MR. T. J. WIGG ON' THE HERRING FISHERY. 
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NOTES ON THE 
YARMOUTH HERRING FISHERY, 1906. 
By T. J. Wigg. 
Read 26 th March, 1907. 
The Yarmouth Herring Fishery may be said to occupy at 
least ten months out of the twelve, although the catches of 
Herrings during January and February are, as a rule, too 
small to be noticed. During April of 1906 the Herrings 
landed at Yarmouth and Lowestoft together totalled 91 1 
lasts or 9110 crans. 
Of course the main fishing season is during the months of 
October, November and December, when the best Herrings 
arc landed and the chief business is transacted. The month 
of October was the best month of the season both for weather 
and quantity of Herrings landed, and also for the good prices 
secured for the catches. The cran system was definitely 
adopted by boat owners and, with the exception of a few 
sailing luggers, “telling” has to all intents and purposes 
ceased. The resolutions passed by the trade are as follows : — 
“ That on and after Monday, October 15th 1906, all fresh 
Herrings delivered from steam-boats, shall be sold by cran 
neasure. and that all fresh Herrings ex sailing boats may be, 
ind all salt Herrings must be. sold by count, and further, that 
n every case, all Herrings must be placed in the swills, ‘ over ’ 
0 be placed in extra swill or swills on each five-cran or half- 
B ast lot. 
“ That salted Herrings, ex steam boats, may be cranncd or 
ounted at the option of the owner, provided always that the 
lerrings are placed in the swills as determined by the fore- 
j oing resolution.” 
The publications of these resolutions has caused great 
1 ^satisfaction among the large number of men who, during 
