of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 41 



No. II. — continued. 



- 













bions. 



• 



Methods 



of 

 Fishing- 

 pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fisliing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 

 Value of 



Fish Landed 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 

 taken. 



Principal 

 kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



of Curing Stai 



General Remarks. 















d 









Cwts. 



£ 



£ 









Lines. 



Inshore. 



1 1.478 



320 





Herrings, saithe, 

 and haddocks. 





\ Increase in quantity and value of herrings ; 

 j line fishing shows little change. 



Nets and 

 lines. 

 Lines. 



!! 



St. Magnus 

 Bay. 



1 1,267 



341 



"{ 



Herrings, had- 

 docks, and 

 saithe. 



t 



E 



1 12 

 1 1 



(Decrease in quantitj^ and value of herrings ; 

 j slight improvement in haddock fishing. 



Nets and 

 lines. 

 Lines. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Round the 



isle. 

 1 to 40 miles 



off. 



1 to 10 miles 

 off. 



1 to 60* miles 

 off. 



1^4,143 

 > 



•32,603 



1,270 

 13,588 



I 



f 



263 s 



1 



Herrings, cod, 

 haddock, and 

 saithe. 



1 Improvement in herring and small-line 

 V- fishings j decrease in quantity and value 

 of cod. 



J 



1 Decrease of about 50 per cent, in quantity 

 I and value of herrings : decrease in quan- 

 l tity and value of haddocks ; but sub- 

 stantial increase in quantity and \'alue of 

 cod, &c., due to improvement in cod-net 

 fishing. 







771,694 



347,270 



624 





103 





Nets and 

 lines. 



The Minch. 



1,817 

 3,970 



622 

 958 



352 

 222 



Cod, ling, and 

 eels. 





Very little fishing at these creeks. The 

 larger sized boats fish from Stornoway. 







539,047 



172,388 



410 



Herring. 





Record winter herring fishing. 





Broadbay 

 and the 

 Minch. 



1,708 

 3,747 



520 

 1,517 



228 



Cod, ling, and 

 haddocks. 



1 



Cod and ling fishing on the decline. 

 )> »» ») 





Broadbav. 



j 



1,731 



667 



15 



Haddocks. 





Small-line fishing occasionally for home sup- 

 plies. The larger sized boats fish from 

 Stornoway. 



