of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



51 



No. II. — continued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 



Value of 

 Fish Landed 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 



Taken. 



Principal 

 Kinds of Fish 

 L.inded. 



General Remarks. 



Firth of Lome 



Loch Linnhe 

 Sound of Mull 



In the lochs. 



Off the coast 

 In the lochs. 



Around Tresh 

 nish Isles. 



Off the island. 



Sound of lona. 

 Off the islands. 



Cwts. 

 14,952 



48 



408 



£ 



5,938 



1 



440 



103,036 



35,726 



56 



44 

 213 



973 



148 

 162 



62 

 248 



139 

 ,181 



Herrinf^s, cod, 

 and whitings. 



Eels and skate. 



Cod, haddocks, 

 and lobsters. 



Herrings, cod, 

 and lobsters. 



Flounders and 

 lobsters. 



Haddocks and 

 shell-fish. 



Lobsters. 



Haddocks, lino 

 and lobsters. 



Cod, flounders, 

 and lobsters. 



Herrings and 

 lobsters. 



Lobsters. 



Satisfactory increase in quantity and value. 

 During February nearly 600 crans of her- 

 rings were landed by steamers. Trawlers 

 again made Oban a landing port during the 

 sunniier months. 



Landings mostly made at Oban. 



Quantity landed shows little fluctuation dur- 

 ing the last few j^ears. Value of shell -fish 

 shows a decrease. 



A very unproductive year was again experi- 

 enced at this creek, owing to the absence 

 of herrings. Slight increase in value of 

 shell-fish. 



Results of shell fisheries much the same as in 

 previous year ; other branches of little im- 

 portance. 



A fair increase in quantity and value, although 

 much below what might be expected at 

 this creek. Value of shell-fish similar to 

 that of 1909. 



Another gratifying increase in value of shell 

 fisheries, mostly lobsters. The catching 

 power has been added to during the last 

 two years. 



Similar to 1909. 



A promising all-round increase was experi- 

 enced at this creek. A fair quantity of 

 ling was taken during May and June, a 

 fishing much neglected of late. 



The improvement noticed during the last two 

 years has not been maintained here. 



The proximity to Mallaig acts adrersely on 

 the landing of herrings at this creek, w'here 

 in former j'ears some curing was done. 

 Returns show a slight increase. 



Returns of shell-flsh much the same as in 1909. 



Kilbrannan 

 Sound. 



Around the 

 island. 



Mull of Kin- 

 tyre. 



1 to 3 miles 

 off Balloch- 

 antee. 



1 to 5 miles 

 S.W. of Cara 

 Island. 



Mull of Oa. 



2,376 



56,104 



614 



14,816 



1,581 



93 



480 



584 



143 

 65 

 193 



236 

 537 



Whelks. 



Herrings, cod, 

 saithe, and 

 haddocks. 



Herrings, cod, 

 saithe, had- 

 docks, whitings, 

 and plaice. 



Lobsters. 



Saithe and 

 lobsters. | 

 Lobsters. . J 



Cod and lob- 

 sters. 



Lobsters. 



Fishing prosecuted from other ports, usually 

 from Campbeltown. 



Seine-net herring fishing is carried on the 

 greater part of the year. Poor results ob- 

 tained, and decrease in all kinds of fish 

 landed. 



Large decrease in quantity and value. Her- 

 rings contributed i^hiefly to this result, but 

 all kinds of fish were less plentiful. Seine- 

 net herring fishing is prosecuted all the 

 year. 



Results practically the same as in 1909. 



Satisfactory results at cod fishing, which shows 

 a substantial increase on the pi'evious 

 j^ear's figures. Little change in the catch 

 of lobsters. 



Increase in the catch of lobsters. 



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