Fishery Board for Scotland- 



I — Statistical 



Tables. 



37 



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 81 



General Remarks. 







Cwts. 



£ 



Cwts. 



£ 



£ 









Nets and 

 lines. 



The Minch. 



117,077 



69,220 



5,960 



4,082 



158 



Herrings, cod, 

 ling, and 

 saithe. 



27 



Decreases of 53% in quantity and 

 60% in value of herrings as com- 

 pared with 1920. Herrings were 

 scarce and the quality the 

 poorest within memory. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Broadbay. 

 ii 



649 

 1,631 



247 

 904 



2,356 

 1,717 



1,984 

 1,351 



911 

 140 



Herrings, cod, 

 ling, had- 

 docks, and 

 lobsters. 



Herrings, cod, 

 ling, and had- 

 docks. 





Decrease in quantity and value of 

 white fish. Increase in number 

 of lobsters landed. 



Considerable increase in fish landed 

 due to less frequent landings by 

 local boats at Stornoway. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



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>« 



The Minch, 

 and off the 

 Butt. 



Atlantic side 

 of the island. 



Loch Roag. 



92 

 1,609 



98 



92 

 718 



53 



5,224 

 1,896 

 431 

 842 



5,160 

 2,554 

 449 

 559 



24 



Haddocks. 



Herrings, cod. 

 ling, and had- 

 docks. 



Cod and ling. 



)> 





This section ranks first for small 

 line fishing. Landings show 

 slight increase ; the bulk was 

 sold in Stornoway by hawkers. 



Considerable decrease in quantity 

 and value of herrings, which 

 were exceptionally scarce off 

 this section. 



Fishing conducted very spas- 

 modically. Results show marked 

 decrease. 



Results similar to those of 1920. 

 Most attention devoted to 

 crofting. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



•• 



1,070 

 531 



535 

 399 



331 

 270 



195 

 151 



540 

 22 



Herrings, had- 

 docks, and 

 lobsters. 



t 



Herrings and 

 haddocks. 





Quantity of herrings similar, but 

 value increased. Lobster fish- 

 ing of most importance, but 

 decrease in catch owing to bad 

 weather on exposed coast. 



Unimportant as fishing creeks. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



The Minch 

 and Sea 

 Lochs. 



1,349 



617 



981 



1,299 



1,005 



Herrings and 

 lobsters. 





Decrease in herrings. Increase in 

 white fish and lobsters. 



> i 



ii 



9,077 

 940 



8,457 

 440 



784 



3,220 



650 

 1,126 



2,035 

 934 



Herrings, saithe, 

 and lobsters. 



6 



Quantity of herring similar to 

 1920, but value almost doubled. 

 Motor boats belong mostly to 

 energetic Scalpay fishermen who 

 have little crofting interests. 



Decrease in herrings. Increase in 

 lobsters caught, but prices 

 slightly lower. 







135,543 



82,214 



26,731 



21,049 



5,975 





33 





\ Lines and 

 / creels. 



Off shore. 







812 



503 



1,406 



Plaice, 

 flounders, 

 and lobsters. 





Slight decrease in quantity and 

 value of white fish. Number of 

 lobsters similar to last year, but 

 value £300 less. 



