of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 29 



No. II. — continued. 



1 



1 



1 



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. 



1 No. of Curing Stations. 



Gkneraij Remarks. 







Gwts. 





£ 









Mussel 

 dredging. 



Lines and 



creels. 

 Nets, lines, 



and creels. 



South Esk. 



Along coast. 



1 to 60 miles 

 off. 



13,884 



131 

 2,014 



9,025 

 91,659 



7,184 



68 

 1,495 



6,999 

 62,524 



949 



56 

 449 



1,010 

 4,678 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, h a d- 

 docks, flat fish, 

 and mussels. 

 Lobsters and 

 crabs. 

 Codlings, had- 

 docks, lobsters, 

 and crabs. 

 Codlings, had- 

 docks, whit- 

 ings, and crabs. 



2 



1 

 4 



Large decrease in quantity and value mainly 

 caused by the failure of the herring 

 fishing. 



Creek of little importance. 



The returns for this creek are less than those 

 of the preceding year. 



Owing to scarcity of round fish a decrease in 

 quantity, but increase in value owing to 

 higher prices realised. Crab fishing very 

 successful. 



Lines and 

 crab creels. 



Drift nets. 

 Lines, and 

 crab 

 creels. 



Lines and 

 crab creels. 



1 to 4 miles 



offshore. 

 1 to 10 miles 



offshore. 



45 to 80 miles 

 S.E. and 1 

 to 20 miles 

 off Tod 

 Head. 



1 to 10 miles 

 offshore. 



19 

 470 



5,559 



95 

 192 



6,335 



8 

 224 



3,.392 



54 



83 



3,761 



246 

 994 



228 

 2 



49 

 1,519 



Codlings, crabs, 

 and lobsters. 



Codlings, con- 

 ger eels, crabs, 

 and lobsters. 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, had- 

 docks, whit- 

 ings, and 

 crabs. 



Codlings and 

 crabs. 



Haddocks, whit- 

 ings, lobsters, 

 and crabs. 



5 

 5 



Decrease in white fish but slight increase in 

 shell-fish. 



Great decrease in white fish but slight in- 

 crease in shell-fish. 



All kinds except shell-fish show a marked 

 decrease from the previous year's catch. 



Decrease in both codlings and crabs. 



Decrease in white fish but slight increase in 

 shell-fish. 



Lines and 

 creels. 



Otter trawl, 

 drift nets, 

 great, 

 small, and 

 hand lines. 



1 to 10 miles 

 offshore. 



Oft Shetland, 

 Orkney, 

 North- 

 western 

 grounds, 

 St. Kilda, 

 F 1 a n n a n 

 Isles, 

 Barra Head, 

 West coast 

 of Ireland, 

 Faroe, 

 Norwegian 

 coast and 

 Iceland. 

 In the 

 North Sea 

 in latitudes 

 55° to 61" N. 



813 

 1,053 

 319 



2,149767 



559 

 748 

 170 



1,305769 



23 

 48 

 125 



19 



Haddocks, whit- 

 ing!?, codlings, 

 and crabs. 



Codlings, whit- 

 ings, saithe, 

 haddocks, and 

 crabs. 



Cod, haddocks, 

 herrings, ling, 

 saithe, whit- 

 ings, halibut, 

 lemon soles, 

 plaice, witches, 

 megrims, 

 skate etc. 



Herring curers, 17 ; Tinners, 7 ; 

 and Haddock and Cod Curers, 154. 



Decrease in quantity and value of white 



fish, but slight increase in quantity and 



value of shell-fish. 

 Decrease in quantity and value of white fish, 



but little change in quantity and value of 



shell-fish. 



Decrease in quantity and value of both white 

 fish and shell-fish. 



Increase in catch of trawl fish and herrings, 

 but slight decrease in steam great-line 

 and other line fishings. All over there is 

 a substantial increase in quantity and 

 value of fish landed. Prices ruled ex- 

 ceptionally high. 





2,151952 



1,307246 



215 





178 





















