Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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ten years, an increase of 18*42, per cent. ; when compared with Comparison 

 the average of the preceding twenty years, an increase of 41*88 ™^ g previoUB 

 per cent ; and of the preceding forty years, 87*25 per cent. 



From the following table it will be seen that Germany and other riaccs to 

 places on the Continent imported 195,809 barrels fewer than in the Exited 

 previous year ; but that Ireland and places out of Europe took xpor 

 4827J and 761 J barrels additional respectively. 



Barrels of Cured Herrings Exported from Scotland in 

 1885 and 1886. 



Years. 



To Ireland. 



To the 

 Continent. 



To Places 

 out of 

 Europe. 



Total Number 

 of Barrels 

 Exported. 



1885, .... 



1886, .... 



22,711 

 27,538! 



1,104 7054 

 908,8964 



1,173 

 1,9344 



1,128,589! 

 938,369! 



Increase in 1886, . 



4,827i 





7614 





Decrease in 1886, . 





195,809 





190,220 



Exports in 

 1885 and 1880 

 compared. 



Table V. Appendix A, shows the total number of barrels of Particulars of 

 white herrings exported from Scotland last year ; distinguishing ^ arro1 ^ 

 the export to Ireland, to the Continent, and to places out of xpo e 

 Europe ; and distinguishing also herrings cured gutted from 

 herrings cured ungutted, and herrings bung-packed from herrings 

 repacked. To this table is appended a supplementary note showing 

 the ports or places to which the herrings exported to the Continent 

 were shipped, and the total quantity exported. 



Table VI. Appendix A, gives an abstract of the total quantity of Herrings 

 white herrings cured, branded, and exported, year by year, in so far g^J ed d 

 as brought under the cognizance of the fishery officers, from 1st June Exported, 1809 

 1809 to 31st December 1886 ; distinguishing the export to Ireland, to 1886 - 

 to the Continent, and to places out of Europe. 



WINTER HERRING FISHERY. 



During the last two years the winter herring fishing has become winter 

 an important industry nearly all along the East Coast of Scotland, p^Sfnow 

 from the Firth of Forth to the Pontland Firth ; 'while, formerly, it an important 

 was not much prosecuted, except in the Leith and Anstruther Industl T- 

 districts, and on the West Coast in Ballantrae district. 



The districts upon the East Coast, where it was most ex- Districts where 

 tensively carried on last year, are Leith, Anstruther, Montrose, Ea^Coast. 011 

 Stonehaven, Aberdeen, , Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banff, Findhorn, 

 Cromarty, Helmsdale, Lybster, and Wick. The fishing was opened 

 about the beginning of January and closed in the end of March. Particulars of 

 Immense shoals of herrings were found along the coasts of the Fishm s- 

 above districts, lying generally from one to six miles off shore. 



