_
96 -
.
_
AND
._
-
’
as
are sometimes present in great numbers.
_
The hners
ŸWOrk on the same ground and catch chiey the latter shes
There is no indication that sh—food has been seriously1nte1—
féred with on this ground, but, on the contrary, 1nvertebrate
life of all kinds is in great abundance.
Moreover, the enormous
numbers of - pelagic sand—eels, from 15 to 33 mm. in length,
intermingled with swarms of young at—shes, on these g10unds,
and on Which many of the shes
feedingin May, is a
“feature of moment.
In 188Æ the captures on the northern part
,
of this area during the summer months were compa1at1vely
_
limited, and it was only the adŸent of the herring in autumn
that caused a notable increase of white shes.
At the distance
'
from land just mentioned, in 1894, each haul in daylight pro—
'
‘
duced from a basket to a basket and a half of lemon—dabs, about
three—fourths of a basket of large haddocks, and four to ve—
boxes of small haddocks. At night, a _few ling, cat-shes and cod
Were added to the catch.
Few whitings were procured, and the
same
feature was occasionally seen in 1884, for the whitings are
Often in the upper parts of the water.
Very few cuttle—shes
occurred in May.
The ‘catCh ’
just mentionedis not a heaVÿ
one, and is probably surpassed by other Ships, but it at any rate
'
shows that shes are still present in considerable numbers
This is further demonstrated by examining the ‘ catch—’ of ahnet
_
with six men on board, and which had been at sea about32
hours, shing on the“ 28th and 29th of May, probably fi“011128
to 30 miles - off Aberdeen, viz., 9 boxes of large haddbcks, the
’
largest Sh
the length of 20 inches, the rest smaller
.
(&t=2458. per
of small haddocks, a few cod,dabS,
‘
,
QÏlÇ lemOn—dab,
and
a total of abOU’ü
‘
£12 for the SiX men; In the same .market—lately thelarge<
haddoräks brought 293.Ïper box, so that “the above 1sprobaly
*
.
of the ground:ÿjæust mentioned, V1zoff
a
traW1€ÏyW0ïkiïï—g,ï
.25 nnlesoff,m<
theeyhghcafuchof5@Oboxesofhaddecksm
96 -
.
_
AND
._
-
’
as
are sometimes present in great numbers.
_
The hners
ŸWOrk on the same ground and catch chiey the latter shes
There is no indication that sh—food has been seriously1nte1—
féred with on this ground, but, on the contrary, 1nvertebrate
life of all kinds is in great abundance.
Moreover, the enormous
numbers of - pelagic sand—eels, from 15 to 33 mm. in length,
intermingled with swarms of young at—shes, on these g10unds,
and on Which many of the shes
feedingin May, is a
“feature of moment.
In 188Æ the captures on the northern part
,
of this area during the summer months were compa1at1vely
_
limited, and it was only the adŸent of the herring in autumn
that caused a notable increase of white shes.
At the distance
'
from land just mentioned, in 1894, each haul in daylight pro—
'
‘
duced from a basket to a basket and a half of lemon—dabs, about
three—fourths of a basket of large haddocks, and four to ve—
boxes of small haddocks. At night, a _few ling, cat-shes and cod
Were added to the catch.
Few whitings were procured, and the
same
feature was occasionally seen in 1884, for the whitings are
Often in the upper parts of the water.
Very few cuttle—shes
occurred in May.
The ‘catCh ’
just mentionedis not a heaVÿ
one, and is probably surpassed by other Ships, but it at any rate
'
shows that shes are still present in considerable numbers
This is further demonstrated by examining the ‘ catch—’ of ahnet
_
with six men on board, and which had been at sea about32
hours, shing on the“ 28th and 29th of May, probably fi“011128
to 30 miles - off Aberdeen, viz., 9 boxes of large haddbcks, the
’
largest Sh
the length of 20 inches, the rest smaller
.
(&t=2458. per
of small haddocks, a few cod,dabS,
‘
,
QÏlÇ lemOn—dab,
and
a total of abOU’ü
‘
£12 for the SiX men; In the same .market—lately thelarge<
haddoräks brought 293.Ïper box, so that “the above 1sprobaly
*
.
of the ground:ÿjæust mentioned, V1zoff
a
traW1€ÏyW0ïkiïï—g,ï
.25 nnlesoff,m<
theeyhghcafuchof5@Oboxesofhaddecksm