of tlie Fishery Board for Scotland. 



ix 



MEANS OF CAPTUEE. 



1. Fishing Boats and Vessels (other than Trawlers) 

 Propelled by Sails or Oars. 



The statistics under this section of Appendix A in the year 1010 

 were marked by features similar to those whicli have prevailed for 

 some years past — a decline in tlie number, tonnage, and vahie of boats, 

 in the quantity and value of the various forms of gear (except un- 

 classified types of nets), and in the number of fishermen and boys 

 employed. All sections of the coast were involved in the decline, 

 which was due mainly to the continued replacement of sailing boats 

 by steam- and motor-driven craft, and to the gradual deterioration of 

 boats and gear, and the failure of fishermen to acquire new boats or to 

 make good the defect in fishing material. Thus the value of boats 

 and gear, which had fallen from £1,414,441 in 1908 to £1,280,742 in 

 1909, showed a further decline of £70,739 in 1910, the falling off 

 being divided between the East Coast, Orkney and Shetland, and the 

 West Coast in the ratio (roughly) of 5:2:1, and between boats and 

 gear in about equal moities. The exception (in the case of unclassified 

 types of nets) to the general rule of decline was referable to the 

 increased use of cod-nets, chiefly in the Moray Firth districts. 



11. Steam Fishing Vessels (other than Trawlers). 



In continuation of the return furnished in preceding years, the 

 following Table gives particulars of the rise of the Scottish steam 

 fishing fleet during the past twelve years. The progress has been 

 remarkable, and if, in certain years, owing to the comparative non- 

 success of the herring fishing in the preceding season, the rate of 

 increase has been small, that has been more than compensated for by 

 the great advance made in other years when conditions were more 

 favourable. The Table is as follows :— 



Vessels. 



Year. 



1899 

 1900 

 1901 

 1902 

 1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 



44 

 70 

 97 

 100 

 156 

 204 

 209 

 274 

 508 

 626 

 665 

 725 



59 

 39 



3 

 56 

 31 



2 



31 

 85 

 23 

 6 

 9 



944 

 1,865 

 2,684 

 2,900 

 4,025 

 5,161 

 5,177 

 6,53S 

 11,828 

 15,610 

 16,864 

 18,757 



o 



44 



8 

 39 

 28 



26 

 81 

 32 

 8 

 11 



£ 



82,780 

 145,490 

 200,910 

 205,620 

 355,915 

 453,095 

 452,080 

 608,060 

 1,245,268 

 1,535,550 

 1,635,602 

 1,762,686 



© 0) 



Pm o 



76 

 38 

 2 



73 

 27 



;^5 

 105 

 23 

 6 J 



Fishing Gear, 



£ 

 7,346 

 17,648 

 26,316 

 28,990 

 45,089 

 59,596 

 64,327 

 96,588 

 182,426 

 232,216 

 248,455 

 272,982 



0) ^ 



140 



49 

 10 

 56 

 32 



8 

 50 

 89 

 27 



7 



10 



Men and Boys 

 Employed. 



363 

 588 

 814 

 829 

 1,296 

 1,639 

 1,747 

 2,347 

 3,993 

 4,924 

 5,428 

 5,748 



^ Includinf!: non-resident men. 



N.B.—T\\Q vessels returned include several mussel dredgers. 



