of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



xi 



And all other methods as follows : — 



Year. 



Quantity. 



Vol no 



v aiue. 





Cwts. 



£ 



1900 . 



. 757,000 



371,000 



1901 . 



. 696,000 



341,000 



1902 . 



. 608,700 



318,300 



1903 . 



. 602,600 



315,900 



1904 . 



. 753,700 



361,200 



1905 . 



. 735,654 



348,610 



1906 . 



. 688,057 



349,521 



1907 . 



. 635,601 



349,041 



1908 . 



. 824,684 



379,079 



1909 . 



. 810,519 



352,552 



1910 . 



. 866,567 



388,363 



1911 . 



. 952,208 



426,719 



1912 . 



. 939,107 



434,187 



1913 . 



. 754,309 



400,626 



1914 . 



. 757,621 



445,139 



1915 . 



. 586,842 



544,991 



Trawling was conducted as usual principally from Aberdeen and 

 also from Granton and Dundee. The fleets were much reduced in 

 efficiency by the removal of the largest and most modern vessels, 

 but earnings were good, and those remaining were utilised to the 

 utmost of their capacity, while a strong demand arose for vessels of 

 any type which might be fitted for trawling. Even a few motor 

 drifters were experimented with, although without success. Towards 

 the close of the year stormy weather greatly interfered with the opera- 

 tions of the inferior vessels remaining at work, and supplies of fish were 

 accordingly light, while prices rose to record figures. 



Steam liners had discouraging results, and a number were trans- 

 formed to trawlers. Small line vessels, especially on the East Coast 

 and in Shetland, were markedly successful, although in many cases 

 manned only by youths or old men. The boats provided with motor 

 power proved much superior to sail boats, especially in stormy weather. 



Curing of White Fish. 



Owing to the restricted supplies and the keen demand for fish for 

 consumption fresh the quantity of fish other than herrings cured during 

 the year was only 156,798 cwts. as against 544,296 cwts. in 1914. The 

 quantities cured dried for export showed the most marked decrease, 

 and the shortage was very inadequately met by the utilisation of 

 several cargoes of cod brought wet-salted from Norway to Aberdeen. 



