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T'wenty -ninth Annual Re/port 



mussel ]>eds, although there was also a considerable decrease in tlie 

 quantity taken from the Esk beds. The Findhorn district returns, on 

 the other hand, showed a very marked increase, the landings having 

 risen from 480 cwts. in 1909 to 5140 cwts in 1910. The diminishing 

 output of these bivalves is largely explained by the lessened demand 

 for bait connoted by the decline in line fishing. 



Glams. 



Practically the whole of the clams landed in Scotland are obtained 

 from the Firth of Forth beds. In 1910 the total quantity landed was 

 9947 cwts., valued at £1501, as compared with 7404 cwts. and £1143 

 in the preceding j^ear. 



Unclassified Shell-fish. 



Unclassified shell-fish consist chiefly of periwinkles, cockles, and 

 shrimps. The total quantity landed amounted to 46,540 cwts., valued 

 at £11,684, these figures representing an increase of 814 cwts., but a 

 decrease of £831, as compared with the returns for 1909. 



The following table shows the quantity and value of the different 

 kinds of shell-fish landed in Scotland since 1901, inclusive: — 



Year. 



Oysters. 



Mussels. 



Glams. 



lOO's. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 100. 



7/10 



8/7 



8/5 



7/6 



7/11 



8/ 



6/9 



7/3 



7/2 



7/11 



Cwts. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



Cwts. 



Value 

 & 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



1901 

 1902 

 1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 



6,234 

 2,909 

 2,116 

 2,501 

 2,180 

 3,896 



10,203 

 9,424 



12,270 

 8,771 



2,447 

 1,251 

 894 

 937 

 865 

 1,568 

 3,456 

 3.411 

 4,414 

 3,473 



102,541 

 95,663 

 102,958 

 92,142 

 102,927 

 128,486 

 126,453 

 121,161 

 109,529 

 98,817 



5,976 

 5,445 

 6,207 

 6,046 

 6,065 

 7,222 

 6', 334 

 5,529 

 4,881 

 4,476 



1/1 



1/2 



1/2 



1/2 



1/4 



1/2 



1/2 

 /II 

 /II 

 /II 



6,587 

 4,320 

 4,606 

 6,993 

 7,848 

 7,391 

 7,197 

 8,633 

 7,404 

 9,947 



802 

 586 

 637 

 944 

 1,129 

 1,083 

 953 

 1.264 

 1,143 

 1,501 



2/5 



2/9 



2/9 



2/8 



2/10 



2/11 



2/8 



2/11 



3/1 



3/- 





Lobsters, 



Crabs. 



Unclassified Shell-fish. 



Total 

 Value. 



Year. 



lOO's. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 100. 



lOO's. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 100. 



Cwts. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



£ 



1901 

 1902 

 1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 



7,900 

 7,864 

 7,055 

 7,964 

 7,603 

 7,316 

 7,149 

 6,890 

 7,122 

 6,977 



36,643 

 37,114 

 34,567 

 38,323 

 36,317 

 35,957 

 34,950 

 33,748 

 33,857 

 34,795 



92/9 

 94/5 

 98/- 

 96/3 

 95/6 

 98/4 

 97/9 

 98/- 

 95/1 

 99/9 



31,525 

 30,763 

 25,657 

 23,993 

 19,903 

 20,916 

 22,176 

 27,367 

 26,346 

 22,071 



] 8,698 

 18,520 

 16,314 

 14,540 

 11,675 

 13,182 

 13,774 

 16,515 

 15,582 

 13,831 



11/10 



12/- 



12/9 



12/1 



11/9 



12/7 



12/5 



12/1 



11/10 



12/6 



57,478 

 55,469 

 55,443 

 57,031 

 53,220 

 45,594 

 44,749 

 49,263 

 45,726 

 46,540 



16,523 

 15,035 

 14,979 

 16,010 

 14,611 

 13,310 

 12,737 

 13,595 

 12,515 

 11,684 



5/9 



5/5 



5/5 



5/7 



5/6 



5/10 



5/8 



5/6 



5/6 



5/- 



81,089 

 77,951 

 73,598 

 76,800 

 70,662 

 72,322 

 72,204 

 74,062 

 72,392 

 69,760 



