370 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
The grand total of all kinds of fishes (other than shell-fishes) 
landed in 1906 was 7,593,369 cwts., the third highest on record, 
but what is very satisfactory is that the value is the highest yet 
obtained, viz. £2,977,598, or £328,445 above any previous 
record. It cannot be said that these and other statistics bear 
out the lugubrious remarks which for many years have charac- 
terized a section of the community. This great total was largely 
made up of Herrings, viz. 5,016,220 cwts. = £1,661,178, the 
largest sum obtained within the decade, though the weight was 
less than that in the two previous years. 388,856 persons manned 
the fishing fleet, an increase of 2698 over 1905; and 92,305, 
including the former, were employed in the various industries 
subsidiary to the fisheries, an increase of 4104 in all. Such 
figures do not point to an unsatisfactory pursuit. There was a 
reduction of twenty-seven in the number of vessels, but an 
increase of 5696 in tonnage and £715,116 in value. 
In 1907 the round fishes landed by liners weighed 529,962 cwis., 
and had a value of £262,817, a diminution on both heads as 
contrasted with 1906. The position of line-fishing is shown by 
the fact that in 1898 no less than 58 per cent. of the round 
fishes were captured by them, whereas in 1907 the quantity 
stood at 22 per cent. Less energy was given to this pursuit, and 
more to the Herring fishing. Ling, Haddocks, Cod, and Whitings 
all participated in the decrease, yet in Conger fishing, a pursuit 
of the liners, there was an increase of 2525 ewts. and £921 
over 1906. 
The trawlers caught 1,874,411 cwts. of round fishes, the 
largest catch on record up to date, and 191,076 ewts. over the 
large return of the previous year, and exceeding it in value by 
£32,169. 
The liners produced 54,043 cwts. of flat fishes = £69,432, 
an increase over the previous year, yet only about half the 
quantity obtained in 1905. Whilst the liners thus improved on 
the previous year, the trawlers had diminished catches. Hali- 
but, Plaice, and Flounders were those in which improved catches 
were obtained. 
The quantity of flat fishes landed by trawlers amounted to 
136,502 cwts. = £218,705 a slight diminution in both cases 
from 1906. The total quantity of Plaice (80 per cent. of which 
