of the Fishery Board for Scotland, 



No. II. — continued. 



53 



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, 



Small lines. Lochindaal. 



Lines and 

 lobster 

 creels. 



Lobster 

 creels. 



Loch Gruinart 



Bay. 

 Around the 



island. 



Creels. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Vicinity of 



Luing and 

 neighbouring 



islands. 

 Vicinity of 



Crinan and 

 neighbouring 



islands. 

 Lochkylesport 



Loch Fvne 

 and Kil- 

 brannan 

 Sound. 



Cwts. 



821 



95 

 189 



610 



357 



50 

 81 



108 



102,848 



98 



8,528 



30 



100 

 130 



26,375 I 2,721 



Herrings, had- 

 docks, and 

 plaice. 



Cod, haddocks, 

 and plaice. 



Herrings, cod, 

 haddocks, and 

 plaice. 



Saithe. 



Lobsters. 



580 Lobsters and 

 whelks. 



Lobsters. 



2,039 



1,934 



138 



275 



83 



18. 



125 



32 



4,203 



Herrings and 

 lobsters. 



Herrings, mac- 

 kerel, saithe, 

 and codlings. 



Herrings, mac- 

 kerel, and cod- 

 lings. 



Cod, codlings, 

 and saithe. 



Herrings and 

 mackerel. 



23 



Fish were scarce in Lochindaal. and results 

 were similar to 1910. Herrings caught in 

 October and November increased materi- 

 ally the total quantity and value of fish 

 landed for the year. 



Decrease in the catch of saithe and shell-fish. 



Results similar to last year's. 



Decrease in the catch of shell-fish. Fisher- 

 men were employed at various occupations 

 not connected with fishing during the 

 year. 



Increase in number of lobster boats, but de- 

 crease in catch and value. 



Lobster fishing slightly better results ; out- 

 put of oysters greater than in previous 

 year. 



Decrease in quantity and value of lobsters. 

 Herrings entered Loch in December, but 

 operations considerably interrupted by 

 stormy weather. 



Decrease of fully 50 per cent, in catch and value, 

 herrings and mackerel accounting for 

 shortage. Herring fleet reduced by 20 

 boats within past seven years. 



Also shows decrease of fully 50 per cent, in 

 landings from same cause as above. Num- 

 ber of boats annually decreasing. 



Fish sold at sea or landed at Ardrishaig. 



Minard principal creek. All herrings sold at 

 sea. Practically no change in catch by 

 cod nets and lines. 



Fishing population gradually decreasing since 

 herrings ceased to frequent upper reaches 

 of the Loch. 



Cod nets 

 and lines. 



Cod nets. 

 Drift nets 

 and lines. 



Between 

 Bute and 

 Cumbraes 

 and upper 

 reaches of 

 the Clyde. 



Off west of 

 Bute. 



Off east of 

 Bute. 



>■ 4,602 



566 



1,559 



191 



50 



105 



22 



2^ 



Herrings, 

 mackerel, 

 cod, and 

 conger. 



Herrings. 



Herrings and 

 mackerel. 



Slight increase in quantity, but decrease in 

 value. White fish fishing was not so suc- 

 cessfully prosecuted as in 1910. 



Decreases in quantity and value Codling and 

 whiting were very scarce in the waters off 

 the west of Bute. 



Results almost similar to those of previous 

 year. 



