of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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were not quite so plentiful in these districts as in 1888. Sixteen 
English smacks prosecuted the fishing at the Farce Isles at the 
beginning of summer, and landed 164, 130 fish at Orkney. Although 
the fishing grounds around the Orkney Isles are productive, the 
native fishermen have never adopted the use of great-lines at the 
cod and ling fishery, but adhere to the antiquated and less successful 
hand-lines. Were. the former method used, this important industry 
might undoubtedly be considerably developed. The water surround- 
ing the islands of Orkney, Shetland, and the Outer Hebrides, and 
also the Pentland Firth, round by Cape Wrath to the Island of 
Tiree, abound with excellent cod and ling, but are only partially 
fished. 
