of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 43 



No. II. — continued. 















tions. 





Metliods 

 of Fishing 

 Pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Quantitj''and 



Value t)f 

 Fish Lauded 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 

 Taken. 



Principal 

 Kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



of Curing Sta 



General Remarks. 















6 









Cwts. 













Great lines. 



The Minch 

 and off the 

 Butt of 

 Lewis. 



4,488 



1,364 





Ling fish. 



1 



Fishing for sale almost at a standstill. A 

 number of boats remained unlaunched 

 during the year. 





Atlantic side 

 of the Island 

 of Lewis. 



70G 



137 



71 



Cod and saithe. 





Fishing occasionallj'^ for local use (inl}'. Lob- 

 sters were fished for sale. 



Nets and 

 great lines. 



Loch Roag 

 and ofl Loch 

 R 0 a g, 15 

 to 20 miles. 



26,686 



7,771 



236 



Ling fish. 



3 



Creek fairly prosperous as a line fishing 

 station. 



Lines and 

 lobster 

 creels. 





2,632 



.598 



1,076 



Cod, ling, and 

 lobsters. 



3 



Fishing for curing for sale has been on the 

 decline for a few years. Lobsters show 

 a slight increase. 







1,231 



30G 



23 





4 



A slight increase in line and shell fish as com- 

 pared with 1911. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



The Minch, 

 and sea 

 lochs. 



1,372 



383 



514 



Herrings and 

 lobsters. 



2 



Herrings of good quality were occasionally 

 landed from June to August. 





The Minch. 



10,119 



4,407 



496 



Herrings. 



5 



Considerable quantities of herrings were 

 brought into Scalpay from Loch Snizort, 

 Skye district, for curing for export. 







7,440 



1,575 



1,050 



Herrings and 

 lobsters. 



6 



Increase in both herrings and lobsters. 







367,688 



130,540 



4,609 





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