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Table II.— CAMPBELTOWN DISTRICT— Weekly Statement of 

 Heerings CJaught in the Campbeltown District — Year 1885. 



Date. 



From Mar. 

 31 to May 

 31, 1885, 

 bulk of 

 catch in 

 May 

 Week ending 

 June 6 



„ 13 



„ 20 



„ 27 



July 4 



„ 11 



„ 18 



„ 25 



Aug. 1 



„ 8 



„ 15 



„ 22 



„ 29 



Sept. 5 



12 



„ 19 



Crans, 



2363 



>> 



26 



121 



Oct. 



3 



2930 



j> 



10 



4764 





17 



250 





24 



967 



109 

 955 



787 

 677 



1307 

 1263 



2421 

 1886 



962 



1349 

 1793 



2348 



789 



1583 



2428 



4790 



Remarks. 



In May the weather was favourable. Catch began about 

 Campbeltown in pretty good quantity ; as the month ad- 

 vanced the takes were secured further up the sound till 

 Carradale became the chief centre. 



Weather fine, catch mostly in mid-channel between Camp- 

 beltown and south of Arran, fishing at night. 



Weather very fine. Catch by drift nets in channel from off 

 Saddell to off Davaar, 6 and 8 miles southwards, fishing 

 at night. 



Weather generally fine, similar to previous week, fishing at 

 night. 



Weather very fine. Best catch off Davaar, 6 to 8 miles 

 south, also in mid-channel south of Kilbrannan, fishing 

 at night. 



Weather fine, catch best off Davaar, south and mid-channel 



off Saddell, fishing at night. 

 Weather generally rough, heavy rain. Drift best takes off 



Davaar, and fishing by trawl in the vicinity of Carradale 



night and day. 



Weather very fine, fishing by trawl night and day. Best 

 takes about Carradale drift, off' Davaar S. S. E. 



Weather very fine, best takes south Ripness and Saddell 

 Bay, also Pirnmill and near Pladda, Cantyre coast. Her- 

 rings excellent and large size, 250 filling a box. Fishing 

 night and day. 



Weather extremely fine, fishing ground same as previous 

 week. 



Weather fine, fishing ground again in the same locality. 

 Weather stormy. Best near Carradale and off entrance to 



Campbeltown Loch, S.E. 

 Weather fine, catch heavy about Carradale, chiefly by 



trawl net, fishing by day. 

 Weather middling, best near Carradale, fishing by day, and 



off Davaar, S.E., in mid-channel, fishing at night. 

 Weather fair, best takes about South Ripness and Isle of 



Ross. Fishing by day and night. 

 Weather stormy at Carradale, boats able to pursue regularly 



and had heavy takes. Trawl fishing by day. 

 Weather fair, best at Carradale, Cour, and South Ripness, 



Campbeltown now becoming light. Fishing by daylight 



chiefly. 



Weather stormy, no trial at Campbeltown, only once at 

 Carradale. Fishing by day. 



Weather fair, all caught near Carradale. Fishing by day, 

 also about Machry Bay. 



Weather squally, the herrings got near Isle of Ross. 



Weather unsettled, catch about Isle of Ross and about Carra- 

 dale. 



Weather of a favourable kind, catch about Isle of Ross and 

 near Carradale. Fishing by day and night. 



ROBERT HENDRY, Fishery Officer. 



