curunns
BY LINERS.ÀND i‘RAWLERS IN 1892,
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'.
lÊ
under these circumstancès.
'
Nor is this surprising, since even a
ï-,
_
-»È
tiny cod, of littlemore than %th of an inch, can av0id the
à
forcepsintended to capture it.
and saithe are ”also
:,-"}]
largely caught by gill—nets on the West coast ;' while the great
'
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lines, carrying hooks'baited with herring, are the chief means of
capture used in the case of the conger. Further, it has to be —
remembered that the trawlei*s, both near and distant, as
._
=
l
throwoverboard their small haddocks (8 to 9 and 10 inches), in
'
both cases because it is not worth their trouble to bring them
_
to market and pay
dues for the triing sum obtained for them ;
and in the instance of the distant trawler, to avoid, in addition,
‘
.the labour of ‘ gutting,’ and the expense of ice. 'Yet the liners
.
‘
bring these to market and they are included in their returns.
{
It- is an interesting fact—that, notwithstandihg the recent .—
rernarks concerning the Condition of the trawled shes, that the —
_'
price of the latter surpasses that of the former by 28. Mel. per
Â
cwt.
It is true the trawlef
more readily reach the market
with his shes, but against this has to be placed the great
'
_
number of local shing-boats which have only brief distances to
traverse,
and the fact that the trawlers who go
to distant banks
bring sheS ‘gutted
’
as
well as preserved in ice, and the
!
_
appearance
of which isnot always in theirfavour. ._
_‘ When the at shes are considered, it“ is found that though
the liners produced considerably more in weight, yet the price '
.
»
obtained per
cwt. is not half (by 33. lOd. less) that got by the '
trawlers, so that the total value of the at shés procured by
5
the latter is nearly d0uble that of the formerl. Yet we know
-
that halibutare largely caught by the liners, and that the
_
'
three—mile limit and the closed waters in addition are at the
disposal of the latter for’relays of lines whereWith to capture
:
plaice, dabs, and ounders. In all probability, however, it is
the plaice, the witches,and especially the lemon—dabs and the
turbot which prOve so advantageous to the trawlers.'
,
,
_
Of the ‘ other kinds of sh,’ little need be said except that
.
1
At Montrose, for instance, the flat shes 1aded bytrawlers realised nearly '
203. per cwt., while those caught by line produced only 93. 1101. per cwt. But
»
turbot alone was sold at £3. ' 63. %. per cwt., so that the trawlers had the
advantage in this respect.
_
…
.
'
BY LINERS.ÀND i‘RAWLERS IN 1892,
___
'.
lÊ
under these circumstancès.
'
Nor is this surprising, since even a
ï-,
_
-»È
tiny cod, of littlemore than %th of an inch, can av0id the
à
forcepsintended to capture it.
and saithe are ”also
:,-"}]
largely caught by gill—nets on the West coast ;' while the great
'
'Ï
lines, carrying hooks'baited with herring, are the chief means of
capture used in the case of the conger. Further, it has to be —
remembered that the trawlei*s, both near and distant, as
._
=
l
throwoverboard their small haddocks (8 to 9 and 10 inches), in
'
both cases because it is not worth their trouble to bring them
_
to market and pay
dues for the triing sum obtained for them ;
and in the instance of the distant trawler, to avoid, in addition,
‘
.the labour of ‘ gutting,’ and the expense of ice. 'Yet the liners
.
‘
bring these to market and they are included in their returns.
{
It- is an interesting fact—that, notwithstandihg the recent .—
rernarks concerning the Condition of the trawled shes, that the —
_'
price of the latter surpasses that of the former by 28. Mel. per
Â
cwt.
It is true the trawlef
more readily reach the market
with his shes, but against this has to be placed the great
'
_
number of local shing-boats which have only brief distances to
traverse,
and the fact that the trawlers who go
to distant banks
bring sheS ‘gutted
’
as
well as preserved in ice, and the
!
_
appearance
of which isnot always in theirfavour. ._
_‘ When the at shes are considered, it“ is found that though
the liners produced considerably more in weight, yet the price '
.
»
obtained per
cwt. is not half (by 33. lOd. less) that got by the '
trawlers, so that the total value of the at shés procured by
5
the latter is nearly d0uble that of the formerl. Yet we know
-
that halibutare largely caught by the liners, and that the
_
'
three—mile limit and the closed waters in addition are at the
disposal of the latter for’relays of lines whereWith to capture
:
plaice, dabs, and ounders. In all probability, however, it is
the plaice, the witches,and especially the lemon—dabs and the
turbot which prOve so advantageous to the trawlers.'
,
,
_
Of the ‘ other kinds of sh,’ little need be said except that
.
1
At Montrose, for instance, the flat shes 1aded bytrawlers realised nearly '
203. per cwt., while those caught by line produced only 93. 1101. per cwt. But
»
turbot alone was sold at £3. ' 63. %. per cwt., so that the trawlers had the
advantage in this respect.
_
…
.
'