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Thirty-seventh Annual Report 



from the remoter districts such as Shetland and those on the north- 

 west coast. Fortunately the embargo which had been imposed on the 

 import of cured herrings into the United States was removed in August, 

 and curers were thus enabled to dispose of the greater part of their 

 stocks at a fair profit. 



Including 84,663 barrels remaining in hand at the close of 1917, 

 the total stock of Scottish cured herrings in 1918 was 115,694 barrels. 

 Of this quantity 85,592 barrels were absorbed during the year, the 

 United States of America taking 23,500 barrels, France 6550 barrels, 

 and the remainder going into home consumption. 



The exports to the principal markets abroad since 1909 have been 

 as follows : — 



Year. To Germany.* To Kussia. To America. 





Barrels. 



Barrels. 



Barrels. 



1909 



786,682 



574,307 



69,074 



1910 



982,361 



732,345 



73,409 



1911 



794,219 



655,814 



75,005 



1912 



719,013 



750,187 



93,471 



1913 



672,701 



619,680 



104,045 



1914 



353,323 



493,039 



115,347 



1915 





51,143 



45,385 



1916 





285,365 



46,281 



1917 





52,041 



16,109 



1918 







23,498 



* From 40 to 50 Iber cent, of the total quantity of herrings exported to 

 Germany was, in normal circumstances, sent over the frontier to Russia and 

 other Eastern countries. 



Scottish Boats in England and Ikeland. 



The Naval Authorities again found it possible to grant facilities 

 for the prosecution of the East Anglian autumn fishing, and a fleet 

 composed of 103 steam and 237 motor vessels proceeded from Scottish 

 ports to participate. These vessels enjoyed a highly successful season, 

 notwithstanding the handicap imposed by the ravages of influenza, 

 which was rife at the East Anglian ports, the total landings amounting 

 to 692,000 cwts., for which £772,500 was realised. In contrast with 

 the experience in 1917, the losses of gear were comparatively light. 



A number of Scottish vessels also engaged with success in the 

 herring fishings conducted off the Isle of Man and the Irish coasts. 



WHITE FISH FISHING. 



The quantity of white fish landed in 1918 was 1,128,623 cwts., 

 which realised £3,342,811, or an increase of 121,054 cwts. and 

 £1,320,994 upon the figures for the preceding year. As regards value, 

 these figures, of course, constitute a new record, the average price per 

 cwt. in 1918 having been £2, 19s. 2d., or 50 per cent, more than in 1917. 

 The gain in quantity was due to the increased success of the line and 

 cod-net fishings, the quantity landed by trawlers having, owing to the 

 continued depletion of the trawling fleet, suffered a further decline. 



