364 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Trawlers caught 891,975 cwts. of round fishes = £512,803, 
an increase of 75,565 cwts. and £92,874 over the previous year. 
The flat fishes procured by the liners weighed 97,035 ewts. 
= £63,733, a diminution of 17,326 cwts., yet only of £673 in 
value. The increased captures of Halibut this year may have 
tended to increase the value. 
The trawlers landed 129,550 cwts. of flat fishes = £167,569, 
an increase both in quantity and value compared with 1899. 
While Turbot and Lemon-dabs had decreased, Flounders, Plaice, 
and Brill had considerably increased. 
The total quantity of all kinds of fishes landed was 
5,369,265 cwts. = £2,3825,994, a substantial increase on the 
previous year both in quantity and value. Of this total Her- 
rings made up the large proportion, viz. 3,534,767 cwts. and a 
value of £1,251,394. 
The number of boats was 11,275, an increase on the previous 
year, and of this number 232 were steam trawlers, and of fisher- 
men 35,800, an increase under both heads. 
This year (1901) also the disparity between the captures of 
liners and trawlers in regard to round fishes was marked. The 
liners landed 572,802 cwts. = £261,103, a considerable diminu- 
tion both in weight and value compared with 1900. 
The trawlers caught, of round fishes, 1,093,730 cwts. = 
£593,114, a large increase both in quantity and value in contrast 
with the previous year. Under this head 549,600 ewts. of Had- 
docks alone were landed at Aberdeen. 
The liners increased their captures of flat fishes by 18,735 ewits. 
and £14,808, the totals being respectively 110,770 cwts. and 
£78,036. 
The trawlers brought to shore 157,374 cwts. of flat fishes = 
£203,640, an increase over 1900 of 27,824 cwts. and £36,071. 
Line-caught flat fishes sold at 14s. 1d. per cwt., whilst the 
trawled produced 25s. 11d. per ewt. 
The total quantity of fishes landed was 6,385,170 cwts. = 
£2,238,310, an increase over the previous year of 1,015,905 cwts., 
but the value was diminished by £87,674. This state of affairs 
was due to the low price of Herrings, the large catch of which, 
viz. 4,360,303 ewts., only brought 4s. 11d. instead of 7s. 1d. per 
ewt. the previous year. 
