CONTENTS. 



V 



WEST COAST HERRING FISHERY. 



PAGJE 



West Coast Herring Fishery ------ xli 



Nine West Coast Districts ------ xli 



Stomoway District — Boundary of District — Fishing successful — Boats 

 employed — Average Catches in the two Sections — Duration of 

 Fishing — Barrels cured — Grounds fished in Stornoway Section — 

 Grounds fished in Barra Section — Barrels exported direct to Con- 

 tinent — High prices realised there — Herrings kippered and sold 

 fresh — Weather and Loss of Life at Sea - - - - xli 



Loch Broom District — Boundary of District — Decrease in Fishing — 

 When prosecuted — Boats employed — Barrels cured— Quality and 

 Prices of Herrings — Steamers — Curing Vessels - - - xlii 



Loch Carron and Skye District — Boundary of District — Winter and 

 Summer Fishing — When carried on — Number of Boats — Grounds 

 fished — Barrels cured — Prices per Cran — Curing Vessels — Steamers 

 employed -------- xlii 



Fort- William District — Boundary of District — Grounds fished-^Boats 

 employed — Seine-net Fishermen most successful — Barrels cured — 

 Herrings sold Fresh — Disturbance between Drift-net and Seine- 

 net Fishermen — H.M. Cutter ' Daisy,' sent to restore order - - xliii 



Campbeltown District — Boundary of District — Drift-net and Seine- 

 net Fishermen employed — Season most successful — Barrels cured — 

 Fishing Grounds — Lajge earnings of Seine-net Boats — Value of 

 Season's Fishing — Herrings taken to Glasgow by Steamers - xliii 



Inveraray District— Boundary of District — Fishing Fleet — Barrels 

 cured — Success of Seine-net Boats — Failure of Drift-net Boats — 

 Grounds fished — Quality of Loch Fyne Herrings — Prices — 

 Herrings sent to Glasgow and England - - _ - xliv 



Rothesay District — Boundary of District — Fishing Light — Boats 

 engaged — Barrels cured — Account of Season's Fishing — Fishing 

 Grounds — Curing Vessels ------ xliv 



Greenock District — Boundary of District — Successful Fishing — Barrels 

 cured — Number of Boats and particulars of Fishing — Quality and 

 Prices of Herring — Fishing Stations - - . _ xlv 



Ballantrae District — Boundary of District — Winter and Summer Fish- 

 ing — Boats engaged — Three modes of capturing Herrings — Produce 

 of Winter Fishing — Its estimated value — Best w^eek — Great quan- 

 tities of Herrings sent by special trains — Summer Fishing and its 



value — Low prices of Herrings - - - - - xlv 



SUMMARY OF WEST COAST HERRING FISHING 



Summary of West Coast Herring Fishing - - _ . xlvi 



Gross increase in Barrels cured - . - . _ ^lyi 



Increase in four Districts and decrease in five - - - - xlvi 



Herrings found at every Station - - - - - xlvi 



Yearly average of Barrels cured in periods of ten years - - xlvi 

 Increase per cent, of year 1885 on 1884, and on preceding ten, 



twenty-five, and fifty years - - - •? - r xlvi 



