of the Pishery Board for Scotland. 



41 



No. II. — conli,ivr<l. 





Methods of 

 Fishing Pursued 



Position of 

 Principal Fishing 

 Grounds. 



Quantity and Value of 



Fish Landed 

 (excluding .Shell Fish). 



Value of 

 Shell Fisl 

 Taken. 



Principal kinds 

 of Fish Landed. 



No. of Curing 

 Stations. 



General Remarks. 









Cwts. 



£> 



£ 











Nets and lines 



1 to 4 for lines 

 and S5 to 55 for 

 nets 



(,'84 374 



223,977 



104 



Herrings, cod- 

 1 i n g s , and 

 haddocks. 



65 



A small number of the 

 fishermen engaged in 

 line fishing. Haddock 

 fishing a partial failure. 

 Fair results obtained in- 

 shore at codling fishing. 

 Large increase in quan- 

 tity and value of her- 

 rings landed. Fisher- 

 men engaged in the 

 various herring fishings, 

 and the results for the 

 year were exceptionally 









187 



101 



1 



Codlings and 

 haddocks. 





The foregoing remarks 

 apply to this creek. 





Line?. 



From 1 to 4 miles 

 off. 



248 



75 



19 



Codlings. 





No harbour at this creek, 

 and fishermen fre- 

 quently employed in 

 other occupations. 









690,093 



226,505 



380 





67 











1 



V 2,501 



920 



487% 











Lines, crab 

 > and lobster 

 creels. 



1 to 10 miles off 

 shore. 



j- 2,968 



1,000 



117/ 



Codlings, had- 

 docks, crabs, 

 and lobsters. 





The southern part of the 

 district shows an in- 

 crease of boats and fish, 

 ing gear, and the fisher - 

 y men have had a pros- 

 perous year, more 

 especially atthe various 

 herring fishings. 





* 



Nets, lines, and 

 crab creels. 



Nets, 3 to 90 

 miles off ; great 

 lines, 12 to 90 

 miles ; small 

 lines, 2 to 20 

 miles. 



702,522 



219,96:) 



177 



Herrings, cod, 

 haddocks, 

 saithe, and 

 crabs. 



. 



74 



A decrease in the num- 

 ber of boats at this 

 station; otherwise fisher- 

 men have had a success- 

 ful year, principally 

 owing to the high prices 

 paid for herrings. 









9,459 



3,261 



71 







A slow but steady de- 

 crease of boats and gear 

 continues at this station. 





Tiinp^ ^vflV* mid 



I_illiC>?, \^lt\\J ill 1 l l 



lobster creels. 



1 to 20 miles off. 



2,125 



1 



475 



1,007 

 1S3 



lie 

 1 If) 



61 



Haddocks and 

 codlings. 





Fishermen from this 

 station who took part in 

 the various herring 

 fishings, especially at 

 Shet and and England, 

 had a good year's earn- 

 ings. 



The decrease of boats and 

 fishing gear continues 

 at this station. 









720,050 



226,334 



1,029 





77 





trawling. The number of fishermen includes 5 •' resident " and 18 "non-resident" engaged in manning 

 Scottish " (see Appendix A, No I.). 



