Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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From the following table it will be seen that Germany and other Herrings 

 places on the Continent got 81,0681 barrels more than in the pre- ex P° rted - 

 vious year, but that Ireland got 14,507, and places out of Europe 

 got 1783 J less respectively : — 



Barrels of Herrings exported. 



Years. 



To Ireland. 



To the 

 Continent. 



To Places 

 out of 

 Europe. 



Total 

 Exported. 



1882, .... 

 1883 



40,377 

 25,870 



782,576| 

 863,644^ 



3,029i 

 1,246 



825,982f 

 890,760| 



Increase in 1883, . 





81,068| 





64,777| 



Decrease in 1883, . . . 



14,507 





1,7831 ! 



Exports of 

 1882 and 1883 

 compared. 



Table V Appendix A. shows the total number of barrels of white Particulars of 

 herrings exported from Scotland last year ; distinguishing the Exported 

 export to Ireland, to the Continent, and to places out of Europe ; 

 and distiuguising also herrings cured gutted from herrings cured 

 ungutted, and herrings bung-packed from herrings repacked. To 

 this table is appended a supplementary note showing the ports or places to which 

 places on the Continent to which the herrings were exported ; and Exported, 

 the total quantities exported. 



Table VII. Appendix A. gives an abstract of the total quantity Yearly totals of 

 of white herrings cured, branded, and exported, year by year, in so ^Q r 9 ri "|g' 3 

 far as brought tender the cognizance of the fishery officers, from 1st 

 June 1809 to 31st December 1883 ; distinguishing the export to 

 Ireland, to the Continent, and to places out of Europe. 



WINTER HERRING FISHERY. 



The winter herring fishery is usually prosecuted in January, 

 February, and March, but last season it was begun at the Leith 

 and Anstruther stations in November. It is carried on to a greater 

 or less extent in the districts of Wick, Lybster, Helmsdale, Cromarty, 

 Findhorn, Montrose, Anstruther, and Leith on the east coast, and at 

 Ballantrae on the west coast. The principal stations are Wick, 

 Anstruther, Leith, and Ballantrae. Last season was a successful 

 one, and produced far above the average of recent years. At 

 Anstruther the catch reached 32,900 crans, being considerably 

 more than double that of the preceding year, and 20,277 crans 

 above the average of the last 25 years. The week ended 9th 

 February yielded nearly as many crans as the whole of the pre- 

 ceding season. At the Leith stations the catch was greatly in 

 excess of the former year, and higher than any one of the last 

 eleven. At Ballantrae the fishing was much interrupted by westerly 

 gales. It need hardly be stated that the success of the winter 

 herring fishing greatly depends on the state of the weather. 



Winter 

 Herring 

 Fishery. 

 Districts where 

 prosecuted. 



Fishing last 

 Season much 

 above Average. 



Success greatly 

 dependent on 

 Weather. 



