of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



No. II. — continued. 



51 



Methods 

 of Fishing 

 Pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and 



Value of 

 Fish Landed 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish 



Taken. 



Principal 

 Kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



General Remarks. 



Lines. 

 Drift and 

 * cod nets, 



lines and 



creels. 

 Drift and 



cod nets 



and creels 

 Hand lines 



and creels 

 Nets,lines, 

 and creels. 



Creels. 



Lines and 

 creels. 



Nets, lines, 

 and creels. 



Creels. 



Loch Linnhe. 

 Sound of Mull, 



In the lochs. 



Off the coast. 

 In the lochs. 



Around Tresh 

 nish Isles. 



Off the island 



Sound of Iona 

 Off the islands. 



Cwts. 



140 



74 



95 



85 



35 



354 



177 

 573 



129,149 



22 

 47 



22 



10 



109 



138 

 111 



25 



32 

 148 



685 



219 



127 



92 

 245 



2,670 



Eels and skate. 

 Cod, haddocks, 

 and lobsters. 



Herrings and 

 lobsters. 



Flounders and 



lobsters. 

 Haddock.s and 



shell-fish. 



Lobsters. 



Cod, ling, and 

 lobsters. 



Cod, flounders, 

 and lobsters. 



Herrings and 

 lobsters. 



Lobsters. 



Landings mostly made at Oban. 



Since the advent of steam, island stations 

 are tending to decline, especially for line- 

 fishing, and, in common with others, this 

 station is falling off. 



The bulk of fish taken from these lochs is 

 now landed at Oban. Returns show a 

 slight improvement. 



The results here vary little, only a few small 

 local boats being employed. 



Avery unproductive year was experienced at 

 this creek, chiefly owing to the absence of 

 herrings. Sheli-fish also exhibit a de- 

 crease. 



The promising increase in lobsters reported 



last year has not been maintained. Value 



shows a decline of about £250. 

 A fairly substantial increase in the quantity 



and value of lobsters compared with last 



year. 



Except during May and June, line fishing is 

 pretty much neglected. Landings show a 

 small decrease ; also value of shell-fish. 



Returns similar to last year's. Value of lob- 

 sters slightly better.' 



Herring returns show a fair increase in quan- 

 tity, while value of lobsters exhibits a de- 

 crease. 



Rather decided decline in the quantity and 

 value of lobsters. 



Drift nets. 



Seine nets 

 lines, and 

 lobster 

 creels. 



Drift and 

 seine nets 

 lines, and 

 lobster 

 creels. 



Lobster 

 creels. 



Great lines 

 and lob- 

 ster creels. 



Lobster 

 creels. 



Lines and 

 lobster 

 creels. 



Kilbrannan 

 Sound. 



2 



3,165 



95, 



1 



538 



24,536 



33 



Around the 

 island. 



Mull of Kin- 

 tyre. 



1 to 4 miles 

 off Balloch- 

 antee. 



1 to 5 miles 

 S.W. of Cara 

 Island. 



Mull of Oa. 



Sound of 

 I slay. 



1 to 5 miles 

 off Rhinns 

 Lighthouse. 



606 



1,180 

 122 



527 



146 



355 

 25 



184 

 271 



565 



474 



20 



Whelks. 



Herrings, cod, 

 saithe, and 

 haddocks. 



Herrings, cod, 

 saithe, had- 

 docks, whitings, 

 and plaice. 



Lobsters. 



Saithe and 

 lobsters. 

 Lobsters. 



Cod and lob- 

 sters. 



Fishing mostly prosecuted from Campbel- 

 town. 



Chiefly seine net herring fishing prosecuted. 

 Increase in quantity of herrings landed, 

 but decrease in all other kinds of fish. 



Herrings show a large increase in quantity 

 and value. Seine net herring fishing pro- 

 secuted practically all the year. Line- 

 fishing results slightly better than those 

 of the previous year. 



Decrease in the catch of lobsters. 



Increase in catch of saithe, 



catch of lobsters 

 Results similar to last year's. 



but decrease in 



Lobsters. 



Cod, saithe, and 

 lobsters. 



Great-line fishing not so successful as in 1910, 

 but increase in the value of shell-fish. 



Increase In the catch and value of lobsters 



Increase in catch of cod, but decrease 

 catch of saithe and lobsters. 



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