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Part III. — Tenth Annual Report 
of Scotland. It shows, as in previous years, that the quantity landed by 
beam-trawlers has increased, and the quantity landed by line fishermen 
has diminished. The total quantity of flat-fish and round-fish landed 
along the East Coast last year was 1,313,811 cwts..; in 1890, the quantity 
was 1,337,470, showing that there was a decrease of 23,659 cwts. in 
these kinds of fish. The quantity landed by line-fishermen was 1,009,911 
cwts., as against 1,051, 852 \ cwts. in 1890. Beam-trawlers landed 
303,900J cwts. of round- fish and flat-fish,, or an increase of 18,284 cwts. 
The decrease in the amount of line-fish landed was both in flat-fish and 
round-fish : in the same way the increase in the quantity landed by beam- 
trawlers was both in round-fish and flat-fish. Similar returns for the past 
four years show that beam-trawlers have been landing larger and larger 
quantities of these kinds of fish, while the quantities landed by line- 
fishermen have diminished. The figures are as follows : — 
Year. 
Round Fish. 
Flat Fish. 
Line. 
Beam-Trawl. 
Line. 
Beam-Trawl. 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
cwts. 
1,029,961 
1,057,450 
993,1801 
957,609 
cwts. 
179,074 
166,818 
212,4754 
227,894| 
cwts.. 
60,7521 
53,870| 
58,673 
52,302£ 
cwts. 
64,723| 
60,595| 
73,141 
76,006 
2. Statistics Showing the Quantities of Line-Caught Fish obtained 
from the Territorial Waters where Trawling is Prohibited. 
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 r a few miles south of Aberdeen, on the north, are 
given in Tables G (p. 140). The monthly and yearly averages per ' shot ' 
for each kind of fish enumerated are also given. The quantities of 
white-fish caught within the territorial waters of the portion of the 
Coast referred to, in each of the years 1889, 1890, and 1891, are given 
in Table H. (p. 158). 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 83,692J 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. 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
Total Trips or 
Shots. 
Quantity of White 
Fish caught. 
Average Quantity 
per Shot. 
43,077 
42,898 
34,501 
37,928 
cwts. 
109,396£ 
107, 029^ 
83,6921 
92,469 
cwts. 
2-539 
2-494 
2-425 
2-438 
