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Pao't 111. — Ninth A nnual Re,])OTt 
1889. 
1890. 
Districts. 
Fiat- 
Fish. 
Round - 
Fish. 
Total. 
Fiat- 
Fish. 
Round- 
Fish. 
Total. 
Leith District. 
cwts. 
cwts. 
cwts. 
cwts. 
cwts. 
cwts. 
1. Line boats, . . . 
2. Beam-trawlers, . . 
6,287 
9,872 
110,259 
62,218 
116,546 
72,090 
6,297 
15,399 
103,307 
74,091 
109,604 
89,490 
Anstridher District. 
1. Line boats, . . . 
6,365 
91,297 
97,662 
6,506 
72,275 
78,781 
Montrose District. 
\. Line boats, 
2. Beam-trawlers, . 
8,755 
7,216 
123,172 
14,342 
126,927 
21,558 
2,753 
6,389 
101,389 
12,792 
104,142 
19,181 
Stonehaven District. 
1. Line boats, 
958 
42,522 
43,480 
1,046 
47,070 
48,116 
Aberdeen District. 
1. Line boats, 
2. Beam-trawlers, . . 
.5,670 
43,029 
86,304 
79,041 
91,974 
122,070 
11,568 
50,431 
106,016 
121,742 
117,584 
172,173 
Totals. 
1. Line boats, 
2. Beam-trawlers, . . 
23,035 
60,117 
453,554 
155,601 
476,589 
215,718 
28,170 
72,219 
430,057 
208,625 
458,227 
280,844 
Coiisideriug the different kinds of fish, and taking the districts seriatim, 
an analysis of the statistics brings out the following facts : — Line fisher- 
men in the Leith district in 1890 captured fewer cod, ling, saithe, turbot, 
halibut, lemon sole, and skate, than in 1889. The decrease in cod and 
halibut was especially marked. There was, on the other hand, an increase 
in haddocks and in whitings (nearly double), in plaice and flounders, and 
in ' other fish.' Beam-trawlers landed larger quantities of all kinds of fish, 
except haddock and halibut, which exhibited a decrease. 
In the Anstruther district, where no trawled fish are landed, there was 
a decrease in all kinds of fish except saithe, plaice, and flounders. 
In the Montrose district there was a decrease in all kinds of fish 
captured by line fishermen. Of fish caught by trawl there was a decrease 
in all kinds except saitlie, whiting, lemon soles, and skate. 
In the Stonehaven district, where no trawled fish are landed, there was 
a decrease in ling, plaice, flounders, and ' other white fish and an increase 
in all the others, especially in whiting. 
In the Aberdeen district both tlie line fishermen and the beam-trawlers 
landed larger quantities of all kinds of fish except turbot. 
The quantities of round-fish and flat-fish landed by line fishermen and 
beam-trawlers along the whole East Coast of Scotland are given in table 
L, p. 176, and also the quantities in the northern and in the southern 
group of districts. The total quantity of fish landed by line fishermen and 
beam-trawlers along the East Coast of Scotland in 1890 was 1,337,470 
cwts. as compared with 1,338,734|^ cwts. in 1889, showing therefore a 
slight decrease of 1,264^ cwts. There was a great decrease in round-tish 
(cod, haddock, whiting, &c.), and an increase in flat-fish. The quantity 
of round-fish landed in 1890 was 1,205,656 cwts. against 1,224,268 cwts. 
in 1889, a decrease of 18,612 cwts. The quantity of flat-fish landed last 
year on the East Coast was 131,814 cwts. against 11 4, 46 6 J cwts. in 1889, 
