of the, Fibhery Board for Scotland. 43 



No. II. — continued. 















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Melhods 

 of Kishing 

 Pursued. 



Position of 

 J'rincipal 

 Fisliing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 



Value of 

 Fish Landed 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Vahic 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 

 Taken. 



Princi])ul 

 Kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



C3 



to 



c 



d 



General Remarks. 







Cwts. 



£ 











lilies. 





2,862 



1,027 



5 



Haddocks. 





Haddock fishing is the chief fishing' industry 

 prosecuted. 



Great lines. 



The Minch 

 and otf the 

 Butt. 



13,463 



4,315 





Cod and ling. 



2 



Harbour and piers being rather dangerous to 

 run to for safety in boisterous weather, 

 fishing is not prosecuted with the same 

 energy as it otherwise would be. 





Off the west 

 or Atlantic 

 side of the 

 island of 

 Lewis. 



437 



100 



157 



Ling and saithe. 





Several boats occasionally land theii' fish at 

 Carloway during the summer months. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Loch Roag 

 and off Loch 

 Roag, 15 

 to 20 miles. 



21,646 



6,136 



225 



Cod and ling. 



3 



Has a good natural harbour. Considerable 

 improvement in the catch of ling. 



Lines and 

 lobster 

 creels. 



Loch Roag 

 and off Loch 

 Roag. 



4,140 



1,029 



731 



>' 



3 



An island in Loch Roag, in which there are 



four townships. 

 Increase in ling ; slight decrease in shell-fish. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



The Minch, 

 and sea 

 lochs. 



2,466 



852 



44 



>> 



6 



A perceptible increase in the quantity of fish 

 cured. 







4,029 



842 



200 



Herrings and 

 lobsters. 



4 



An additional number of fishing craft has 

 been placed on the register for this sec- 

 tion during 1910. 







3,621 



1,058 



208 



Herrings. 



6 



Slight decrease in herrings. 



