oj the Fishery Board for Scotland. 27 



No. II. — continued. 



1 



1 



Methods 

 of Fishinjf 

 pursued. 



i 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishinsf 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 



Value of 

 Fish landed 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 ^F^sh 







Cwts. 





£ 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Firth of 

 Forth. 



2,988 



1,954 





j Lines and 

 1 creels. 

 Nets and 

 lines. 





247 

 3,C22 



119 

 2,070 



16 





" 



175 



107 



G 





Firth of Forth 

 and North 

 Sea gener- 

 ally. 



33,774 

 13,648 



11,305 

 7,702 



4(1 



• 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 





64,906 



19,763 



165 





Along the 

 coast to 10 

 miles off. • 



4,619 



1,485 



1,900 



Creels. 



Nets and 

 ; lines. 



Along the 



coast. 

 St. An<lre\vs 



Ray. 



13 



3,053 



4 



2,287 



447 



44 



Mussel 

 dredging. 



Bag nets. 



River Eden. 



Estuary of 

 Tay. 



River Tay. 



1,114 



440 



977 



23 i 



1 







127,850 



47,226 



3,678 



i 



i 



1 



l(l)Trawliii<»'. 

 '(2) Bag nets. 



miles off. 

 (2) River Tay. 



1 55,234 



42,591 





Nets and 

 ! lines, 

 j Lines and 

 creels. 



Tay and ad- 

 jacent hays. 

 Along coast. 



720 

 140 

 85 



496 

 53 

 45 



1,104 

 29 

 91 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



1 to 80 miles 

 off. 



11,992 



10,6(52 



481 



Lines and 

 creels. 



Along coast. 



995 



647 



353 







224 



136 



158 



Principal 

 Kinds of Fish 

 1 anded. 



GRNKRAr Rruarrs. 



Herrings, had- 

 'locks, a n d 

 codlings. 



(.'odlings a n d 

 haddocks. 



Codlings, had- 

 docks, a n d 

 plaice. 



Plaice. 



Herrings, cod, 

 and codlings. 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, and had- 

 docks. 



Herrings, cod, 

 and codlings. 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, crabs, 

 and lobsters. 



Crabs a ti d 



lobsters. 

 Codlings and 



plaice. 



Mussels. 



Sparlings and 

 flounders. 



Codlings, had- 

 docks, whit- 

 ings, and flat 

 fish. 



Flat fish and 

 mussels. 

 Shell fish, Cod- 

 lings, and dabs. 

 Codlings and 

 lobsters. 

 Herrings, cod- 

 lings, had- 

 docks, lobsters, 

 and crabs. 

 Codlings, lob- 

 sters, and 

 crabs. 



Substantial increase in catch. There was a 

 considerable increase in the mnnber of 

 boats and men employed at small-line 

 fishing during the last four months of the 

 year. Haddocks showed an increase of 

 about 80 per cent. Three small boats were 

 fitted witli motor power. 



Slight increase in cat(;h. Unimportant as 

 fishing stations. 



Increase in landings. Catch of haddocks 

 was more than double that of the preced- 

 ing year. 



Falling off in catch. Fishing receives little 

 attention. 



Considerable increase in catch, due to more 

 successful winter herring fishing. Cod 

 and codlings show a falling off. Seven 

 large boats and 3 second-class boats 

 were fitted with motors, and 2 steam 

 drifters were added to the fleet during 

 the year. 



Increase in catch, cliiefly in herrings and 

 haddocks. Small-line fishing armually 

 growing in iniportan(;e. Motor engines 

 were installed in 6 boats— 3 large and 

 3 small — during year. 



Increase in catch. The winter herring 

 fishing was more successful. Cod and 

 codlings show a falling off. Two steam 

 drifters were added to the fleet, and motors 

 were installed in 2 sailing boats. 



Falling off in catch. Small-line fishing less 

 successful. Lobsters and crabs show a 

 decrease in value. Two small motor boats 

 added to fleet. 



Decrease in catch. Crabs less plentiful. 

 Lobster fishing received less attention. 



Increase in catch. Codling and plaice net 

 fishing more successful. One boat fitted 

 with a motor engine. 



The demand for uiussels was good, and the 

 output shows an increase. 



About the same as last year. 



Slight increase in catch. 



i Decrease in quantity of trawled fisii, Itut an 

 1 increase in value. Sprat fishing was a 

 successful one for fishermen. 



Slight increase in quantity and value. 

 Crab and lobster fisheries mainly pursued. 



The. quantity of herrings landed was im- 

 usually small. Small-line fisliing was a 

 success. Increases in quantity and value. 



Slight increases in quantity and value. 



