STATISTICAL METHODS 5 



The Second and Third-Class Boats 



Second. Third. 



England and Wales . Steam 203 1,960^ 



Sail 3,603 



Scotland . . . 2126 (sail and oars) 2,944 



Ireland (1912) . . 2693 1,183 



In England and Wales in 1913 there were 1359 steam trawlers 

 with an average (net) tonnage of 747 tons, the first-class sailing 

 trawlers numbered 822 with an average tonnage (net) of 34-7 tons. 



In Scotland the fishing vessels are somewhat differently classified. 

 In 1913 the total number of vessels was 8991 with a tonnage of 

 136,905. For years the number of vessels has decreased, but, 

 nevertheless, the tonnage has increased, showing that a larger and 

 more powerful vessel is being adopted. In 1887 there were I5,i35 

 boats and vessels engaged in the Scottish Sea Fisheries, and the 

 estimated capital invested in the boats and vessels, nets and gear 

 was £1,712,349. In 1913 the number of the steam, sailing, motor 

 boats and vessels engaged in the Scottish Fishing industry was 8991, 

 of a value including nets and gear of £6,035,952. 



An estimate of the number of men and boys actually engaged in 

 fishing from ports in the British Isles is given in the following table. 

 The census return of fishermen is notoriously incomplete, as no 

 attempt was made at the last census to obtain returns from fishing 

 boats which happened to be at sea when the census was taken, 

 and since the sea is the normal habitat of the deep sea fisherman 

 it follows that a very large number must have escaped enumeration . 



76,048 .. 23.482 .. 99,330 



Only in Scotland is an attempt made (in the fishery returns) to 

 estimate the total number of persons employed in fishing and the 

 various industries subsidiary thereto. In 1913 the total was 90,710. 

 Of these 38,262 manned^ the fishing fleet ; 16,269 were gutters and 



' In 191 1. 



' From a return published by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. 



' From a return published by the Scottish Fishery Board. 



