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Part III. — Eleventh Annual Report 



1892, compared with 1891, by 61,937 cwts., or 25*8 percent., the flat- 

 fish caught by trawl diminished by 5,292 cwts., or 6*9 per cent. In the 

 case of the line-caught fish, there has been a diminution of round-fish 

 and an increase of flat-fish. The greater quantity of the latter is due 

 entirely to an increased catch of halibut and skates, which are included 

 in the table. The quantities of these fish caught by line in the districts 

 referred to, during the last four years, are as follows : — 



1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 



Halibut . 3,883 cwts. 7,504 cwts. 5,283 cwts. 12,856 cwts. 

 Skates . 8,342 „ 9,041 „ 9,343 „ 13,235 „ 



Very few halibut are caught by trawl (only 127 cwts. compared with 

 13,235 cwts. caught by line in the above districts) ; and when these and 

 skates are taken into account, it will be found that there is a decrease of 

 nearly 2000 cwts. on the other flat-fish — plaice, turbot, flounders, &c. — 

 captured by line fishermen. 



The relative quantities of flat-fish and round-fish landed on this part of 

 the coast by beam-trawlers are given in the appended table : — 





1891. 



1892. 



Districts. 



Flat 

 Fish. 



Round 

 Fish. 



Total. 



Flat 

 Fish. 



Round 

 Fish. 



Total. 



Leith District. 



cwts. 



cwts. 



cwts. 



cwts. 



cwts. 



cwts. 



1. Line boats, .... 



2. Beam-trawlers, . 



7,167 

 14,762 



86,7991 

 81,190£ 



93,966i 

 95,952i 



7,1571 

 14,122 



87,024 

 91,583 



94,181£ 

 105,705 



Anstruther District. 















1. Line boats, .... 



5,017 



73,885 



78,902 



4,840^ 



81,381 



86,2211 



Montrose District. 















1. Line boats, .... 



2. Beam -trawlers, . 



3,925£ 

 5,295± 



103,8421 

 15,140" 



107,767^ 

 20,435^ 



4,068 

 5,225i 



94,611 

 15,965 



98,679 

 21,1901 



Stonehaven District. 















1. ^ine boats, .... 



726 



45,471 



46,197 



708 



32,284 



32,992 



Aberdeen District. 















1. Line boats, .... 



2. Beam-trawlers, . 



8.752* 

 56;290" 



108,283 

 142,894 



117,0351 

 199,184" 



18,341 

 51,708 



101,820 

 193,613 



120,161 

 245,321 



Totals. 















1. Line boats, .... 



2. Beam-trawlers, . 



25,587f 

 76,347i 



418,281 

 239,2241 



443,868^ 

 315,5712 



35,1142 

 71,055} 



397,120 

 301,161 



432,2342 

 372,2161 



In Table I. are given the total quantities of flat-fish and round-fish 

 landed during last year along the whole East Coast of Scotland by line- 

 fishermen and beam-trawlers. It shows, as in previous years, that the 

 gross quantity landed by beam-trawlers has increased, while the quantity 

 taken by line has diminished, the falling off in the latter being to the 



