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in the decade. At Aberdeen the preponderance of small Had- 
docks was again noteworthy, viz. about 42 per cent. of the total 
catch. Cod, Ling, and Whitings all showed increased returns. 
The returns of the flat fishes caught by the liners, wiz. 
71,072 cwts., also showed a substantial increase on the former 
year of 17,029 cwts. and £28,991. This improvement was due 
to the larger catches of Halibut (11,000 ewts. over 1907) landed 
at Aberdeen, chiefly by the steam-liners, greater attention having 
been devoted to this fishing owing to the low prices prevailing 
for Cod and Ling. 
The trawlers landed 128,848 cwts. of flat fishes, or 7659 cwts. 
less than last year, and with a diminution in value of £15,204. 
There was a decrease in the total landings of Plaice of about 
5800 cwts., referable entirely to trawlers, for the catch of the 
liners showed an improvement. The total value was £69,404, or 
£6586 less than the previous year. Lemon-dabs realized £1400 
more than in 1907, and showed an increase of about 1200 cwis. 
The catch of Turbot’ showed a slight decrease, but the value was 
sreater by nearly £1000. The average value of Turbot is about 
£3 10s. 4d. per ewt., while for Lemon-dabs it is £2 1s. per cwt., 
and for Halibut £1 14s. 2d. per ewt. 
The total quantity of all kinds of fishes (exclusive of shell- 
fishes) for 1908 was 8,645,252 cwts., or 372,901 cwts. less than 
in 1907, the record year, and the value less by £636,965. Though 
the year stood second in the amount of fishes landed, it was only 
fourth in value, for the average price was only 8d. more than 
the lowest (5s. 7d., 1904) in the decade, and 2s. 10d. under that 
of 1907. Though the catch of Herrings was under that of 1907, 
it was the second highest on record, viz. 5,728,157 cwts., but its 
value was only £J,161,111, since the average price was about 
4s. per cwt. instead of 5s. 9d. in 1907, and being below the 
average for the preceding ten years. The foregoing results 
were obtained under a decrease of 488 sailing-vessels, and an 
increase of 151 steam-vessels. During the ten years a diminution 
of 1498 vessels had occurred, but the value of these larger and 
better equipped vessels had increased by £3,193,765, a remark- 
able fact. The men employed on board had increased by 100 
since last year; and during the ten years by 3328. Inthe same 
way the total number of persons employed in the fisheries and 
