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Trawling. 



Year. 



No of Vessels 

 (Steam). 



Catch. 



Quantity. 



Value. 







Cwts. 



£. 



1898 



149 



778,731 



449,278 



1899 



. 207 



980,396 



597,743 



1900 



232 



1,073,164 



699,587 



1901 



256 



1,325,072 



820,813 



1902 



275 



1,465,073 



812,229 



1903 



280 



1,566,370 



829,932 



1904 



270 



1,705,633 



841,757 



1905 



266 



1,745,431 



948,117 



1906 



274 



1,870,517 



957,008 



Line Fishing. 





No. of Vessels. 







Year. 







Catch. 



Value. 



Steam. 



Sail. 









Cwts. 



£ 



1898 



39 



5715 



1,050,000 



470,000 



1899 



38 



5512 



939,000 



440,000 



1900 



52 



5404 



757,000 



371,000 



1901 



75 



5367 



696,000 



341,000 



1902 



68 



5154 



608,700 



318,300 



1903 



91 



4884 



602,600 



315,900 



1904 



129 



4462 



753,700 



361,200 



1905 



164 



4593 



735,654 



348,610 



1906 



191 



4425 



688,057 



349,521 



For purposes of comparison we may here place side by side the 

 result of the methods of fishing- by trawl and line for the same 

 period : — 



