of the, Fishery Board for IScoiland. 



V 



Shetland Herring Fishery. 



We have had occasion in previous Eeports to call attention to the 

 revival and development of the herring fishery in Shetland, which 

 appears now to be established on a firm basis. The result of the 

 herring fishery in Shetland for the last ten years is as follows : — 



. 



Year. 



Quantity. 



Average 

 Yearly 

 v^aicn. 



Value. 



Average 

 Yearly 

 Value. 





Cwts. 



Cwts. 



£ 



£ 



1901 



1,505,493 





282,365 





1902 



1,081,320 





282,665 





1903 



1,097,356 



1,569,189 



282,153 . 



348,855 



1904 



1,901,357 





320,447 





1905 



2,260,420 J 





576,645 





1906 



1,606,258 ^ 





601,394 ^ 





1907 



1,639,271 





539,652 





1908 



1,808,624 



1,991,879 



383,487 



423,935 



1909 



1,270,001 





515,648 





1910 



1,641,241 i 





479,493 . 





Scottish Boats in England and Ireland. 



But the operations of the Scottish herring fishermen are not 

 limited to Scotland. They participate to an important extent in the 

 herring fishery of both England and Ireland. 



The following Table shows the development and dimensions of 

 such participation : — 



Year. 



1899 

 1900 

 1901 

 1902 

 1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 



English Fishing. 



No. of Boats. 



679 

 910 

 951 

 1009 

 1184 

 996 

 1207 

 1292 

 1340 

 1221 

 1259 

 1257 



Catch. 



Cwts. 



822,500 

 1,050,931 



850,941 

 1,445,797 

 1,166,928 

 1,575,687 

 1,539,672 

 1,210,236 

 1,892,105 

 1,741,675 

 1,528,628 

 1,243,207 



Value. 



£ 



242,460 

 259,436 

 197,126 

 356,428 

 213,462 

 249,974 

 485,278 

 477,106 

 338,899 

 454,230 

 467,866 

 456,528 



Irish Fishing. 



No. of Boats. 



58 

 104 

 158 

 218 

 280 

 439 

 307 

 252 

 291 

 346 

 200 



Catch. 



Cwts. 

 17,500 

 31,150 

 45,619 

 35,157 

 60,928 

 59,830 

 59,646 

 53,559 

 47,753 

 91,528 

 122,278 

 153,819 



