of the Fishery Board for Scotland. vii 



was disposed of by the end of August, and the balance on hand at 

 the close of the year was less than 10,000 barrels. The great pro- 

 portion went to Kussia, all by way of Archangel. An increased 

 quantity, 24,411 barrels, mostly ungutted, was exported to France, 

 while the United States of America took 46,281 barrels, practically 

 the same as in 1915. Before the war large exports were made to 

 Germany. The rate of export to Germany and Eussia respectively 

 since 1907 has been as follows : — 



Year. 



To Germany.* 



To Russia. 





Barrels* 



Barrels. 



1907 . 



. 1,186,100 



627,100 



1908 . 



. 1,001,645 



616,497 



1909 . 



786,682 



574,307 



1910 . 



982,361 



732,345 



1911 . 



794,219 



655,814 



1912 . 



719,013 



750,187 



1913 . 



672,701 



619,680 



1914 . 



353,323 



493,039 



1915 . 





51,143 



1916 . 





285,365 



* From 40 to 50 per cent, of the total quantity of herrings exported to Germany was, 

 in normal circumstances, sent over the frontier to Russia and other Eastern countries. 



2. WHITE FISH FISHING, 



The catch of fish other than herrings, mackerel, sprats, and 

 sparling again shows a decrease as compared with the preceding year, 

 mainly accounted for by reduced landings by trawlers. The corre- 

 sponding value is, however, more than maintained, and compares well 

 with the average for the years before the war. Prices were on an 

 average from two to three times as great as in normal years. 



The following are the totals of the white-fishing since 1907 : — 



Year. 



Quantity. 



Value. 





Cwts. 



£ 



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 



1916 



. 1,258,390 



1,772,561 



