of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Unclassified Shell-fish . 



Unclassified shell-fish consist chiefly of periwinkles and cockles. Decrease in 

 The total quantity landed in 1906 was 45,594 cwts., valued at v a £ and 

 £13,310, as compared with 53,220 cwts. and £14,611 in 1905. 

 Almost the whole of the decline in quantity and value was refer- 

 able to the West Coast. The great bulk of the falling-off occurred 

 in Barra and Loch Carron and Skye districts, though the Clyde 

 districts were also in some degree responsible. In Barra district the 

 quantity of cockles gathered was little more than one-third of that 

 obtained in 1905, a result ascribed by the officer to over-fishing 

 in the latter-mentioned year ; while in Loch Carron district the 

 decline was due to less attention than usual being paid to whelk- 

 gathering. 



The following Table shows the quantity and value of the 

 different kinds of shell-fish landed in Scotland since 1897 

 inclusive: — 





Oysters. 



Mussels. 



Clams. 



Year. 



100's. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 100. 



Cwts. 



Value 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



Cwts. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



1897 



4,016 



1,614 



8/ 



280,976 



14,362 



1/ 



19,258 



2,408 



2/6 



1898 



4,060 



1,588 



7/9 



191,738 



10,319 



1/1 



14,013 



1,595 



2/3 



1899 



4,701 



1,884 



8/ 



169,679 



8,858 



1/1 



12,125 



1,485 



2/5 



1900 



7,964 



3,188 



8/ 



143,422 



7,617 



1/1 



6,372 



861 



2/8 



1901 



6,234 



2,447 



7/10 



102,541 



5,976 



1/2 



6,587 



802 



2/5 



1902 



2,909 



1,251 



8/7 



95,663 



5,445 



1/2 



4,320 



586 



2/9 



1903 



2,116 



894 



8/5 



102,958 



6,207 



1/2 



4,606 



637 



2/9 



1904 



2,501 



937 



7/6 



92,142 



6,046 



1/4 



6,993 



944 



2/8 



1905 



2,180 



865 



7/11 



102,927 



6,065 



1/2 



7,848 



1,129 



2/10 



1906 



3,896 



1,568 



8/ 



128,486 



7,222 



1/2 



7,391 



1,083 



2/11 





Lobsters. 



Crabs. 



Unclassified Shell-fish. 



Total Value. 



Year. 



100's. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 100. 



100's. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 100. 



Cwts. 



Value 

 £ 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



£ 



1897 



7,292 



32,426 



88/11 



34,944 



1S,395 



10/7 



56,057 



13,198 



4/8 



82,403 



1898 



6,664 



29,920 



89/10 



36,466 



17,982 



9/10 



57,985 



15,726 



5/5 



77,130 



1899 



7,280 



34,150 



93/10 



31,125 



18,761 



12/1 



55,822 



15,413 



5/6 



80,551 



1900 



6,804 



32,044 



94/2 



31,280 



17,789 



11/4 



56,728 



14,407 



5/1 



75,906 



1901 



7,900 



36,643 



92/9 



31,525 



18,698 



11/10 



57,478 



16,523 



5/9 



81,089 



1902 



7,864 



37,114 



94/5 



30,763 



18,520 



12/- 



55,469 



15,035 



5/5 



77,951 



1903 



7,055 



34,567 



98/- 



25,657 



16,314 



12/9 



55,443 



, 14,979 



5/5 



73,598 



1904 



7,964 



38,323 



96/3 



23,993 



14,540 



12/1 



57,031 



16,010 



5/7 



76,800 



1905 



7,603 



36,317 



95/6 



19,903 



11,675 



11/9 



53,220 



14,611 



5/6 



70,662 



1906 



7,316 



35,957 



98/4 



20,916 



13,182 



12/7 



45,594 



13,310 



5/10 



72,322 



Statement of 

 Catch and 

 Value for 

 10 Years. 



