of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



23 



No. II. 



Fishing Creek or Station on the Scottish Coasts during the Year 1912. 



Methods 

 of Fishing 

 Pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 



Value of 

 Fish Landed 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 

 Taken. 



Principal 

 Kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



No. of Curing Stations. 



General Remarks. 







Cwts. 



£ 



£ 









Trawl and 

 drift nets 

 and lines. 



Lines and 

 creels. 



Trawl and 

 drift nets 

 and lines. 



Nets, lines, 



and 



creels. 

 Lines and 



creels. 



The North 

 Sea and off 

 Orkney and 

 Shetland. 



Inshore. 



The North 

 Sea and off 

 Orkney and 

 Shetland. 



1 to 40 miles 

 offshore. 



Inshore. 









Herrings, had- 

 docks, cod, 

 plaice, and 

 lemon soles. 



Haddocks and 

 codlings. 



Herrings, had- 

 docks, cod, 

 and plaice. 



Codlings, had- 

 docks, and 

 crabs. 



Codlings and 

 crabs. 



27 

 15 



. 



Considerable decrease in herrings. Catch, 

 63,526 crans, of whic 5740 crans were 

 landed hy trawlers. Small addition 

 made to landing wharf. 



Line fishing above the average. Fishermen 

 also prosecute the trout and salmon fishing. 



Large decrease in herrings. Proportion 

 cured for export on the decline. About 

 1600 crans landed by trawlers. Large 

 addition to trawling fleet. Harbour and 

 market facilities are excellent. 



Four crews prosecuted the summer herring- 

 fishing. Line and crab fishing above the 

 average. 



Line and crab fishing about the average. 

 ,, 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Lines and 



creels. 

 Nets, lines, 



and creels. 



2 to'20 miles 

 offshore. 



Inshore. 



2 to 35 miles 

 offshore. 









Herrings, cod- 

 lings, and 

 crabs. 



Codlings and 

 crabs. 



Herrings, cod- 

 lings, had- 

 docks, and 

 crabs. 



'3 



2 

 8 



4 



6 



Herring fishing a failure ; lowest on record. 



Line and crab fishing above the average. 



Fair trade in shipping stones. 

 Line and crab fishing about the average. 



Herring fishing a failure. Only 318 crans 

 landed. Line and crab fishing above the 

 average. 



Only 7294 crans of herrings landed — the 

 lowest on record. Increase of steam and 

 motor boats affecting port adversely. 

 Line and crab fishing about the average. 



Line and crab fishing above the avei age. 

 ^ Large decrease in herrings. Increased 

 accommodation to be made for herring 



y boats. Line and crab fishing about 



1 the average. 















65 





Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



lto5, and 12 

 to 40 miles 

 offshore. , 



4,447 

 108,372 



2,460 

 32,981 



1,124 

 1 



Herrings, had- 

 docks, cod- 

 lings, and 

 crabs. 



1 



23 



Decrease in herrings. Nine crews prosecuted 

 the home, and four the Enghsh herring 

 fishing. Large decrease in line fishing. 

 Average crab fishing. 



Winter herring fishing a failure. Sum-rer 

 fishing 7480 crans under average for last 

 five years. English fishing successful. 

 Large decrease in line fishing. 







448 



178 



908 



Codlings and 

 cral)3. 





Decrease in line fishing, but increase in crabs. 

 Fishermen fairly successful at the various 

 herring fishings. 







113,267 



35,619 



2,033 





U 

















65 

 89 





