110
rrsnnnv BOARD’S OPINION or RESULTS, 1886.
'
They also made a comparison of
,
the small (immature) shes_
_
captured in the trawl of the “ Garland,” and by the liners ati
Buckhaven.
Their statistics seem to be in need of explanatmn,
but taking them at their own computation they consider that”
for every nine haddocks caught by the hook twelve are
by the traWl.
They did not add, however, that eve13thmg
depends on the nature of the area.
_
Î
An endeavour was made to utilize the statistics kept by—
about forty line—boats between Leith and Aberdeen for the_
purpose of determining whether any change had ensued smce_
the clôsure.
So far as can be ascertained from a perusal of the
remarks on this subject no salient feature can be found,
that small haddocks formed a large proportion of the captu1eS_
.
between July and December.
.
-
Further, a comparison is made of the amount of shes BX-:
clusive of sprats, mackerel, and herrings landed respectively
the line—shermen and beam—trawlers.
In 1887 the average_
monthly amount of shes captured by the liners was 3,500
'
-a far larger amount than by beam—trawlers.
In the northem
counties it was 1,925 tons, while that of the trawlers was
,
275 tons.
If herrings, maokeirel and sprats are included the
average a19f1‘3llnl'ff01“the lines is 13,100 tons per month.
In the
'
same way the average monthly catch of flat shes by liners was
200 tous, while the trawlers landed 300 tons.
'
The. reporters in their summary state that the-results of the
'
“ Garland’s ”
investigations, as set forth. in a special report
to the
Secretary f0Î' SCOË13nd,
make it clear that the suspension of
trawling has been followed by a great increase in the numbels
;
Of the ’Sh Within the protected areas both in the Frith of Forth
_
':ï
_
and St Andrews Bay.”
“ The increase has been shared by the
Ïï
round Sll 3-8 Well ras: by the at-; but, as was naturally to be
—,
f
expected,
the augmentation has been proportionately far greater
' -
in »the case Of the:'*‘flgss.‘s migratory at» sh.”_ In the rnthef
:Forth the more valuab1—çipÿ
the lemon
have
_Î'
i?°1‘eï than—doub1èdmnumberssmcemwhng was pthlblt6d
rrsnnnv BOARD’S OPINION or RESULTS, 1886.
'
They also made a comparison of
,
the small (immature) shes_
_
captured in the trawl of the “ Garland,” and by the liners ati
Buckhaven.
Their statistics seem to be in need of explanatmn,
but taking them at their own computation they consider that”
for every nine haddocks caught by the hook twelve are
by the traWl.
They did not add, however, that eve13thmg
depends on the nature of the area.
_
Î
An endeavour was made to utilize the statistics kept by—
about forty line—boats between Leith and Aberdeen for the_
purpose of determining whether any change had ensued smce_
the clôsure.
So far as can be ascertained from a perusal of the
remarks on this subject no salient feature can be found,
that small haddocks formed a large proportion of the captu1eS_
.
between July and December.
.
-
Further, a comparison is made of the amount of shes BX-:
clusive of sprats, mackerel, and herrings landed respectively
the line—shermen and beam—trawlers.
In 1887 the average_
monthly amount of shes captured by the liners was 3,500
'
-a far larger amount than by beam—trawlers.
In the northem
counties it was 1,925 tons, while that of the trawlers was
,
275 tons.
If herrings, maokeirel and sprats are included the
average a19f1‘3llnl'ff01“the lines is 13,100 tons per month.
In the
'
same way the average monthly catch of flat shes by liners was
200 tous, while the trawlers landed 300 tons.
'
The. reporters in their summary state that the-results of the
'
“ Garland’s ”
investigations, as set forth. in a special report
to the
Secretary f0Î' SCOË13nd,
make it clear that the suspension of
trawling has been followed by a great increase in the numbels
;
Of the ’Sh Within the protected areas both in the Frith of Forth
_
':ï
_
and St Andrews Bay.”
“ The increase has been shared by the
Ïï
round Sll 3-8 Well ras: by the at-; but, as was naturally to be
—,
f
expected,
the augmentation has been proportionately far greater
' -
in »the case Of the:'*‘flgss.‘s migratory at» sh.”_ In the rnthef
:Forth the more valuab1—çipÿ
the lemon
have
_Î'
i?°1‘eï than—doub1èdmnumberssmcemwhng was pthlblt6d