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last year : but there was a decrease in the quantities of small haddocks 
and whitings, namely, from 130 5 to 92*8. The figures for the last eight 
years are as follows : — 
Year. 
Total Number 
of ' Shots ' 
during the 
Year. 
Average Number 
of Cod 
ptJI k5I.AU L.- 
Average Number 
of Large Had- 
docks per 
'Shot.' 
Average Number 
of Small Had- 
docks and Whit- 
ings per ' Shot. ' 
1884* 
4524 
0-34 
22-1 
38-3 
1885 
4542 
0-50 
23-4 
221-5 
1886 
7869 
0-32 
31-8 
147-0 
1887 
6270 
023 
42-8 
208-9 
1888 
5548 
045 
62-6 
228-4 
1889 
4535 
0-46 
80-1 
68-4 
1890 
3396 
. 0-72 
78-8 
130-5 
1891 
3296 
0-91 
103-8 
92-8 
As in previous years the largest proportions of cod were taken in 
December and January, and of small haddocks and whitings during the 
summer months. 
4. The Proportion of Large and Small Fish captured by 
Beam-Trawlers and Line Fishermen. 
In Table F (p. 136) are given the relative quantities of large and 
small white fish captured by beam-trawlers and line fishermen and 
landed in the Leith and Aberdeen districts. In the Leith district, beam- 
trawlers landed 16,099 cwts. of large cod and 1613 cwts. of small, as 
against 31,941 cwts. large and 3341 cwts. small landed by line fisher- 
men. Beam-trawlers landed 39,922 cwts. of large haddocks and whitings, 
and 9258 cwts. of small haddocks and whitings ; while the quantities 
landed by line fishermen were 31,902 cwts. large and 5211 cwts. small. 
Beam-trawlers landed 9152 cwts. of large flat-fish and 895 cwts. small, 
compared with 2910 cwts. of large and 752 cwts. small landed by line 
fishermen. 
In the Aberdeen district beam-trawlers landed 13,622 cwts. of large 
cod and 6921 cwts. of small, while line fishermen landed 30,137 cwts. 
of large and 3120 cwts. of small. The quantity of large haddocks and 
whitings landed by beam-trawlers was 72,648 cwts., and of small 30,004 
cwts. ; line fishermen landed 38,657 cwts. large and 26,206 small. The 
quantity of large flat-fish landed by beam-trawlers was 48, 260 J cwts. and 
of small 1062J cwts., while line fishermen landed only 3J cwts. of large 
fiat-fish and 309 cwts. of small. It will be noticed that the returns from 
the two districts named vary considerably, and since the figures are based 
largely upon estimate there is a wide margin for error. 
Summary. 
From what has been said above it is evident that the trawling experi- 
ments of the ' Garland ' show that a considerable decrease occurred last 
year in the abundance of the food-fishes within the closed waters of the 
Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay. This diminution was chiefly in 
* For the nine months only, from April to December. 
