COASTAL WINDS AND THEIR INFLUENCE UPON FISH. 



29 



hauled round them, as during the migrating periods, or an 

 apparent scarcity is felt when the fish are scattered and 

 in places more or less inaccessible for nets. 



Annual fluctuation in the abundance of fish.— It is from 

 a comparison of the yearly average catches that the impor- 

 tant evidence is obtained as to whether our fisheries are 

 improving or not, and the primary data relating thereto 

 has been recorded in Table II. 



Table II.— Showing the total catch each year and number of men emploved. 



A.— YEARLY CATCH (in Baskets equal 75 to 80 fts.) 







Waters. 



1897 



1898 1899 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



1906f 



Clarence River 



.1 











17039 



21082 



24164 



23040 



Port Macquarie 















2843 



3030 



2105 



1185 



Cape Hawke... 









7673 



10521 



15099 



13397 



10592 



11661 



8922 



Port Stephens 



.1 . , 







5029 



8671 



10436 



19247 



14843 



16613 



11754 



Lake Macquarie 



. 10930 



12210 



11539 



9861 



10761 



10863 



11627 



13615 



13711 



8687 



Tuggerah Lakes 



. 9343 



6259 



4476 



6615 



8747 



12524 



11165 



8226 



6895 



6918 



Lake Illawarra 



. 8305 



4631 



8971 



5327 



6354 



8444 



10841 



7953 



6630 



5105 



Shoalhaven River . 



■1 











4546 



5752 



5667 



3495 



4019 



Clyde River ... 



, 











1937 



1736 



1025 



1519 



1689 



Pambula 



. ... 







... 





843 



926 



1249 



992 



915 





B.-NUMB 



ER O] 



P MEN.* 







Waters. 



1897 



1898 



1899 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



1906t 



Clarence River 















36 



68 



83 



96 



Port Macquarie 















15 



17 



12 



6 



Cape Hawke ... 









40 



39 



48 



63 



55 



67 



68 



Port Stephens 









21 



25 



49 



97 



121 



137 



95 



Lake Macquarie 



. 59 



65 



65 



65 



58 



53 



73 



80 



85 



79 



Tuggerah Lakes 



. 51 



52 



39 



33 



35 



54 



65 



53 



54 



40 



Lake Illawarra 



. 32 



29 



34 



27 



24 



36 



33 



34 



41 



36 



Shoalhaven River . 













32 



48 



51 



22 



21 



Clyde River ... 













13 



14 



14 



21 



13 



Pambula 













5 



6 



8 



11 



10 



* These figures represeut in each case the average of the monthly returns, 

 t Ten months only. 



The average catch per man per month for each year and 

 each water has been recorded in Table III., where the 

 relative difference in richness between the various localities 



Table III.— Showing Monthly Catch per Man (baskets). 



Waters. 



1897 



1898| 1899 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



1906 



Avr. 



Clareuce River 















39-3 



29-4 



24-3 



24-1 



29*3 



Port Macquarie 















15-4 



14-7 



14-7 



16-4 



15*3 



Care Hawke 









15-9 



22'8 



26-5 



17-7 



16'0 



14-6 



13-1 



18-1 



Port Stephens 









19-7 



28-6 



19-4 



16-5 



10*2 



lO'l 



12-4 



16-7 



Lake Macquarie 



15-5 



15-4 



14-7 



12-7 



154 



16-9 



13-2 



14-2 



135 



110 



14*3 



Tuggerah Lakes 



152 



10-1 



95 



17*0 



20-9 



19-3 



15 4 



13'1 



10*7 



17-3 



14-9 



Lake Illawarra 



218 



13*3 



22-3 



16-7 



22-2 



19-5 



97"?. 



19-3 



13'3 



14-1 



19-0 



Shoalhaven River 













11-9 



10-0 



9-3 



13-1 



18-7 



12-6 



Clyde River 









... 





12-3 



10'4 



6-9 



6-1 



13*5 



9-8 



Pambula District 









1 ... 





15-3 



123 



13-5 



7*2 



9-4 



11-5 



