THIRTY-THIRD AN^^UAL REPORT. 



TO THE EIGHT HONOURABLE 



T. M'KINNON WOOD, M.P., 



His Majesty's Secretary for Scotland. 



Fishery Board for Scotland, 

 Edinburgh, lOth June 1915. 



Sir,— 



In terms of the Act 45 and 46 Vict., c. 78, we, the Fishery Board for 

 Scotland, have the honour to present this, our Thirty-third Annual 

 Report, being for the year 1914 : — 



PART [.-GENERAL STATEMEI^T. 



It is our duty to report that the year 1914 opened with every 

 prospect of a successful fishing. The results of the previous seasons 

 were encouraging, and more and more capital was being invested in 

 all branches of the industry — particularly in replacing sailing and 

 rowing boats by vessels mechanically propelled. 



The summer herring fishing of Scotland was at its height ; and 

 participation in the East Anglian fishing was in the light of past 

 seasons' experience looked forward to by Scottish fishermen and 

 fishcurers with much hope and great preparation when suddenly there 

 came the outbreak of war, which operated to the detriment of the 

 industry in two ways, (1) by cutting off the chief market for cured 

 herrings, which is almost exclusively continental Europe, and (2) by 

 circumscribing the sea area within which fishing of any kind was 

 permissible. 



The seriousness of the situation was further increased by the 

 stock of herrings cured during the year, but still unsold ; as well as by 

 the amount already exported, but lying unsold in German ports. 



The following statement of facts must be read in the light of the 

 foregoing remarks. 



The sea fish of all kinds landed within the year amounted to 

 7,440,321 cwts., of the value, including shell fish valued at £65,029, 



M & G Ltd Wt 37879/19 7-15 1125:&190 G. 5/8 



