INVESTIGATIONS IN FORTE, 1886 AND 1887135
The average number of saleable shes per haul
of
unsaleable 46, giving a total of 218, a number cons1de1ably
higher than that of St Andrews Bay, a fact which traverses
so common about this period.
‘
,
-
The work of the“Garland ” in the Forth, therefore, showed
that food—shes occurred in considerable numbers tlnoughout
.
the area, especially when the inefcient means of captu1e1s
'
borne in _miùd. A well—“equipped trawler pursuing its w01kfoi
commercial purposes would have shown a different return, for
it would have been free to select its ground accœdmgto
weather, tide and season;
‘
‘,Γ'À:“
The highest average (4523 per haul) occurs on StatmnIII
from the centre of the FOrth towards the southern shore andm
_
8—10 fathoms east of Inchkeith ; the next (308) is at StatmnII
_
from Dysart to Leven in 9 to 12 fathoms; the thnd(211)on
Station I. in the centre of the estuary and in 10 to
fathoms,
the fourth (2043) on Station IV. off the southern shore between
Fisherow and Gullane Ness; the fth comprises. two statmns,
VIl and VII., which have nearly the saine average,
1,96,- yet they lie on opposite sides of the Forth, the_ forme1
,
being the short station (Fluke—hole, 13 to
fathonis) opposîe
_
St Monance and Pittenween, and the latter along thesouth
shore weStward of the Bass. The seventh place with anave1age
'
of 169 is held by Station V. running in the cent16W85Wæds
from the Isle of May and with a depth of 13 to 14 fathoms
Thesewere all within the encloSed area. ’The others,
VIII
and IX. were outside the limit and with a depth—, of 18t020
fathomS, the formerhaving an average of114 perhaul,andthe
—'
‘
_
latter only 456.
It may be
however, whether thetlawl
_
of the “ Garland
”
was always effective in the
pa1tS
Î
…
In 1887 the work in the FŒ-th-was carriÇd_ 0111Ilthe
_
months of June, August,“ and Septembel—allpmductwe
’
months. It forms a useful compariS0nWlththatlllSÜAndleWS
:
Bay" which was spread over
“monthS, V1Z,M&Y>Jun3:
àn‘d
also Ïa Pl°du0lV@months(wmtha
'(f:ç
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,
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,
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The average number of saleable shes per haul
of
unsaleable 46, giving a total of 218, a number cons1de1ably
higher than that of St Andrews Bay, a fact which traverses
so common about this period.
‘
,
-
The work of the“Garland ” in the Forth, therefore, showed
that food—shes occurred in considerable numbers tlnoughout
.
the area, especially when the inefcient means of captu1e1s
'
borne in _miùd. A well—“equipped trawler pursuing its w01kfoi
commercial purposes would have shown a different return, for
it would have been free to select its ground accœdmgto
weather, tide and season;
‘
‘,Γ'À:“
The highest average (4523 per haul) occurs on StatmnIII
from the centre of the FOrth towards the southern shore andm
_
8—10 fathoms east of Inchkeith ; the next (308) is at StatmnII
_
from Dysart to Leven in 9 to 12 fathoms; the thnd(211)on
Station I. in the centre of the estuary and in 10 to
fathoms,
the fourth (2043) on Station IV. off the southern shore between
Fisherow and Gullane Ness; the fth comprises. two statmns,
VIl and VII., which have nearly the saine average,
1,96,- yet they lie on opposite sides of the Forth, the_ forme1
,
being the short station (Fluke—hole, 13 to
fathonis) opposîe
_
St Monance and Pittenween, and the latter along thesouth
shore weStward of the Bass. The seventh place with anave1age
'
of 169 is held by Station V. running in the cent16W85Wæds
from the Isle of May and with a depth of 13 to 14 fathoms
Thesewere all within the encloSed area. ’The others,
VIII
and IX. were outside the limit and with a depth—, of 18t020
fathomS, the formerhaving an average of114 perhaul,andthe
—'
‘
_
latter only 456.
It may be
however, whether thetlawl
_
of the “ Garland
”
was always effective in the
pa1tS
Î
…
In 1887 the work in the FŒ-th-was carriÇd_ 0111Ilthe
_
months of June, August,“ and Septembel—allpmductwe
’
months. It forms a useful compariS0nWlththatlllSÜAndleWS
:
Bay" which was spread over
“monthS, V1Z,M&Y>Jun3:
àn‘d
also Ïa Pl°du0lV@months(wmtha
'(f:ç
In
,
neit_her
dlda‘mtelm‘9“th
: «>l‘éduCe
Heré‘- as W“asmStAdleWSBaäthe
,
111 the» stqswasnotewohäthet0talwasnæy