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subsidiary industries had increased by 2759 in the decade, and 
this year stood at 92,359. 
In an interesting review of the statistics of twenty years 
in 1908,* the second decennial period, 1899-1908, showed an 
increase in the captures of the following fishes over the first 
decennial period, 1889-1898, on the Kast Coast, thus :—Cod, 
48 per cent.; Ling, no less than 129 per cent.; Torsk, almost 
281 per cent.; Saithe or Coal-fish, 85 per cent.; Haddock, 
23 per cent.; Conger, 5 per cent.; Turbot, 41 per cent.; Halibut, 
85 per cent.; Lemon-dab, 58 per cent. The total returns of 
Plaice are only given for the years 1904-1908, a steady decrease 
from 62,565 ewts. to 44,596 in 1908. As, however, the total 
captures of Plaice rose in 1909 to 58,977 ecwts., in 1910 to 
51,295 cwts., and in 1911 to 58,868 cwts., there is room for 
caution in deduction, since it is necessary to ascertain the amount 
of attention devoted to Plaice-fishing in the various areas. In 
the case of the Herring, the increase in the ten years ending in 
1908 over the previous ten years was no less than 2381 per cent., 
and yet anxiety about this fish was felt a hundred years ago, if 
not earlier. 
Of round fishes other than Herrings the liners landed in 1909 
667,482 cwts. = £248,609, a little less than in the previous 
year, or a decrease of 6°5 per cent., but the quantity taken by 
Cod-nets and other fixed nets was more than doubled in con- 
trast with 1908. The catch of Whitings was considerably less 
than in the previous year, but the price, 12s. 4d. per cwt., was 
5s. 2d. over that for trawled Whitings. 
The trawlers caught 1,828,570 cwts. of round fishes = 
£735,471, a diminution of 81,468 cwts. and £21,098 compared 
with 1908. 
The liners produced 66,568 cwts. of flat fishes = £86,152, a 
decrease of 4504 cwts. and £7271 on the previous year. 
The trawlers landed 144,966 cwts. of flat fishes = £207,438, 
an increase of 16,123 cwts. and £3942, the price this year having 
been 3s. less than in 1908. Under this head it has to be noted 
that Lemon-dabs showed an increase of 6929 cwts. on the 
previous year, the total value being £74,627, a considerable sum 
for a fish that formerly was supposed to be steadily diminishing. 
* Op. cit., Dr. Fulton, Part III., p. 129. 
