of the, Fishery Board for Scotland 



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U No. IL 



eati Fishing Creek or Station on the Scottish Coasts during the Year 1910. 



Methods 

 of Fishing 

 Pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 



Value of 

 Fish Landed 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Siiell 

 Fish 

 Taken. 



Principal 

 Kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



No. of Curing Stations. 



General Remarks 







Cwts, 



£ 



£ 







» 



Trawl and 

 drift nets 

 and lines. 



Lines. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Lines and 

 creels. 



The North 

 Sea. 



Inshore. 



5 to 30 miles 

 E.N.E. and 

 50 S.E. of 

 port. 



1 to 25 miles 

 off. 



Inshore. 









Herrings, had- 

 docks, cod, 

 plaice, and 

 lemon soles. 



Haddocks, cod- 

 lings. 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, had- 

 docks, and 

 plaice. 



Codlings, had- 

 docks, and 

 crabs. 



Codlings and 

 crabs. 



35 

 18 



Principal port for herrings. Only small pro- 

 portion cured for export. Slight decrease 

 n catch. 0\er 70 trawlers frequent this 

 port. 



Line fishing above the average. The trout 

 and salmon fishing is of considerable im- 

 portance. 



Slight increase in herrings. Catch, 41,943 

 crans. Further harbour improvements 

 contemplated. Company formed to work 

 trawlers from the port. Increase in coal 

 exports. 



Ten crews prosecuted herring fishing from 

 neighbouring ports. Line fishing very 

 good. Crabs about the average. 



Fisheries unimportant. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



1 to'20 miles 

 off. 



2 to 35 miles 

 off. 



.. 









)) 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, and 

 crabs. 



Codlings and 

 crabs. 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, had- 

 docks, and 

 crabs. 



'3 



3 

 9 



"3 



9 



Line and crab fishing below average. 

 Decrease in herrings. Average line and crab 

 fishing. Harbour nearing completion. 



Line and crab fishing below average. 



Considerable decrease in herrings. Average 

 line fishing. Increase in crabs. 



Decrease in herrings. Catch, 19,344 cmns. 

 Want of tidal harbour against progress in 

 herring fishing. Line fishing good. Crabs 

 below average. 

 Line and crab fishing about the average. 

 ^ Large increase in herrings. Catch, 25,752 

 ! crans. Highest since 1884. Increase in 

 ( boats frequenting the port. Line and 

 J crab fishing about the average. 















80 





Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



1 to 5, and 

 from 12 to 

 40 miles off. 



II 



12,018 

 171,910 



385 



4,254 

 38,769 



147 



1,207 

 642 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, h a d- 

 docks, and 

 crabs. 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, and 

 haddocks. 



Codlings and 

 crabs. 



1 



24 



About half the fishermen prosecute the home 

 and English herring fishings. Line and 

 crab fishing about the average. 



Slight improvement in winter herring fishing. 

 Summer and English fishings successful, 

 but earnings of fishermen rather under 

 those for 1909. Large decrease in line 

 fishing. 21 motor boats at this port. 



Fishermen prosecute the herring fishing 

 throughout greater part of the year. 

 Decrease in line and crab fishing. 







184,313 



43,170 



1,849 





25 















80 

 105 















