Fishery Board for Scotland — Statistical Tables. 



No. II. — continued. 



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Methods 



of 

 Fishing 

 pursued. 



Position of 

 Principal 

 Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and Value of Fish Landed. 



Herrings. 



Other kinds 

 (excluding 

 Shell Fish). 



Value 



of 

 Shell 

 Fish. 



Principal 

 kinds of Fish 

 Landed. 



General Remarks. 



Nets, 

 lines, and 

 creels. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



Nets, lines, 

 and crab 

 creels. 



Nets and 



Nets, lines 

 and crab 

 creels. 



Nets and 

 lines. 



1 to 5 miles 

 off. 



lto 100 miles 

 off. 



1 to 5 miles 

 off. 



1 to 10 miles 

 off. 



Moray Firth 



Cwts. 



501,041 



29,629 



1,246 



1,410 



32,285 



363,473 



363, 47^ 



21,287 



831 



972 



Cwts. 



3,733 



5,724 



37,652 



139 

 3,487 



183 



50,918 



10,420 

 9,801 



44 



14,066 



1,712 

 2,000 



,110 38,043 



& 



3,141 



4,799 



33,466 



178 

 5,123 



203 



,910 



16.230 



16,310 



23,774 



2,880 

 3,170 



62.428 



£ 



530 



479 



221 

 214 



1.888 



83 



593 



Codlings 

 crabs. 



and 



Herrings, cod, 

 codlings, and 

 haddocks. 



Codlings and 

 lobsters. 



Codlings, had- 

 docks and 

 whitings. 



Codlings, had- 

 docks, and 

 lobsters. 



Haddocks, cod, 

 and whitings. 



Herrings, had- 

 docks, and 

 codlings. 



Codlings. 



Haddocks, cod, 

 and plaice. 



Herrings and 



haddocks. 

 Haddocks and 



codlings. 



Decrease in boats compared with 

 1914 is due to the discarding of 

 large sailing boats, a number of 

 resident fishermen now working 

 on Fraserburgh boats. Com- 

 pared with last year, catch of 

 white fish is greater, but value 

 is less. Crabs show increasts 

 in number and value. 



The above remarks as to the de- 

 crease in the number of boats 

 apply also to these creeks. The 

 catch shows an increase both in 

 quantity and value compared 

 with 1919. Hand -line fishing 

 received more attention. 



Compared with the preceding year 

 there is a considerable falling 

 off in the quantity of herrings 

 landed, but the value is greater. 

 There is a large increase in the 

 quantity of mackerel landed 

 during the summer months. 

 The catch of other fish is about 

 the same in quantity, but owing 

 to lower prices, the value is less. 



Falling-off in the catch. Local 

 fishermen now land most of 

 their catches at Fraserburgh. 



Decrease in catch and value. 

 Most of the resident fishermen 

 prosecute the fishing at other 

 stations throughout the year. 



Slight increase in catch. The 

 inshore fisheries receive little 

 attention at this creek. 



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A decrease in number of sail boat s, 

 mostly third class. Quantity 

 and value of fish landed show 

 considerable decreases. 



Considerable increases in quantity 

 and value of herrings. Other 

 kinds show a decrease. Num- 

 ber of motor boats increased by 

 13 during the year. 



Very little fishing carried on. 

 Fishermen engage in herring 

 fishing at the large centres. 



Decreases in quantity and value 

 of cod and haddocks. 



Decreases in quantity and value 



of all kinds. 

 Results similar to last year's. 



Three first class motor boats 



added to fleet. 



