of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Cod. 



Cod- 

 ling. 



Ling. 



Coal- 

 fish. 



Had- 

 dock. 



Whit- 

 ing. 



( !at-fish. 



Tusk. 



No. . 



Average 



538 

 79-7 



3,275 

 486-4 



12 

 1-8 



77 

 114 



8,846 

 1312-9 



5 



0-74 



175 

 26-0 



3 



o-n 





Halibut. 



Plaice. 



Lemon 

 Dab. 



Common 

 Dab. 



i uroot. 



Megrim. 



A ngler. 



No. . 



Average 



165 

 24-5 



191 



28-4 



331 

 49-0 



180 

 27-0 



4 

 0-6 



1 



0 15 



61 

 9-0 



The number of cod in any of the drags varied greatly — from nil to 

 160 ; the number of codling ranged from 50 to 520 and 484, and in 

 these hauls they were all marketable. The total of haddocks in the 

 different hauls varied from 242 to 1153, and they were all marketable. 

 Cat-fish were got in each of the 17 drags, their numbers varying from 4 

 to 21 ; halibut were taken in 16 of the hauls, the numbers ranging from 

 nil to 34 in the different hauls. Plaice were also got in each haul, the 

 numbers varying from 4 to 27. Among lemon dabs, also taken in each of 

 the drags, the numbers varied from 2 to 46. 



At already stated, the proportion of the unmarketable fishes from these 

 grounds is small, and the sizes of the marketable are also large. The 

 sizes of the haddecks and plaice taken were as follows : — 



1st 2nd 3rd 4th Unmarketable Total. 

 Haddock, 5,999 535 1,944 — — 8,478 



Plaice, 175 16 — — — 191 



The haddocks in one of the hauls referred to, 362 in number, were not 

 classified ; and among the " 1st " in the above list are a number of " extra 

 large." 



One haul was made for thirty minutes with a small-meshed net around 

 the cod-end, in from 58 to 63 fathoms, south-east of Fuglo. The catch in 

 the cod-end numbered 114 fishes, all marketable, comprising 1 cod, 48 

 codling, 49 haddocks, 2 cat-fish, 1 halibut, 2 plaice, 3 lemon dabs, 7 

 common dabs, and 1 thornback. Only 9 fishes were in the small-meshed 

 net, viz. 3 haddocks, 253, 257, and 271mm. ; 1 common dab, of 159mm., 

 and 5 sand-eels. 



Among the halibut were some small ones which were brought back and 

 measured ; they ranged from 220mm. to 312mm. (eight and three-quarter 

 inches to twelve and a quarter inches), and were 7 in number. 



The cod were stated to be spawning, and the haddocks far advanced. 

 The quantity of the roes of haddocks and cod obtained and brought to 

 market was ten and a half boxes. 



According to the market statistics, the total quantity of fish landed 

 from this voyage amounted to 391| cwts., as follows : — 



Cod. Codling. Ling. Tusk. Saithe. Haddock. Halibut. Lemon Dab. Plaice. 

 Hlf 84 6 h 16 112 10i 6 14 



Dabs. Skate. Cat-fish. Monk, 

 f ■ 2 26 2 



