of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



xiii 



and of between 30 and 45 feet keel by 9, and the second class by 224, but 

 in the smallest class — under 18 feet keel — there was an increase of 13. 



The distribution of the different classes among the principal 

 divisions of the coast is as follows : — 



First 



Do. 



Class — over 45 

 keel 

 do. 30-45 

 keel 



Second Class 

 Third Class 



feet 



feet 



East 

 Coast. 



936 



163 

 871 

 1104 



Orkney 

 and 

 Shetland. 



182 



7 



40 

 584 



813 



West 

 Coast. 



61 



151 

 991 

 1269 



2472 



Totals . . 3074 



From a comparison of these figures with the corresponding table 

 appearing on page xiii. of the Report for 1913, it will be observed that 

 the greatest decrease occurred in the East Coast districts, while the 

 West Coast has practically maintained its position. The decrease on 

 the East Coast does not, however, imply any real diminution of 

 fishing power, as it is more than compensated for by the increase 

 of mechanically-propelled vessels referred to later. 



IV. Steam Drifters and Liners. 



From Appendix No. 1 (pp. 10-15), it will be observed that the 

 total number of steam drifters and liners engaged ia the Scottish 

 fisheries during 1914 was 1437, an increase of 96 over the number in 

 1913. The total includes, however, 456 English and Irish vessels 

 engaged in Scottish waters during the summer herring fishery only, 

 so that the purely Scottish fleet was 981, as against 884 in 1913, 

 an increase of 97. 



In continuation of the return given in previous reports the following 

 table shows particulars of the Scottish steam fishing fleet during the 

 past 10 years : — 





Vessels. 



Fishing 



Gear. 



Men 

 AND Boys 

 Employed.* 



Year. 



s 



Percentage 

 of Increase. 



Tonnage. 



Percentage 

 of Increase. 



Value. 



Percentage 

 of Increase. 



Valae. 



Percentage 

 of Increase. 





Percentage 

 of Increase. 



vm 



1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 

 1911 



209 

 274 

 508 

 626 

 665 

 725 

 794 

 824 

 884 

 981 



2 

 31 

 85 

 23 

 6 

 9 

 10 

 4 

 7 

 11 



5,177 



6,538 

 11,828 

 15,610 

 16,861 

 18,757 

 21,146 

 22,470 

 24,708 

 31,377 



0 

 26 

 81 

 32 



8 

 11 

 13 



() 

 19 

 27 



£ 



452.080 

 608,0()0 

 1,245,268 

 1,535,550 

 1.635,602 

 1,762,686 

 1,903,298 

 ],<;<53,140 

 2,051.98 ) 

 2,205,783 



0 



105 

 23 

 6i 

 8 



8 



2.V 

 5 



n 



£ 



61,327 

 !'6.588 

 182, i2t) 

 232.21f) 

 248,455 

 272,982 

 303,201 

 315,722 

 343.362 

 ;'>76,49l 



8 

 50 

 89 

 27 



7 

 10 

 11 



4 



9 



10 



1 747 

 2.317 

 3.9'.t3 

 1,<'24 

 5.428 

 5,7 18 

 M,0 14 



t;.2r;0 

 6,536 

 7,086 



7 

 34 

 70 

 23 

 10 



6 



5 



3 



4 



8i 



Including non-resident men. 



