of the Fishery Board for Scotland. xli 





Cod. 



Ling. 



Tusk. 



Saithe. 



Haddocks. 



Mack- 

 erel. 



Year. 



Cwts. 

 Dried. 



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1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 190S 

 1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 



48,626 

 60,693 

 65,709 

 81,967 

 60,766 

 102,527 

 95,. 508 

 100,733 

 121,465 

 180,859 

 161,722 



23,396 

 110,737 

 154,353 

 124,522 

 123,985 

 127,479 

 109,537 

 112,636 

 113,888 

 138,107 

 120,733 



1,290 



2,147 



2,200 



1,741 



1,256 



1,157 



1,920 



1,165 



1,252 



4,540* 



3,279 



10,137 

 15,714 

 21,102 

 14,322 

 12,748 

 36,239 

 32,282 

 41,414 

 45,266 

 37,972 

 38,810 



5,000 

 2,000 

 15,290 

 12,500 

 10,400 

 6,700 

 3.320 

 3,990 

 2,980 

 2,100 

 1,950 



1,601 

 2,019 

 3,395 

 1,993 

 1,035 

 2,745 

 1,768 

 3,004 

 5,370 

 4,166 

 4,164 



1,378 

 525 

 1,220 

 3,990 

 3,150 

 2,870 

 1,110 

 1,200 

 550 



15,272 

 18,831 

 19,406 

 13,983 

 10,753 

 19,431 

 15.387 

 19.095 

 21,738 

 35,991 

 66,523 



15,960 

 18,000 

 19,200 

 25,570 

 30,150 

 31,920 

 32,350 

 40,600 

 55,360 



381,156 

 386,604 

 340,433 

 292,582 

 365,797 

 384,985 

 279,054 

 240,429 

 251,128 

 225,127 

 120,124 



6", 809 

 11,709 

 13,512 

 12,1 10 

 1 1.x<;:^ 

 5,172 

 5,692 

 9,057 

 8,408 

 13,347 



6, .549 



626 

 216 

 107 



830 

 1,473 

 1,389 

 1,390 

 1,487 

 2,153 

 2,568 

 2,738 

 8,700* 

 5,266 



* Sho^^^l in cwts. for first time. 



The estimated value in a cured state of the cod, haddocks, ling, 

 saithe, etc., so treated was £1,025,431. The smoked fish contributed 

 £640,730 of this total, and the dried fish accounted for £364.952 (App. 

 E, No. IV.). 



Almost the whole of this total (£944,546) is returned for Aberdeen. 



The total value of all fish cured was nearly four million pounds 

 sterling, by far the highest total on record, and this notwithstanding 

 the substantial shortage in the catch. 



VALUE OF CURING YARDS AND OTHER PREMISES 

 CONNECTED WITH THE FISHING INDUSTRY. 



At the close of the year inquiries were made with a view to obtain- 

 ing some indication of the amount of fixed capital invested in the 

 various industries connected with the Scottish fisheries, such as herring 

 curing and kippering, whitefish curing, barrel and box making, boat 

 building, ice and manure factories. The time available proved, 

 however, to be insufficient for the necessary inquiries, and the in- 

 formation obtained can only be regarded as an approximation. It is, 

 however, of interest as supplementing the particulars given in Ap- 

 pendix A, No. 1, as to the fishing fleet. 



The value of the premises, including machinery, used for the 

 various shore industries connected with the Scottish fisheries may be 

 stated roughly as one and a half million pounds. It has to be borne 

 in mind in this connection that herring curing does not call for any 

 elaborate or expensive accommodation — that the fixed capital re- 

 presents but a small proportion of the total capital required for the 

 conduct of the industry, and that a large portion of the whitefish 

 catch is used fresh. 



It may be mentioned, further, that no attempt has been made 

 to ascertain the value of the very numerous harbours and piers used 

 by the fishing fleet or in connection with the industry. 



Of the total of one and a half millions it is estimated that about 

 £400,000 is attributable to herring curing and kippering yards, 

 £115,000 to whitefish curing premises, £200,000 to ship and boat 

 building yards, and £160,000 to net and other gear factories, the 

 remainder being represented by ice and manure factories, etc. 



As is naturally to be expected, Aberdeen district takes premier 

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