136
,
INVESTIGATIQNS IN FORTE, 1887.
doubled, though, just as in the case of St Andrews, it was by .
’
.
the great abundance of the unsaleable, indeed, the saleable
_
.
shes were no less than 1,392 below what they were
'
previous year, a fact which is important.
‘With 3 hauls less
than in 1886, viz. 24, a total of 9,094: or 3,257 saleable and
5,837 unsaleable shes were obtained.
The most abundant sh -
was
the haddock, which formed about a third of the entire
_
captures, viz. 3,101, or an average
of 129 per haul.
These
shes were therefore 415 per haul over those of the preceding -
'
season.
The highest gures (saleable and unsaleable inclusive)
occurred in August, apparently when the young haddocks were
‘
seeking the inshore waters from their birthplaces in the
__
offshore, for 1,007 unsaleable forms and 100 saleable were then
_
_
captured, the next in order with 1,012 being September, while
June had 982.
Plaice, as in the preceding year, followed with
:
a total of 1753 or an average
of 73 per haul, nearly double that
'
_
of 1886, dabs with a total of 1157 or 418 per han], lemon—dabs
1,129 or 47 per haul, long-rough’ dabs 682, whiting 383, gurnards 377 or 15 per haul.
The area showed a considerable
number of grey skate, apper—skate and herrings (32), and a
single mackerel, sole, catsh and bib were obtained.
.
_
As in the previous year, it was the presence of large
numbers of small haddocks that chiey raised the average of
,
the captures to 378 _perhaul, just as in St Andrews Bay it was
the increased number of plaice that raised its average
to 341.1
The one seemed to be a harbour for the round shes, the other
‘«
for thexa‘t shes.
rI‘he inCrease, however, was much greater in
the case of the plaice.
'
'
;
«
—
,
-
The highest average occurred in August, for 7 han-ls
duced 3,0041 shes, or 4129 per haul; the next was June, 9
haUÏS
31317 SheS” or 360 per haul, and lastly, September
_
:
with 8haulS save 2171301“ 3.39 Per hauh Though_ these were"
fconsiderably higher than inÎ the same months of the previous
.
year, yet, in July
average per haul was still higher, —
'
ViZ-1. 552» Such are _Îühe__uncertainties ever recurring inhtheseï
_
even With
of favouBablë—
.…-Çîmoths.—
I
;
Thehghet° vestStatonnoff
._
,
,
…
…
.
…
-
,
INVESTIGATIQNS IN FORTE, 1887.
doubled, though, just as in the case of St Andrews, it was by .
’
.
the great abundance of the unsaleable, indeed, the saleable
_
.
shes were no less than 1,392 below what they were
'
previous year, a fact which is important.
‘With 3 hauls less
than in 1886, viz. 24, a total of 9,094: or 3,257 saleable and
5,837 unsaleable shes were obtained.
The most abundant sh -
was
the haddock, which formed about a third of the entire
_
captures, viz. 3,101, or an average
of 129 per haul.
These
shes were therefore 415 per haul over those of the preceding -
'
season.
The highest gures (saleable and unsaleable inclusive)
occurred in August, apparently when the young haddocks were
‘
seeking the inshore waters from their birthplaces in the
__
offshore, for 1,007 unsaleable forms and 100 saleable were then
_
_
captured, the next in order with 1,012 being September, while
June had 982.
Plaice, as in the preceding year, followed with
:
a total of 1753 or an average
of 73 per haul, nearly double that
'
_
of 1886, dabs with a total of 1157 or 418 per han], lemon—dabs
1,129 or 47 per haul, long-rough’ dabs 682, whiting 383, gurnards 377 or 15 per haul.
The area showed a considerable
number of grey skate, apper—skate and herrings (32), and a
single mackerel, sole, catsh and bib were obtained.
.
_
As in the previous year, it was the presence of large
numbers of small haddocks that chiey raised the average of
,
the captures to 378 _perhaul, just as in St Andrews Bay it was
the increased number of plaice that raised its average
to 341.1
The one seemed to be a harbour for the round shes, the other
‘«
for thexa‘t shes.
rI‘he inCrease, however, was much greater in
the case of the plaice.
'
'
;
«
—
,
-
The highest average occurred in August, for 7 han-ls
duced 3,0041 shes, or 4129 per haul; the next was June, 9
haUÏS
31317 SheS” or 360 per haul, and lastly, September
_
:
with 8haulS save 2171301“ 3.39 Per hauh Though_ these were"
fconsiderably higher than inÎ the same months of the previous
.
year, yet, in July
average per haul was still higher, —
'
ViZ-1. 552» Such are _Îühe__uncertainties ever recurring inhtheseï
_
even With
of favouBablë—
.…-Çîmoths.—
I
;
Thehghet° vestStatonnoff
._
,
,
…
…
.
…
-