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Orkney Islands ; H.M. cutter ' Active ' was also employed round the 
Orkney Islands on similar duty ; and H.M. cutter ' Eagle ' was sta- Services of 
tioned at Aberdeen for the superintendence of the coast from Eattray '^agie.' 
Head on the north to Red Head on the south, and while engaged 
in this duty her commander carefully protected the closed waters 
against trawling, and was the means of detecting one trawler 
infringing the law, who was afterwards prosecuted. 
H.M.S. 'Watchful,' as before stated, was appointed to take the Services of ^ 
place of the 'Jackal' during her temporary absence, and through 
the services of her commander, Lieut. Furlonger, 15 trawlers were 
detected infringing the law during the 2J months she was engaged 
on this duty. 
Besides the cruisers engaged exclusively in fishery superintend- Services of 
ence, the Board's small steam-vessel, the ' Garland,' under the com- 'C^ariand.' 
mand of Mr R. E. Simpson, who has been appointed a Sea Fishery 
Officer, assisted in protecting the territorial waters on the East 
Coast while carrying on her duties in connection with Scientific 
Investigations. During the year the 'Garland' reported five 
trawlers engaged in illegal fishing. 
In regard to the marine police and superintendence of the 
fisheries above mentioned, the Board, with the view of more 
effectually enforcing the Acts of Parliament and their own Regula- 
tions regarding the fisheries, issued special instructions to the Special instmc- 
commanders of the cruisers in their service and those placed at ^^^^j^^^Srs^of 
their disposal by the Lords of the Admiralty, drawing their cruisers, 
particular attention to the provisions of the Acts and the Bye- 
Laws passed by the Board closing certain waters against beam 
trawling, to the carrying of the prescribed lights by fishermen, the 
lettering and numbering of all fishing boats, the preventing fisher- 
men's lines and nets being destroyed by other fishermen, especially 
trawlers, and requiring them to use every endeavour to see that the 
fishery laws were obeyed by those engaged in fishing, and that the 
various classes of fishermen have every possible protection in the 
prosecution of their calling; and, further, to render what assistance 
they were able to give in preventing loss of life and fishing boats 
or gear, through accidents and stormy weather. 
The Board must again express regret that the arrangements for Arrangemeuts 
the general superintendence of the fisheries, and more especially ^-^^^^j^^' 
for protecting the waters closed against beam trawling, are still so fSheries 
inadequate. As already adverted to, the superintending cruisers inadequate, 
permanently in the service of the Board, consist of H.M.S. 'Jackal' 
with her tender, the sailing cutter 'Daisy,' and the Board's sailing 
cruiser ' Vigilant,' supplemented, during the great summer herring 
fishery (a period of about two months), by H.M. gun-boat ' Firm/ 
the sailing cruiser 'Active,' and occasionally by the sailing cruiser 
Eagle/ 
Prior to the establishment of the present Board, the duties im- Duties 
posed upon the cruisers chiefiy consisted in carrying out the ^/Jsg^^^^/ ^JJ^' 
provisions of the Sea Fisheries Convention, preventing foreigners cruisers!^°" 
fishing in the territorial waters, maintaining order and adjusting 
disputes amongst the fishermen, and enforcing the provisions of the 
Fishery Acts relating to the lettering, numbering, and registering 
of fishing boats, and signal lights. Under the present Board, 
