of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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Two things aro clear from this table, namely, the gradual decrease in 
the number of lobsters caught, and the gradual advance in the average 
price. 
In the cod fishing, 89,283 men and 21,350 boats were employed; in 
the herring fishery, 29,804 men and 6444 boats ; and in the mackerel 
fishery, 3335 men and 880 boats. The value of the fish and fish produce 
exported was 48,489,600 krbners, compared with 45,584,600 krbners in 
1889. The cod exported were valued at 24,487,900 krbners, besides 
6,811,800 kroners for cod oil, and 1,052,500 for roe. The value of the 
herrings exported was 11,030,700 krbners. 
A special report is published on the famous LofFoden fisheries.* It 
contains very complete details on all points connected with the fishery — 
the administration, regulations, numbers of men and boats, the catch of 
fish, fatalities, weather and temperature observations, &c. 
A number of interesting papers are contained in the Norwegian Fishery 
Journal.! There is an excellent historical and statistical account of the 
Norwegian mackerel fishery, of line fishing in olden times, &c. The law 
passed in 1891 restricts the use of seine-nets for the capture of cod at 
certain parts of the coast, prohibiting certain kinds, and regulating the 
use of other kinds. Power is given to the King, on the representation of 
the provincial councils, to extend these regulations to other districts. 
From a paper on the exports of Norwegian fish, it appears that dried cod 
is chiefly sent to Italy, Sweden, Germany, and Holland, and split cod 
(Klipfisk) to Spain, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Of 
55,577,000 kilogrammes exported, Spain received no less than 35,273,000 
kilogrammes, Germany taking 6,688,000 kilogrammes, and the United 
Kingdom 4,791,000 kilogrammes. Of 660,000 lobsters exported, 204,600 
came to this country, and 361,500 were sent to Denmark. The United 
Kingdom also imported 1,807,000 kilogrammes of fish guano, 496,900 kilo- 
grammes of salmon, 1,046,100 kilogrammes of mackerel, and 5,673,800 
kilogrammes of herring. By far the greater part of the exports of 
mackerel and herring from Norway come to this country. From one of 
a valuable series of reports supplied by Norwegian Consuls in various 
countries, it appears that the imports of split cod for the north of Spain 
(via Corunna, Bilbao, Santander, &c.) in 1890 were : — Norwegian, 
16,204,865 kilogrammes; French, 4,020,850 kilogrammes; Icelandic, 
1,781,900 kilogrammes; and Scotch, 689,753 kilogrammes. In 1881 
the imports of- Scotch cured cod formed 6 '51 of the total; last year it 
formed 3 - 04 per cent. 
IX. DENMARK. 
The Report of Captain C. F. Drechsel, the Superintendent of Danish 
Fisheries, contains a great deal of valuable statistics and information 
relating to the fisheries of Denmark for the year 1890-91. J Under the 
Danish Fishery Law, referred to in previous Reports, regulations have 
been made for a certain part of the coast (Stavns Fjord), as follows : 
— (1) Seine fishing is prohibited from 1st April to 30th June, except for 
bait; (2) eels under 14 inches, and cod under 9 inches, are not to be 
landed, except in certain cases for bait ; (3) certain tackle for eels are 
* Lofotfiskeriet, 1890. Bcrctning af given af Opsynschefen, O. Knap, Kristiania, 
1891. 
t Norsk Fiskcritidcnde, Udgivet af Sclskabet for dc norske Fiskcriers Fremme, 
1891. 
X Fiskeri- Bcrctning for Finantsaarct, 1890-91, af G. F. Drechsel, Kapitain i 
Madden, Kjfbcnliavn, 1891. 
