of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



23 



No. II. 



Fishing Creek or Station on the Scottish Coasts during the Year 1913. 



Methods 

 of Fishing 

 pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 



Value of 

 Fish Landed 

 (excluding- 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 

 taken. 



Principal 

 Kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



General Remarks. 



Trawl and 

 drift nets 

 and lines. 



Lines and 



creels. 

 Nets and 



lines. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels 



Lines and 

 creels 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Lines and 



creels. 

 Nets, lines, 



and creels. 



Cwts. 



The North 

 Sea and 

 West of 

 Scotland. 



Inshore. 



10 to 50 miles 

 offshore. 



1 to 30 miles 

 offshore 



Inshore. 



1 to 20 miles 

 offshore. 



Inshore. 



2 to 35 miles 

 offshore. 



3 to 50 miles 

 offshore. 



Herrings, had- 

 docks, cod, 

 plaice, and 

 lemon soles. 



Haddocks and 

 codlings. 



Herrings, had- 

 docks, and 

 codlings. 



Codlings, 



had- 



docks, 



and 



crabs. 





Codling-s 



and 



crabs. 





Herrings, 



cod- 



lings. 



and 



crabs. 





Codlings 



and 



crabs. 





Herrings, 



eod- 



lings. 



h a d- 



docks 



a n d 



crabs. 





Codlings, had- 

 docks, and 

 crabs. 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, h a d- 

 docks, and 

 crabs. 



31 



A record season for herrings. Catch, 133,553 

 crans, of which 16,427 were landed l)y 

 trawlers. Additional curing stations 

 being made. Decrease in trawl fish. 



Line and crab fishing below average. 



A large increase in herrings. A record 

 catch of 50,790 crans. Owing to financial 

 difficulties, the trawlers were either sold 

 or transferred to other ports. Line fish- 

 ing under average. 



Four crews prosecuted the herring fishing at 

 other ports. Line and crab fishing below 

 the average. 



Line and crab fishing below the average. 



Slight increase in herrings. Line and crab 

 fishing below the average. Considerable 

 trade in shipping stones. 



Line and crab fishing below the average. 



Of no importance now as a herring station. 

 Line and crab fishing below the average. 



Shght increase in herrings. Catch, 9,554 

 crans. Not likely to regain its former 

 position as a herring centre. Line and 

 crab fishing below the average. 



Line and crab fishing below the average. 



Slight increase in herrings. Additional qua3' 

 space for herring boats in course of con- 

 struction. Line and crab fishing below 

 the average. 



82 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels, 



Net and 

 lines. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



1 to 5 and 12 

 to 40 miles 

 offshore. 



Herri ni 



had- 

 c o d- 

 a n d 



120,128 



343 



45,612 



160 



docks, 

 lings, 

 crabs. 

 Herrings 

 kerel, 

 lings, and had 

 docks. 



mac- 

 c o d- 



940 



Codlings, and 

 crabs. 



Small herring station. Of the eight crews 

 only two prosecuted the English herring 

 fishing. Slight decrease in the line and 

 crab fishing. 



Summer herring fishing exhibits large in- 

 crease in value ; quantity slightly above 

 last year. 39 crews had good success at 

 the English autumn fishing. Decrease in 

 small line fishing. 



Has a fleet of 13 motor boats. Fishermen 

 prosecute the home, Irish, and English 

 herring fishings. Line and crab fishing 

 about the average. 



125,879 



48,925 



2,064 



