of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



19 





Plaice. 



Lemon 

 Dab. 



Witch. 



Com. 

 Dab. 



Long 



I!()llL!'ll 



Dab. 



Thorn- 

 back. 



Herring. 



Angler. 



Lump- 

 sucker. 



I. 

 II. 



1,345 

 95 



79 

 2 



141 

 60 



483 

 1,630 



198 



69 

 16 



13 



30 

 25 



3 



Total 



1,440 



81 



201 



2,113 



198 



85 



13 



55 



3 



Some other hauls were made in this district, but in somewhat deeper 

 water. In the first of these off Burghead, in 44 to 45 fathoms, and 

 lasting four hours and twenty minutes, 1638 fishes were captured, 

 1280 being marketable and 358 unmarketable. The number of haddocks 

 increased to 817, most of them being small; plaice diminished to 

 twenty, mostly large and medium; there were also 269 witches, 106 

 lemon dabs, a megrim, a brill, and 8 cod. In the next haul, lasting 

 three hours and thirty-five minutes, in the same depth, 4030 fishes 

 were obtained, 2483 being marketable and 1547 unmarketable; nineteen 

 species were represented. Haddocks were most abundant, numbering 

 1927 ; there were 1358 dabs, 282 witches, 251 whiting, 27 lemon dabs, 

 and 10 plaice. Ten Norway pouts, a herring, a bib, and 2 Lumpenus 

 were also taken, as well as 5 marketable hake. The next haul was 

 begun in the same place, the vessel towing towards Lossiemouth, where 

 the net was hauled in 16 fathoms. "Phe drag lasted for two hours and 

 twenty-five minutes, and 1427 fishes were taken, comprising 837 had- 

 docks, 139 whitings, 40 plaice, 51 lemon dabs, 6 witches, as well as 4 

 cod, 2 ling, and a Norway pout. 



In these three hauls in deeper water the total number of fishes 

 caught was 7095, 4846 being marketable and 2249 unmarketable, the 

 time of fishing being ten hours and twenty minutes. The sizes of the 

 haddock and plaice taken were as follows :— 



1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 



Haddock 235 154 3113 — 3502 



Plaice 17 44 14 75 



The particulars are given in the following Table : — 





Cod. 



Cod- 

 ling. 



Hake. 



Ling. 



Had- 

 dock. 



Whit 

 ing. 





Gur- 

 nard. 



Brill. 



Plaice. 



Lemon 

 Dab. 



Witch. 



I. 

 II. 



Total 



19 



10 

 5 



22 



2 



3,502 

 79 



530 

 12 



17 



8 



5 



75 



176 



8 



429 

 128 



19 



15 



22 



2 



3,581 



542 



25 



5 



75 



184 



557 





Megrim. 



Com. 

 Dab. 



Long 

 Rough 

 Dab. 



Thorn- 

 back. 



Grey 

 Skate. 



Angler. 



Nor- 

 way 

 Pout. 



Her- 

 ring, 



Bib. 



Lum- 

 penus. 



I. 

 II. 



Total 



2 



47 

 257 



1,720 



10 



2 



10 



5 



11 

 11 



1 



1 



2 



2 



304 



1,720 



10 



2 



15 



1 



1 



2 



