of the Fishery Hoard for Scotland. 



35 



No. II. — continued. 



Methods 

 of I'ishing 

 Pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishing 



Grounds. 



Quantity and 

 Value of 



Fish lianded 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 

 Taken. 



Principal 

 Kinds of Fisli 

 Landed. 



No. of Curing Stations. 



General P.emarks. 







Cwts. 



£ 



£ 









Lines. 



1 to 5 miles 

 off. 



879 

 3,021 



1,281 



571 

 1,223 



515 



6 

 120 



15 



Haddocks and 

 plaice. 



Cod, had- 

 docks, and 

 plaice. 



Cod and had- 

 docks. 



1 

 1 



Slight increase in quantity and value. 



Considerable increase in quantity and value 

 ©f haddocks. 



Slight increase in quantity and value of cod 



and haddocks. 

 Fish landed here are carted to Helmsdale. 



Nets, lines, 

 and lobster 

 creels. 

 Nets and 

 lines. 



1 to 20 miles 

 off. 



5,460 

 787 



1,711 

 249 



371 

 38 



Herrings, cod, 

 and haddocks. 



4 



Increase in quantity and value of the princi- 

 pal kinds landed. Considerable decrease 

 in quantity and value of shell fish. 



Decrease in quantitj- and value. 







11,428 



4,269 



550 





6 





Drift nets, 

 lines, and 

 crab creels 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Lines. 



1 to 6 miles 

 off. 



1 to 12 miles^ 

 off. 1 



> 

 1 



„ ; 



1 to 3 miles 

 off. 



789 



3,515 

 779 



213 



" 871 

 154 



54 



Codlings, had- 

 docks, lobsters 

 and crabs. 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, and 

 haddocks. 



Codlings. 



( ■ 



1 



'i 



Slight decrease in catch, principally in shell 

 fish. 



1 



^-Decrease in total catch and value, for which 

 1 a poor herring fishing is wholh^ account- 

 ) able. 



This is the only creek in the district at which 

 an improvement is shown. 







5,083 



1,238 



54 





2 





Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Nets,o:reat, 

 small, and 

 hand lines 



Drift nets, 

 lines, and 

 creels. 



Drift nets, 

 great and 

 small lines, 

 and creels. 



1 to 6 miles 

 off. 



1 to 6 miles 

 off, and 

 20 to 55 

 miles from 

 E. bv N. to 

 S.S.E. 



2 to 8 miles 

 off. 



Chiefly in 

 Sinclair 

 Baj'. 



392 

 603,347 



587 

 939 



1,127 



164,350 



254 

 342 



646 



72 



15 



72 



1,315 



Cod and crabs. 



Herrings, mac- 

 kerel, cod, ling, 

 and saithe. 



Cod, haddocks, 

 lobsters, and 

 crabs. 



Herrings, cod, 

 haddocks, lob- 

 sters and crabs. 



54 



Slight decrease in landings of both white and 

 shell fish. 



The summer herring fishing was prosecuted 

 with great success. For the port of Wick 

 the catch was a record one. There was a 

 considerable increase in the deliveries of 

 cod, attributable to the Introduction of 

 cod netting. 



Little change. 



Slightly increased catch, due principally to 

 the greater abundance of haddocks in 

 Sinclair Ba3^ 



Increase in catch and value of crabs. 



Small and 

 hand lines, 

 and creels. 



Hand lines 

 and creels. 



2 to 8 miles 

 off. 



Chiefly in the 

 vicinity of 

 the Peiitland 

 Skerries. 



1 to 6 miles 

 off. 



2 to 7 miles ^ 

 off. ^ 



1,054 

 3,850 



683 

 2,.533 



296 

 791 



274 

 672 



37 

 308 



160 

 609 



Cod, lobsters, 

 and crabs. 



Cod and lob- 

 sters. 



Cod, lobsters, 

 and crabs. 



1 



Improvement in cod fishing. Decrease in 

 crabs. 



Cod and lobster fishing fairly successful. In- 

 crease in total quantity and value. 



^ These creeks have also participated in the 

 1 increase of cod and crabs which has been 

 r experienced in the north and east coast of 

 j Caithness. 



Catch of cod much above average. 





1 to 5 miles 

 off. 





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Cod and saithe. 





These creeks are of little importance. 



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