258 JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
The centres of operation of the respective fishings of the 
West are as follows: 
Pilchard-seining. Cornwall: St. Ives, Padstow, Newquay, and 
Mount’s Bay. Devonshire: Seining is practically at a standstill. 
Mackerel-seining. Cornwall: St. Ives, Mount’s Bay, Mevagissey, 
Looe, and Cawsand. Devonshire: Brixham, Torquay, Paignton, 
Teignmouth, and Dawlish. 
Trawling is chiefly prosecuted by Brixham and Plymouth fisher- 
men, and the fishing-ground spreads from the Wolf to Portland, 
and across the Channel, according to the time of the year, in sight 
of the French coast. 
Drift fishing is carried on mostly in Cornwall and Plymouth ; 
and, in the case of the mackerel-fishing, during the month of May, 
it is no uncommon thing for our Cornish boats to go as far as 100 
miles N.W. of the Land’s End, and even as far as off Ushant. 
Hooking is chiefly prosecuted by Devonshire fishermen. Our 
own Plymouth fishermen may be considered to be more deeply 
interested in this fishing than those of any other port, especially 
in the Long-line fishing, which has received considerable impetus 
during the past three years. 
Lobster and Crab fishing is prosecuted both in Cornwall and 
Devonshire ; but it does not rank in anything like importance with 
the foregoing, and has made very little progress during past years. 
The following figures will give some idea of the extent of our 
fishing industry : In Cornwall there are over 300 luggers engaged 
in the mackerel fishing, carrying from five to eight hands each, a 
total of 2100. j 
In connection with the pilchard fishing there is a similar 
number of boats engaged. 
In Plymouth the number of mackerel ites is 20, which are 
also engaged in the herring and pilchard fishing during the 
respective seasons. 
Trawlers, as already given: Plymouth, 70 to 80, with 300 
men and boys; Brixham, 144, with 700. 
Taking the two counties together, there are no less than 10,000 
men and boys actively engaged in our local Fisheries. 
The Western Fishery has, on the whole, been steadily increasing 
in the number of men and boys employed ; while, so far as regards 
