of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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numbers present were, however, not so large as in the previous year. 

 Certain of the drifters which called at Grimsby and other ports 

 with catches taken on their way south were so impressed by the 

 results of Danish seine net fishing recently introduced there that 

 they fitted their vessels with this type of gear, and returned 

 home to fish with it. In view of the probability that supplies 

 of herrings at East Anglia when landings were heavy would 

 exceed the demand, it was voluntarily agreed to regulate fishing 

 operations, and a committee representative of different sections 

 of the industry was set up for that purpose, and the directions of 

 this committee were for the most part loyally observed. Some of the 

 Scottish fleet began operations about the middle of September, but 

 as herrings were scarce on the usual fishing grounds and vessels 

 were not earning sufficient to clear working expenses, a number of 

 crews remained in harbour for two or three weeks. About the middle 

 of October shoals of herrings were struck at some distance off and 

 for a week the landings were very good, but thereafter they gradually 

 became lighter and more partial. The season as a whole proved a 

 failure. The herrings were generally of poor quality ; the shoals to 

 begin with were located 80 to 100 miles off", which entailed much 

 heavier working costs than usual, while the total landings were much 

 less than those of the previous year and prices were lower. Fisher- 

 men in many cases did not earn sufficient to clear expenses, and 

 crews began to return home by the end of October. Fishcurers 

 had also an unsuccessful season, as not only were the landings short, 

 but the demand for cured herrings was poor owing to the deprecia- 

 tion of the mark and the general instability of the Continental 

 markets. 



The following statement shows the number of Scottish fishing 

 boats employed, and the quantity and value of herrings landed by 

 them at the English and Irish fishings for the whole year : — 



Statement showing the number of Scottish Fishing Boats employed, 

 and the quantity and value of Herrings landed by them at the 

 English and Irish fishings. 





Particulars of Fishing on the Coasis of England. 



Scottish Dis- 

 tricts to which 

 Boats Belong. 



Steam. 



Motor. 



Total. 





Vessels. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Vessels. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Vessels. 



Quantity. 



Value. 





No. 



Cwts. 



£ 



No. 



Cwt?. 



£ 



No. 



Cwts. 





Eyemouth 

 Leith 



Anstruther 



Montrose 



Aberdeen 



Peterhead 



Fraserburgh - 



Banff 



Buckie 



Findhorn 



Wick 



Orkney - 

 Shetland - 

 Stornoway 



21 



"52 

 2 

 7 



102 

 84 

 S2 

 240 

 109 

 13 



"l0 

 8 



41,020 



69,650 

 2,625 

 8,960 

 154,053 

 115,248 

 157,440 

 432,845 

 166,064 

 12,229 



li',665 

 7,521 



10 550 



18,408 

 641 

 2,155 

 40,714 

 28,8] 2 

 39,360 

 105,120 

 40,330 

 3,101 



3,500 

 1,936 



25 

 17 

 37 

 4 



2 

 38 

 15 

 90 



5 

 15 



1 



9 



26,964 

 18,200 

 31,689 

 2,328 



i',876 

 32,680 

 22,799 

 103,765 

 5,148 

 13,440 

 574 

 4,445 



5,778 

 4,062 

 7,696 

 999 



'484 

 8,170 

 5,700 

 25,200 

 1,250 

 3,408 

 172 

 1,270 



46 

 17 



89 

 6 

 7 



104 

 122 

 97 

 330 

 114 

 28 

 1 

 19 

 8 



67,984 

 18,200 

 101,339 

 4,953 

 8,960 

 155,929 

 147.928 

 180,239 

 536,610 

 171,212 

 25,669 

 574 

 16,110 

 7,521 



16,328 

 4,062 

 26,104 

 1,640 

 2,155 

 41,198 

 36 982 

 45,060 

 130,320 

 41 580 

 6,509 

 172 

 4,770 

 1,936 



Total 1921 



730 



1,179,320 



294,627 



258 



263,908 



64,189 



988 



1,443,228 



358,816 



