oj the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



53 



No. II. — continued. 



Metliods 

 of Fishing 

 Pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fisliing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 



Value of 

 Fish Landed, 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 

 Taken. 



Principal 

 Kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



General Remarlts. 



Lobster 



creels. 

 Lines and 



lobster 



creels. 

 Small lines. 



Lines and 

 lobster 

 creels. 



Lobster 

 creels. 



of 



Sound 

 Islay. 



1 to 5 miles 

 off Rhinns 

 Lighthouse. 



Lochindaal. 



Loch Gruinart 

 Bay. 



Around the 

 island. 



Cwts. 



Gil 



200 

 98 

 97 



62,137 



166 



199 

 58 

 63 



123 



16,612 



42 



161 

 120 

 335 



2,990 



Cod, saithe, and 

 lobsters. 



Cod, haddocks, 

 and plaice. 

 Haddocks, whit- 

 ings and plaice. 

 Cod, haddocks, 

 and plaice. 



Saithe. 



Lobsters. 



Lobster fishing scarcely so good as in 1909. 



Decrease in the catch of cod, but increase in 

 the catch of saithe and lobsters. 



Fish were very scarce in Lochindaal during 

 the year, and all kinds show a considerable 

 fallins: off. 



Substantial increase in the catch of saithe. 



Total results similar to previous year'; 



Creels. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Vicinity of 

 Luing and 



neighbouring 

 islands. 



Crinan and 

 vicinity. 



Lochkylesport 



Loch Fyne 

 and Kil- 

 brannan 

 Sound. 



180 



21,710 



5,450 



5,032 



641 



190 



54 



Lobsters and 

 whelks. 



Lobsters 

 oysters. 



Lobsters. 



and 



-Nets. 



169 



199 



50 



Herrings, mac- 

 kerel, saithe, 

 and codlings. 



Herrings, mac- 

 kerel, cod, and 

 codlings. 



Herrings, cod, 

 codlings,saithe, 

 and haddocks. 



Herrings and 

 mackerel. 



41,486 



10,767 



1,271 



A decrease in the quantity and value of 

 lobsters, but an increase in unclassified 

 kinds of shell-fish. 



This creek also shows a decrease in the 

 quantity and value of lobsters. A'ery 

 little change in the output of oysters. 



A marked improvement in the catch and value 

 of lobsters. A few crews from other dis- 

 tricts landed takes here. 



A considerable iniprovement in the landings 

 of herrings and mackerel. Line fishing 

 results similar to those of last year. 



Vastly improved results, owing to increased 

 catch of herrings and mackerel. No 

 appreciable change in quantity and value 

 of line fish. 



All fish caught by crews hailing from this 

 creek are sold at sea or landed at Ardrish- 

 aig. 



Both cod-net and small-line fishing exhibit a 

 falling off in quantity and value. Slight 

 increase in herrings. 



The crews belonging to this section usuallv 

 fish for a short period only. The landings 

 for the past few j'ears ha\e been un- 

 important. 



Cod nets 

 and lines. 



Cod nets. 



Between 

 Bute and 

 Cumbraes 

 and upper 

 reaches of 

 the Clyde. 



Y 3,645 



1,654 



54 



Herrings, cod,-^ 

 saithe, and I 

 conger. 



1^ 



The returns for these creeks show very little 

 change. Long-lines and cod-nets w-ere the 

 most successful methods of fishing em- 

 ployed. 



