of the Fishery Board tor Scotland. 



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anchored nets, or bv lines. We will deal \viLh the results of these 

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



The following are the totals of the white-fishing since 1900 : — 



Tear. 



Quantity. 



Value. 





Cwts. 



£ 



1900 



1.S3-1.49S 



1.074.600 



1901 



2.02-4.S67 



1.166.919 



1902 



2.076.5SO 



1,133.088 



1903 



2.16S.973 



1.145,887 



190-1 



2.459.373 



1.202.942 



1905 



2.4S1.0S5 



1.296.727 



1906 



2.55S.57-4 



1.306.529 



1907 



2.696.943 



1,334.797 



1908 



2.917.295 



1.351. lOS 



1909 



2,830.728 



1.305.S11 



1910 



2.968.598 



1.491.339 



1911 



3,391.316 



1.540.539 



1912 



3.831,799 



1.666.380 



The outstanding feature of this table is the steady increase 

 both in quantity and value, of the white fishery of Scotland. 



The next two tables show the proportion in which the above 

 result is contributed to by the three difterent methods of fishmg : — 



TkA WUNG. 



Yeai'. 



No of Vessels 

 (Steam). 



Catch. 



Quantity. 



Value. 







Cwts. 



£ 



1900 



232 



1,073.164 



699.587 



1901 



256 



1,325.072 



820,813 



1902 



275 



1,465.073 



812,229 



1903 



280 



], 566, 370 



829,932 



1904 



270 



1.705,633 



841,757 



1905 



266 



1,745,431 



948,117 



1906 



274 



1,870.517 



957,008 



1907 



287 



2,061,336 



985,751 



1908 



311 



2,092.411 



971,972 



1909 



314 



2,020.209 



953,259 



1910 



320 



2.102,031 



1,102,976 



1911 



328 



2,439,108 



1,113,820 



1912 



322 



2,392,692 



1,232,193 1 



