ON SCOTTISH MARINE FISHERIES. 365 
The round fishes captured by the liners in 1902 amounted to 
501,708 cwts. = £248,159, a reduction under both heads on the 
previous year. Though the total is less than in 1901, it is inte- 
resting that there was an increase in the capture of Haddocks— 
for the first time since 1896. The decrease in price was mainly 
due to the markets being flooded with an immense number of 
small Haddocks. 
The trawlers brought to land 1,253,167 cwts. of round fishes 
= £602,290, an increase of 159,437 cwts. — £9,176, the com- 
paratively small increase in price being due to the fact above 
mentioned. 
97,247 cwts. of flat fishes were captured by the liners = 
£67,908, a reduction on the previous year, and the disparity in 
price (14s.) as compared with the trawlers (81s. 9d.) is note- 
worthy. The great success of the herring fishery may have 
contributed to the diminished catches of both round and flat 
fishes by the liners. _ 
118,989 cwts. of flat fishes were landed by the trawlers — 
£118,719, a diminution compared with 1901 of 38,885 cwts. and 
£14,921. 
The grand total of all kinds of fishes, exclusive of shell- 
fishes, captured in 1902 was 6,866,028 cwts. = £2,502,668, an 
increase over 1901 of 480,858 cwts. and £264,358. Nearly 
three-fourths of this amount was due to Herrings, which also 
reached a higher price (5s. 9d.) than last year. 
The liners in 1903 landed, of round fishes, 511,737 ewts. 
= £249,107, an increase of 10,029 cwts., but only of £948, on 
last year. The small increase in price was largely due to the 
immense number of small Haddocks landed at Aberdeen, which 
port accounted for 78 per cent. of the total catch of this fish. 
Of round fishes, the trawlers caught 1,342,586 cwts. = 
£578,981, an increase of 89,419 cwts., but a diminution of 
£23,309, the latter being due to the low price obtained for Had- 
docks at Aberdeen. 
Of flat fishes, the liners captured 82,059 cwts. = £64,591, a 
decrease of 15,188 cwts. and £3,317, the price having been 
1s. 9d. more than in the previous year. Though there was an 
increase on the total landings of Flounders, Plaice, and Brill, 
the catch of the liners showed small decreases under both heads. 
