•316 



■431 



■333 



•431 



•377 



•319 



■258 



■149 



•17 



■326 



■346 



Helmsdale 



Cod Codi. 



•S>4 

 •173 

 ■209 

 ■484 

 •226 

 •170 

 •141 

 •044 



■077 

 ■064 



•i'3 



■12s 



■2S9 

 •19s 

 •094 

 ■052 

 •068 



•043 

 •100 

 ■092 



•043 

 •] 12 

 ■225 

 •308 



■292 

 •199 

 •3S3 

 •133 

 •092 

 ■089 

 •099 

 •098 



•07s 

 ■019 



•039 

 1-47 



I-II5 



■364 

 •429 



•S23 

 ■349 

 •2SS 

 •201 

 •081 

 •20s 

 •311 

 •338 

 ■263 



■422 



•347 

 ■244 



•397 

 ■348 

 •187 



■29s 

 •376 



■448 

 ■S07 

 •508 

 ■677 



S9S 

 3SS 

 326 

 189 

 169 

 122 

 142 

 188 



lOI 



i6s 

 332 

 360 



Lybster 



Codi. 



2-ii8 

 2-ni 

 r667 

 1-636 

 i'333 



•619 



I '069 



•421 



•S'9 



•87s 

 •381 



•736 

 •934 



•778 



•666 



1-778 



1-3 

 1-179 



S^SiS 



Wick 



Codi. 



1-921 



•774 



■83 



'•3S 



1-128 



'•433 

 -038 

 -163 

 •406 

 -911 



'■I4S 



I-I33 



I 023 



•889 



'•793 



-6 

 ■36 

 -414 

 -82 

 2-176 

 2-107 



'•333 



-2 

 roig 



1-524 

 I-I77 



deeper -waters to the east of Shetland, secondly off the east coast of Scotland, and thirdly 

 in the neighbourhood of the Fisher Bank; on the other hand there is a tendency to a 



