of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



xxxi 



Operations of Scottish Fisfiermen at English and Irish 

 IIerrin(; Fishings. 



Participation in the herring fishings carried on off' various parts of 

 the coasts of England and Ireland has now become a regular item in 

 the yearly routine of Scottish fishermen, and one, moreover, which is 

 now relied upon to provide a considerable proportion of their annual 

 income. During the year under review the number of Scottish boats 

 which engaged in the English fishings was 1257, or two less than in 

 the preceding year : but the Irish herring fishing did not attract so 

 many crews as usual, only 200 boats being engaged, as compared 

 with 346 in 1909, the falling-off, which was confined entirely to 

 sailing boats, being due to its unpromising start, and to the unusually 

 early date at which operations were commenced on the East Coast of 

 Scotland. 



A Table showing the results of the English and Irish fishings for 

 the last ten years, in so far as they affected Scottish fishermen, 

 appears in the General Statement at the beginning of this Report, 

 while the subjoined return gives detailed results for 1910. 



Statement showing the Number of Scottish Fishing Boats employed, 

 and the Quantity and Value of Herrings Landed by them, at 

 the English and Irish Fishings. 



Scottish 



Particulars of Fishing 



Particulars of Fishing 







on Coasts of Ena-land. 



on Coasts of Ireland. 



Total 



Tota 



District 















to which 















Cwts. 



Value. 















Boats belong. 



Boats. 



Cwts. 



Value. 



Boats. 



Cwts. 



Value. 













£ 







£ 





£ 



Eyemouth - 



66 



35,977 



15,032 



^9 



3,372 



860 



39,349 



15,892 



Leith - 



36 



31,307 



9,720 





2,415 



780 



33,722 



10,500 



Anstruther - 



174 



165,956 



58,745 



3 



204 



70 



166,160 



58,815 



Montrose 



76 



23,674 



7,525 









23,674 



7,525 



Stonehaven - 



14 



2,905 



962 









2,905 



962 



Aberdeen 



47 



94,290 



28,623 









94,290 



28,623 



Peterhead - 



126 



155,6.38 



66,702 



3 



1,500 



750 



157,138 



67,452 



Fraserburgh 



80 



78,708 



33,. 527 



57 



35,755 



9,891 



114,463 



43,418 



Banff - 



104 



112,938 



44,726 

 113,733 



33 



40,100 



8,973 



153,038 



53,699 



Buckie 



357 



300,540 



70 



61,250 



18,000 



361,790 



131,733 



Findhorn 



132 



203,210 



58,060 



10 



8,700 



2,400 



211,910 



60,460 



Cromarty - 



8 



8,400 



3,600 



2 



315 



120 



8,715 



3,720 



Helmsdale - 



10 



2,689 



4,013 









2,689 



4,013 



Wick - 



24 



22,075 



9,460 



1 



105 



33 



22,180 



9,493 



Shetland 



3 



4,900 



2,100 









4,900 



2, 100 



Fort- William 









1 



103 



134 



103 



134 



Totals - 



1,257 



1,243,207 



456,528 



200 



15.3,819 



42,011 



1,397,026 



498,539 



The English season of 1910 was marked, in an accentuated degree, 

 by the same features as characterised the season of 1909. Fishing 

 operations were greatly curtailed by the stormy weather which pre- 

 vailed throughout the entire season, with the result that the catch 

 fell far short of expectations. This led to the keenest competition 

 among the curers, who were anxious to fulfil contracts, or to employ 

 the vast amount of curing material provided, and prices rose in 

 consequence to an unusually high level. In these circumstances, 



