oj the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



^fo. II. — continued. 



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Methods 



of 

 Fishirifi' 

 pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fi-siiiuj;' 

 Grounds 



Quantity and 



Value of 

 Fish L.-^nded 

 (exrluding- 

 Sliell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 

 taken. 



Principal 

 kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



General Rbmares. 



Nets and I F i r t h 

 lines. Clyde. 



Lines and 

 creels. 



Cwts. 



• of , 6,460' 



27 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Firth of 

 Clyde. 



29,074 ; 11,009 



15,758 

 4 419 2,505 

 1,789 I 1,322 



2,266 



53 



53 



Lines and 

 creels. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Lines and 



creels. 

 Nets, lines, 



and creels. 

 Nets and 



mussel 



crams. 

 Nets, lines, 



and creels. 

 Stake nets. 



Trawling. 



L o c h r y a n 

 and off 

 Corsewall. 



Channel. 

 Luce Bav. 



Wigtown 

 Bay. 



Cree estuary. 



K i r k c u d- 

 bright Bay. 



Nith estu- 

 ary. 



Solwav Firth. 



-42,260 



1 867 



684 



19,794 



417 



1,700 



441 



446 



119^ 



275 



286 



473 



1,017 I 3,051 



77,725 ! 40,431 9,359 



:7267328 :3733379 72,357 

 ^8117826 '3450829 67,594 



Herrings, mac- 

 kerel, codlings, 

 and flounders. 

 Mackerel and 

 lobsters. 



Herrings, cod, 

 whitings, 

 plaice, and 

 mackerel. 



General. 



Cod, saithe, 

 lobsters. 



Cod and saithe. 



Marked decrease in returns of herrings 

 landed. 



Similar to last year. 



Cod, haddocks 

 plaice. 



General. 



Cod and had 

 dock. 



Cod, crabs, and 

 lobsters. 



Mackerel, cod, 

 plaice, skate, 

 crabs, and lob- 

 sters. 



Cod, crabs, lob- 

 sters. 



Cod and plaice 

 and 



ad- l 



Sparlings 

 mussels. 



Lobsters 

 whelks. 

 Flounders. 



and 



and 



Flounders 

 mussels. 



Flounders. 



Flounders, 

 plaice, skate, 

 and shrimps. 



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^ Ayr, Dunure, and Maidens show decreases in 

 I herrings, the principal decrease occurring 

 I at the first-named creek. The value, how- 

 ever, is relatively higher. Flounder fish- 

 ing improved. 



VThe chief increases are in herrings, niackerel, 

 J and cod, while the chief decreases occur 



in eels and skate. General result— fair 



improvement on last year. 

 Slight decrease in total quantity and 



value. 



-3K;ranraer shows a decrease in quantitj' of 

 herring, but an increase in valtie. De- 

 creases in haddocks, eels, and skate, 

 increases in cod, ling, and mackerel. 

 Cairnryan and Kirkcolm boats land their 

 herrings at Stranraer. 



■Decrease in quantity, but increase iii value, 

 j Increase in lobsters and crabs. 



Skate chiefly accounts for the increases in 

 quantity and value of white fish, the other 

 kinds showing a slight falling oflF. De- 

 crease in lobsters and crabs. 



-Slight decrease in quantity of white fish, but 

 increase in value. Lobsters and crabs 

 show decreases, while mussels remain 

 about the same. 



^Moderate decrease in catch of flounders, but 

 an increase in value. The (piantity of 

 mussels landed nearly doubled, but a 

 decrease in unclassified shell-fish. 

 Decrease in quantity and \ alue of flounders 

 and plaice, while skate and shrimps show 

 increases. 



