of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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beam-trawlers was 759,440 cwts., compared with 739,071 cwts. in 
1890, or an increase of 20,369 cwts. This increase was principally 
in round-fish, but there was also a very slight increase in flat-fish. 
In 1890 the quantity of flat-fish was 100,389 cwts., against 101,935 
cwts. last year, showing an increase in 1891 of 1546 cwts. The 
quantity of round-fish in 1890 was 638,682 cwts., against 657,505 
cwts. in 1891, or an, increase of 18,323 cwts. in the latter year. 
The increase in the quantity of white-fish landed in these 
districts during 1891 was entirely due to the operations of beam- 
trawlers, a large falling off in the quantities landed by line fishermen 
having taken place. In 1890, line fishermen landed 28,170 cwts. 
of flat-fish and 430,070 cwts. of round-fish, or a total of 458,227 
cwts. Last year they landed 25,587f cwts. of flat-fish and 418,281 
cwts. of round-fish, or a total quantity of 443,868f cwts. These 
figures indicate a total decrease in line-caught fish of 14,358 cwts. ; 
the decrease in flat-fish being 2582 cwts. and in round-fish 11,776 
cwts. 
On the other hand, the quantity of fish landed by beam-trawlers 
increased by 34,728 cwts. ; the gross quantity in 1890 being 280,844 
cwts., compared with 315,5 71| last year. In 1891, beam-trawlers 
landed 76,347J cwts. of flat-fish and 239,224J cwts. of round-fish, 
as against 72,219 cwts. of flat-fish and 208,625 cwts. of round-fish 
in 1890, showing an increase last year of 4128 cwts. of flat-fish and 
30,599 cwts. of round-fish. 
The statistics of the quantities of fish captured by line-fishermen 
in the territorial waters of the East Coast, from North Berwick on 
the south to Skateraw, a few miles south of Aberdeen, on the 
north, have also been tabulated, and the monthly and yearly 
averages per ' shot ' for each kind of fish enumerated given. 
During last year there was an increase in the number of ' shots ■ in 
this portion of the territorial waters and in the quantity of fish 
landed, compared with the previous year. 
In 1890 the number of ' shots ' was 34,501, and the quantity of 
white-fish (excluding herrings) captured was 83,6 92 J cwts., giving 
an average of 2*425 cwts. per ' shot.' In 1891 the number of ' shots ' 
was 37,928, and the quantity of line-caught fish was 92,469 cwts., 
or an average per ' shot ' of 2'438 cwts. 
The statistics showing the number of ■ shots ' in the territorial 
waters, the quantity of line-caught fish obtained, and the average 
quantity per ' shot ' for the past four years, are as follows : — 
Year Trips or Quantity of White Average Quantity 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
In regard to the kinds of fish, there was an increase in 1891 in 
cod, haddock, and other white fish, and a decrease in flat-fish and 
whiting. The quantity of flat-fish (lemon soles, flounders, dabs, 
Shots. 
Fish caught. 
per Shot. 
cwts. 
cwts. 
43,077 
109,396£ 
107,029^ 
2-539 
42,898 
2-494 
34,501 
83,692J 
2*425 
37,928 
92,469 
2-438 
