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the majority of recaptures were distributed along the Berriedale and 

 Dunbeath neighbourhoods, some being taken north of Wick, one in the 

 Pentland Firth, and one as far round as Loch Inver on the west coast 

 of Sutherland. Of those north-going grilse, about 1 180 were recaptured during 

 the season. 



This is the first proof, in Scotland, that grilse, after striking the coast 

 from their off-shore feeding grounds, move along the shore in such a 

 manner that the nets of widely separated districts take fish from the 

 same runs or shoals. These adolescent salmon are of the utmost import- 

 ance to the ultimate stock. I have previously had the opportunity of 

 showing that the difference between the abundance of salmon in the past, 

 and the comparative paucity of fish at the present day, is chiefly a 

 difference in the numbers of grilse. 



Unfortunately, owing to the war, it will not be possible to follow up 

 the results we have obtained, and to continue the sea netting in the near 

 future, but a report on all results to date, excepting the scale examination, 

 will be found as a separate paper.* 



Salmon Fisheries of Upper Solway. 



In connection with certain inquiries I had occasion to make in the 

 Upper Solway, I ascertained as far as possible the present extent of the 

 Salmon Fishery interest and the number of nets used. 



It is convenient to group the fisheries as above and below the Railway 

 Viaduct which crosses from Annan to Kirkbridge. 



(A) Above the Viaduct : 



Stake Nets. 



1. Seafield Range, belonging to the Burgh of Annan. 



2. Clatty Range, ,, „ 



3. Battlehill, „ „ and Duke of 



•Buccleuch. 



4. Burnfoot, a march range shared by Duke of Buccleuch and 



Lord Mansfield. 



5. Dornoch Brow, belonging to the Earl of Mansfield. \ 



6. March Range, 



7. Saugh Hope, 



8. Poke Range, 



9. Torduff, 



10. Crabtree, 



11. Holynbush, 



12. Browhouses, 



13. Brae Range, 



14. Breast Range, 



15. Flag Range, 



16. Thorn Range, 



17. Kirtlefoot, 



18. Grey Yad, 



Lord Massfield holds certificates to fish 11 ranges and 37 pockets, and 

 it appears, at fust, from the above list that one range too many exists. 

 This is explained, however, by the nature of the certificates held for 

 numbers 13 and 14 of the list. Only one of those nets can be fished 



* Fisheries, Scotland, Salmon Fish., 1915, I. (July 1916). 



The Loch 

 Fishings. 



