Fishery Board for Scotland. 
XV 
years since bliese statistics were first collectetl, and during that 
period 699 fishermen have lost ^ their lives while engaged in the 
Scottish lisheries, 320 boats have been totally wrecked and lloo 
damaged — the total loss in boats and fishing material being 
£345,738. 
HERRING FISHERY. 
Cured Fish. 
The curing of herrings is one of the most important Scottish Curing of 
industries, being carried on very extensively on the East Coa;3t, h^^rriugs. 
especially at Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Aberdeen, and Wick. 
The quantity cured in 1890 amounted to 1,304,603 barrels. Quantity 
and includes 78,859 barrels kippered, 4004 barrels cured as 
bloaters or red herrings, and 2,091 barrels preserved in tins. 
Nearly the whole of the last were exported to Australia and other 
Colonies. The kippering of herrings is now extensively carried on Kippers, 
at nearly every station where these fish are landed, but more 
especially in the districts of Stornoway, Eyemouth, Peterhead, 
Fraserburgh, Aberdeen, and Wick, and is yearly developing. 
Bloaters are prepared chiefly at Aberdeen, Anstruther, and Bloaters. 
Findhorn. The trade of preserving herrings in tins is also ex- Tinned, 
tending, but is confined to four places, viz., Aberdeen, Peterhead, 
Fraserburgh, and Stornoway. 
The following is a statement of the total quantity of herrings Herrings cured 
cured in each of the last seven years: — lasrseve^n 
years. 
Years. Barrels cured. 
1884, .... l,697,077i 
1885, .... l,572,952i 
1886, .... ],312,223i 
1887, .... l,303,424i 
1888, .... 1,118,8721 
1889, . . . . 1,397,507 
1890, .... 1,304,603 
These returns show that the quantity of herrings cured in 1890 Decrease as 
was 92,904 barrels less than in the previous year, being a decrease jo^P^^^red with 
of 6'64 per cent., and a decrease under the average of the pre- 
ceding six years of 6*83 per cent. There was a deficiency on the 
East Coast in 1890 as against 1889 of 60,549J barrels, and on the 
West Coast of 32,354^ barrels, the net falling off being 92,904 
barrels. This, however, has not arisen from a decrease in th(3 total 
quantity landed (which shows an increase of 74,816^ crans as 
compared with the previous year), but from the fact that herrings 
sprinkled or lightly salted for immediate use, which previously 
were returned as herrings cured in bulk, were, in the returns for 
1890, scheduled as herrings consumed fresh. 
The particulars of the herrings cured, branded, and exported, and Kesuits of 1889 
of brand fees received in 1890, when compared with 1889, show the pared?^^ 
following results, viz. : — 
