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Thirtieth Annual Report 



This shows a decrease from the previous year of 181 in the number 

 of vessels, and of 1771 in their tonnage (no doubt a casual variation), 

 but an increase of £188,230 in value. 



Both the decrease in number and the increase in value are directly 

 due to the increasing introduction of mechanical means of propulsion 

 (steam and motor) into the boats of the herring fleet. This is but the 

 continuation of a tendency on which we have had occasion to remark 

 frequently in previous Reports, and of which we have something to 

 say later. 



During the past year there were 1486 steam vessels and 233 motor 

 vessels engaged in the sea fisheries of Scotland, against 1393 steam 

 and 156 motor vessels in the previous year. 



Of the total of 9543 vessels, 7776, or 81 percent., were sailing 

 vessels, and the remainder were propelled by steam or by motor 

 engines. In the previous year the proportion was 83 per cent. 



DIFFERENT FISHERIES. 

 1. HERRING FISHERY— GENERAL. 



The herring catch of 1911 was less than that of the previous year 

 by 650,742 cwts. and £88,974. 



The following table gives the total results of the Scottish herring 

 fishery since 1898 : — 









Average 



Year. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Price per 







Cwt. 





Cwts. 



£ 





1898 



4,703,641 



952,402 



4/04 



1899 



3,207,078 



1,143,296 



7/0i 



1900 



3,520,216 



1,243,407 



V 



1901 



4,338,635 



1,061,034 



4/1 0j 



1902 



4,753,944 



1,360,492 



5/8i 



1903 



4,279,485 . 



1,244,656 



5/9} 

 3/9 



1904 



5,432,494 



1,017,541 



1905 



5,342,777 



1,343,080 



5/ 



1906 



4,979,848 



1,649,163 



6/74 



1907 



6,253,341 



1,795,650 



5/9 



1908 



5,690,114 



1.151,644 



m 



1909 



4.541.297 



1,569,743 



6/11 



1910 



5,687,226 



1,594,308 



5/7 



1911 



5,036,484 



1,505,334 



6/ 



Changes in Means of Capture, and Result. 



As contributors to the herring supplies, power-propelled vessels 

 made a further advance upon the position so long held by sailing 



