Fishery Board for Scotland- 



\ — Statistical 



Tables. 



27 



No. II. — continued. 







Quantity and Value of Fish Landed. 





nations. 





Methods 



of 

 Fishing 

 pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Herrings. 



Other kinds 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish. 



Principal 

 kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



No. of Curing SI 



General Remarks. 







Cwts. 



£ 



Cwts. 



£ 



£ 









Nets.lines, 

 and creels. 

 i» 



i« 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Moray Firth. 



» 



!■■ 



25,105 



94 



542 



13,624 



65 

 196 



10,436 



12,113 



63 



17,889 



1,700 

 1,425 



11,748 



18,147 



80 



25,039 



2,571 

 2,213 



63 

 103 



413 



Haddocks, cod, 

 and whitings. 



Herrings, had- 

 docks, cod, and 

 whitings. 



Cod and had- 

 docks. 



Haddocks, cod, 

 and whitings. 



ii 



5 

 7 



4 



2 

 1 



The quantity of fish landed is 

 similar to 1920, but the value 

 shows a considerable decrease 

 owing to lower prices. 



Decreases in quantity and value 

 of herrings, but increases in 

 other kinds. 



Little change. Fishermen en- 

 gage in herring fishing at other 

 centres. 



Decreases in quantity and value 



of herrings, but increases in 



other kinds. 

 Decreases in quantity and value 



of all kinds. 

 Considerable decreases in quantity 



and value of cod and haddocks. 







25,741 



13,S85 



43,626 



59,798 



579 





19 





Nets and 

 lines. 



»i 



Moray Firth. 



12 

 269 



6 

 90 



826 

 694 



936 

 953 



154 

 21 



Haddock and 

 codling. 



1 



3 



The fishermen usually engage in 

 herring fishing at other centres ; 

 few fish are landed locally. 

 Do. do. do. 



Trawl, 

 nets, and 

 lines. 



Nets and 

 lines. 





38^863 



16,112 



757 

 39'037 



2,481 



751 

 57^961 



3,067 



15 

 134 



77 



Herrings, cod, 

 haddocks, 

 halibut, lemon 

 soles, plaice, 

 witches, skate, 

 etc. 



Haddock and 

 codling. 



3 

 1 

 18 



Do. do. do. 



All fish are landed at Buckie. 



Large decreases in quantity and 

 value of herrings ; but marked 

 increases in quantity and value 

 of all kinds of flat fish, as result 

 of introduction of the Danish 

 seine net. 



Little doing at this creek. Fisher- 

 men prosecute fishing from 

 other centres. 







39,144 



16,208 



43,795 



63,668 



401 









26 





Nets.lines, 

 and creels. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Lines 



Nets and 

 lines. 



it 



Moray Firth. 



11 



Inverness 

 and Beauly 

 Firths. 



1,190 



35 

 95 



63 

 6,368 



545 



33 

 29 



21 

 1,310 



21,289 



9,156 



8,061 

 721 



4,599 



1,248 

 5,823 



37,578 



13,522 



13,409 

 811 



7,430 



2,269 

 2,259 



565 



309 



2 



30 



Herrings, cod, 

 haddock, 

 whiting,soles, 

 and plaice. 



Cod, haddock, 

 whiting, 

 plaice. 



Haddock, 



whiting, and 



mussels. 

 Cod, haddock, 



whiting, 



plaice. 



Herring, sprat, 

 cod, and 

 haddock. 



6 



2 

 3 



3 



Fishermen engage largely in her- 

 ring fishing at other centres ; 

 results proved exceptionally 

 unremunerative. Large increase 

 in landings of flat fish due to 

 introduction of seine net fishing. 

 Do. do. do. 



Do. do. do. 

 Unimportant. Considerable in- 

 crease in quantity of mussels. 



Fishermen largely dependent on 

 the results of herring fishing. 

 Increase in quantity of had- 

 docks, but decrease in plaice. 



Quantity similar to last year, but 

 decrease in value. 



Large decreases in quantity and 

 value of herrings and sprats. 







7,751 



1,938 



50.897 



77,278 



906 





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