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Thirty-fourth Annual Report 



2. WHITE FISH FISHING. 



After the herring fishery, the next most important branch of the 

 industry in Scotland is the white-fish fishing. This fishing is carried 

 on by means of three classes of vessels and three methods of fishing — 

 the vessels differentiated by their methods of propulsion (steam, motor, 

 or sails and oars), and the methods of fishing, whether by trawls, 

 anchored nets, or by lines. We will deal with the results of these 

 methods (1) in the aggregate, and (2) separately. 



The following are the totals of the white-fishing since 1901 : — 



Year. 



Quantity. 



Value. 





Cwts. 



£ 



1901 



. 2,024,867 



1,166,919 



1902 



. 2,076,580 



1.133.088 



1903 



. 2,168,973 



1,145,887 



1904 



. 2,459,373 



1.202.942 



1905 



. 2,481,085 



1,296,727 



1906 



. 2,558,574 



1.306,529 



1907 



. 2,696,943 



1.334,797 



1908 



. 2,917,295 



1,351,108 



1909 



. 2.830,728 



1.305,811 



1910 



. 2,968,598 



1.491.339 



1911 



. 3.391,316 



1,540,539 



1912 



. 3,331.799 



1,666,380 



1913 



. 3.296,257 



1,824.741 



1914 



. 2.949.008 



1,778.973 



1915 



. 1.540.345 



1.585.717 



Trawling has contributed to the foregoing result as follows — 



Year. 



Quantity. 



Value . 





Cwts. 



£ 



1901 



. ' . 1,325,072 



820,813 



1902 



. 1,465,073 



812,229 



1903 



. 1.566.370 



829,932 



1904 



. 1,705,633 



841,757 



1905 



. 1,745,431 



948,117 



1906 



. 1,870,517 



957,008 



1907 



. 2,061,336 



985,751 



1908 



. 2,092,411 



971,972 



1909 



. 2,020.209 



953,259 



1910 



. 2,102,031 



1,102.976 



1911 



. 2,439,108 



1.113,820 



1912 



. 2,392,692 



1.232,193 



1913 



. 2,541,948 



1,424.115 



1914 



. 2,191,387 



1.333,834 



1915 



953,503 



1,040,726 



