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Part III — Thirteenth Annual Report 



1893 The quantity of fish taken, aud also the average catch per 1 shot,' 

 were greater last year than in the two preceding years, but less than 

 in the years previous to 1892. The figures for the various years are as 

 follows : — 



Year. 



Total Trips or 

 Shots. 



Quantity of White 

 Fish caught. 



Average Quantity 

 per Shot. 







cwts. 



cwts. 



1888 



43 077 





oov 



1889 



42,898 



107,029£ 



2-494 



1890 



34,501 



83,692£ 



2-425 



1891 



37,928 



92,469 



2-438 



1892 



32,543 



63,420J 



1-94 



1893 



34,631 



59,949 



1-703 



1894 



37,219 



82,623^ 



2-219 



The increase in the quantity of fish taken in the territorial waters 

 was common to all kinds except skate and turbot and ' other white fish ; ' 

 the increase in haddocks and flat-fish was specially noticeable. 



In each of the four districts from which these special statistics are 

 obtained, haddocks were caught in increased numbers, as was also the 

 case with whitings. The quantity of cod was less in two of the four 

 districts, but the general average was greater. In the same way, the 

 group of flat-fishes included under the heading ' lemon soles, flounders, and 

 dabs,' and which to a large extent comprises plaice, showed a slight increase 

 in two of the districts, and a slight decrease at the other two. In the 

 following table, which has been furnished by Mr Mair, the Fishery Officer 

 of the Anstruther District, the quantities of haddocks and whitings captured 

 by line fishermen within the closed and open wators, and landed in his 

 district in each of the last six years, are given : — 





Caught within the 



Caught outside the 



Total. 





Closed Area. 



Closed Area. 





Year. 

















Haddocks. 



Whitings. 



Haddocks. 



Whitings. 



Haddocks. 



Whitings. 





cwts. 



cwts. 



cwts. 



cwts. 



cwts. 



cwts. 



1888 



18,419 



1,800 



17,862 



1,131 



36,281 



2,931 



1889 



12,499 



1,972 



19,405 



1,645 



31,904 



3,617 



1890 



12,418 



1,994 



10,338 



1,595 



22,756 



3,589 



1891 



11,981 



1,577 



11,255 



1,244 



23,236 



2,821 



1892 



11,718 



936 



16,647 



862 



28,365 



1,798 



1893 



12,318 



767 



9,719 



318 



22,037 



1,085 



1894 



18,321 



1,120 



6,299 



685 



24,620 



1,305 



