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THE SEA FISHERIES 



An attempt is made in the following, table to estimate the yield 

 of the herring fisheries of Europe. Since some countries return the 

 quantity of herrings landed in units of weight, e.g. cwts. in England 

 and Scotland, and others in units of capacity, e.g. Norway in 

 bushels ; or even in numbers as in Denmark, where the fish are 

 returned as scores, it follows that in the case of some countries the 

 returns are only approximate. The value fluctuates so largely as 

 to be useless as a measure of comparison of the weights. 



Herring Fisheries of Europe 



England (1913)^ . 

 Scotland (1913) . 

 Ireland (1913)' . 

 France (1911) 

 Germany (1913). Fresh 

 Salted 

 Holland (1911) 

 Norway (1912) 

 Denmark {1912) 

 Sweden {1912) 

 Belgium (1911) 



Total 

 1 Of this total 2,488,183 cwt. value ^763 

 '""102,074 cwt. value ;£40.572 landed by Scottish boats and men. 



