PRESENT oonnrrron or FISHING GROÙNDS.
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area from inshore to offshore then possessed—d0 not Seem to
'
have been borne out by
Even with the
entire areabf the Forth and St Andrews Bay closed, these
—.
vessels, now considerably increased in numbers, have found
shing protable on
more distant grounds. They work'on
_
'a certain area, either by means of a ag-buoy or otherwise, and
-
strictly in accordance with the instructions given from head—.
Î-:
'
quarter—s. If the captures are observed to be decreasing, either
,
from the thinning of the shes or their being scattered, they
_
change ground, as, indeed, was very noticeable in 1884, returning
'
after an interval to the same area, to nd that an increase has
Ï
,
taken place.
In connection with this lling up of areas over
which trawling has been assiduously carried on, it is an inte—
—
_
resting fact that the local boats—froh1 12 to 20 or more in
number—found for many years that, on the whole, their beStk
ground in St Andrews Bay was a lineabout 2 miles from shore
(‘Scooniehillf in a line with ‘the steeples ’), and about 4,
fathoms in depth. Boat after boat traw1ed along that line”,
_
wind” and weather permitting, for four months of the year, and
Ï
sometimes longer, and to the closing day it maintained its:
_
.
'
position as the best area for plaice. The same observation has
’
'
been made at BriXham, where traw1ing has been in
'
about a hundred years, It is quite evident, therefore, that
.
other ’shes took the place of those Captured,‘ and that this
'
continued month after month,and year after year.
Thewhole
_
'
f
question, consequently, in the larger areas Outside the 3—mlle
limit is—Can the supplies from the neighbouring waters keep
pace with the rate of capture now going on by both liners and
trawlers?
TheSe supplies consist of the growth of the young
-
from eggs on the area itself, and the immigration of eggs,
young, and adults from other areas, or the open water beyond.
:
Itis seen that, so far as human observation can go, the supplie's,
of herrings are as plentiful as formerly, n0tWiËhStading' the
.
;
_abSence of restriction and the great waste that annuallytakes
place
this shing. On the other hand, it is
‘
Observation that the ' rst—hauls
.
of:
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1
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'
area from inshore to offshore then possessed—d0 not Seem to
'
have been borne out by
Even with the
entire areabf the Forth and St Andrews Bay closed, these
—.
vessels, now considerably increased in numbers, have found
shing protable on
more distant grounds. They work'on
_
'a certain area, either by means of a ag-buoy or otherwise, and
-
strictly in accordance with the instructions given from head—.
Î-:
'
quarter—s. If the captures are observed to be decreasing, either
,
from the thinning of the shes or their being scattered, they
_
change ground, as, indeed, was very noticeable in 1884, returning
'
after an interval to the same area, to nd that an increase has
Ï
,
taken place.
In connection with this lling up of areas over
which trawling has been assiduously carried on, it is an inte—
—
_
resting fact that the local boats—froh1 12 to 20 or more in
number—found for many years that, on the whole, their beStk
ground in St Andrews Bay was a lineabout 2 miles from shore
(‘Scooniehillf in a line with ‘the steeples ’), and about 4,
fathoms in depth. Boat after boat traw1ed along that line”,
_
wind” and weather permitting, for four months of the year, and
Ï
sometimes longer, and to the closing day it maintained its:
_
.
'
position as the best area for plaice. The same observation has
’
'
been made at BriXham, where traw1ing has been in
'
about a hundred years, It is quite evident, therefore, that
.
other ’shes took the place of those Captured,‘ and that this
'
continued month after month,and year after year.
Thewhole
_
'
f
question, consequently, in the larger areas Outside the 3—mlle
limit is—Can the supplies from the neighbouring waters keep
pace with the rate of capture now going on by both liners and
trawlers?
TheSe supplies consist of the growth of the young
-
from eggs on the area itself, and the immigration of eggs,
young, and adults from other areas, or the open water beyond.
:
Itis seen that, so far as human observation can go, the supplie's,
of herrings are as plentiful as formerly, n0tWiËhStading' the
.
;
_abSence of restriction and the great waste that annuallytakes
place
this shing. On the other hand, it is
‘
Observation that the ' rst—hauls
.
of:
0 mgmgmund
1