oj the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



No. 11. —continued. 



55 



Methods | Position of 



of 

 Fishing' 

 pursued. 



Principal 

 Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 

 Value of 



Fish Landed 

 (excluding- 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 

 taken. 



Principal 

 kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



Gk.neral Remarks. 



Cwts. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Off south ; 



and east i 

 coasts of 

 Bute. 



KylesofBute! 



and ad j a: ! 



cent waters, i 

 Firth of 



Clyde. 



Lochs Long 

 and Goil. 



224 



292 



387 



Lobster 

 creels, 

 nets, and 

 lines. 



Kilbrannan 

 Sound and 

 adjacent 

 waters. 



South and 

 east of 

 Arran. 



1,801 



8,220 



13 



34 



167 

 108 

 48 

 2 



Herrings, mac- 

 kerel, and cod. 



Cod, flounders, 

 and plaice. 



Mackerel, cod, 

 and saithe. 



Herrings and 

 mackerel. 



Haddocks. 



Herrings and 

 mackerels. 



18,581 8,103 



I Nets and Gareloch. 

 i lines. 



Firth of 

 Clyde. 



Otter I West Coast, 

 trawls and 

 ! lines. 



I Nets, lines, 

 and mus- 

 sel dredg- 

 ing. 



Nets and 

 lines. 

 Lines. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels, 



Firth of 

 Clyde. 



163 

 231 



935 

 20 



177 

 54 

 198 



1,482 



726 

 17,164 



1 1,437 



58 

 215 



80 

 26 

 158 



572 



495 

 5,532 



858 



547 , 



148 



36 



Mackerel, cod, 



ling, and mus 



sels. 

 Codlings, had 



docks, whit 



ings.flounders. 



mussels, and 



winkles. 

 Ling, halibut, 



and skate. 



Mussels. 



Cod, eels, and 

 mussels. 



Cod and her- 

 rings. 



Codlings, saithe, 

 whitings, and 

 flounders. 



Herrings, mac- 

 kerel, codhngs, 

 and flounders. 



4 Herrings, mac- 

 kerel, and 

 flounders. 



250 ! Herrings, cod- j 



( lings, plaice, | 



i skate, eels, and i 

 lobsters. 



Increase in mackerel and cod. Decrease in 

 herrings. 



Decrease in all kinds of fish. 



This creek also shows decrease in all kinds of 

 fish. 



Decrease in quantitj- and value, shortage in 

 mackerel and cod being most evident. 



Increase in all kinds of fish but principally in 

 herrings and mackerel. 



Of little importance so far as catch is con- 

 cerned. Fishermen landed takes at other 

 creeks. 



A marked decrease in quantity and value, 

 chiefly in herrings. Mackerel alone shows 

 an increase on last year's figures. 



Slight increase in quantity and value. 



Increase in white fish but decrease in shell- 

 fish. 



Occasional landings made by steam liners 

 local trawlers employed on East Coast. 



Considerable decrease in mussels. 



Increase in white fish ; decrease in mussels. 



Fishing unimportant. 



Slight decrease in total landings. 



Decrease in herrings ; increase in mackerel. 



No material change. 



Marked increase in quantity and value of 

 herrings landed. 



Increase in quantity and value of fish landed. 



