of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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These figures are not included in the statistics already given of the 

 Scottish fisheries. Though the fish are landed by Scottish boats the 

 returns are included in the fishery statistics of the particular country 

 in which the fish are landed. 



As an evidence of the enterprise of the Scottish fishermen it may be 

 stated in this connection that the proportion of the total herring catch 

 of England and Ireland landed in those countries by Scottish fishermen 

 during 1913 amounted to 34 and 25 per cent, respectively. 



Cured Herrings Exported. 



The total export of cured herrings for 1912 was 1,385,323 barrels. 

 The principal market is on the Continent of Europe. The greater part 

 of the export goes to the two countries of Germany and Russia. The 

 following is the rate of export to each since 1899 : — 



Year. 



To Germany.* 



To Russia. 





Barrels. 



Barrels. 



1899 . 



714,230 



166,873 



1900 . 



769,126 



172,462 



1901 . 



998,240 



233,129 



1902 . 



. 1,049,502 



292,987 



1903 . 



794,711 



303,202 



1904 . 



. 1,095,683 



384,443 



1905 



. 1,057,315 



430,554 



1906 . 



. 1,025,886 



424,200 



1907 . 



. 1,186,100 



627,100 



1908 . 



. 1,001,645 



616,497 



1909 . 



786,682 



574,307 



1910 . 



982,361 



732,345 



1911 . 



794,219 



655,814 



1912 . 



719,013 



750,187 



1913 . 



672,701 



619,680 



* From 40 to 50 per cent, of the total quantity of herrings exported to Germany 

 is sent over the frontier to Russia. 



2. WHITE FISH FISHING. 



After the herring fishery, the next most important branch of the 

 industry in Scotland is the white-fish fishing. This fishing is carried 

 on by means of three classes of vessels and three methods of fishing — 

 the vessels differentiated by their methods of propulsion (steam, motor, 

 or sails and oars), and the methods of fishing, whether by trawls, 

 anchored nets, or by lines. We will deal with the results of these 

 methods (1) in the aggregate, and (2) separately. 



