l l
‘
—
138
INVESTIGATIQNS
FORTE, 1888
_
'
:
In dealing with the work of this and the preceding year in
“
the Forth no support can be given to the conclusion indicated
on pp. 108 and 109 “ that the suspension of trawling had been
followed by a great increase in the numbers of the sh in the
—
thh of Forth.”
‘
.
In 1888 the number of the hauls was greatly increased, viz.
to 50, and they extended over a period of six months, two of
which—November and December—were winter—months.
These
:
produced 9,952 shes, or only about 800 more than the 245 hauls
:
did during the warm months of 1887.
Of this number the
:
saleable shes made 8,928, or more than twice thenumber of -
last year (leaving out of consideration for the moment the
greatly increased number of hauls), and the unsaleable 1,0245.
E
The sizes were now afxed, so that comparisons with. the
previous year need "not be made on this head.
Haddocks held
the rst position, as formerly, with total of 2,225 or Æ4s per
haul; only 14: were large, the majority being medium (1512) -.
:
and small (692), the unsaleable amounting only to 7. The
:
average was thus about a third that of last year. The highest
“
number occurs in August (698), the next in September, then
_
October, June and December, the lowest being November with «
0nly 105. "l‘he increase of the haddocks' in December over
those
November was probably due to the presence of herring
in the Forth.
Plaice agai follow with a total of 2,028 all u
saleable, or an average of 410 per haul, considerably under the :
previous year. — It is interesting to notice that the plaice follow
a similar relative increase to that of the haddocks from June to
October, but that a
and great fall takes place in N o,—
.
..
and December—out of all proportion to that in the
_
;:
the number
in December being
that in
‘ _
Whereas in the haddock the captures in December were
only 17 less than in June and in the case_0f the whiting 19
more
than in June.
It :isthe remai*kably
in the.
1
twoWînter »months in such
acŒntuate the 1
_
1887-apd:188&
nextplaϙ
:“
1378 (01ÿ13ÿ0
_
haul of 25,
; î ;year«+ They ;äfèllüwed…,-thehaddocks closelymregæd to “the
‘
-
”
;;
"
:…:J
,‘
…“
lHHHHH…H
‘
—
138
INVESTIGATIQNS
FORTE, 1888
_
'
:
In dealing with the work of this and the preceding year in
“
the Forth no support can be given to the conclusion indicated
on pp. 108 and 109 “ that the suspension of trawling had been
followed by a great increase in the numbers of the sh in the
—
thh of Forth.”
‘
.
In 1888 the number of the hauls was greatly increased, viz.
to 50, and they extended over a period of six months, two of
which—November and December—were winter—months.
These
:
produced 9,952 shes, or only about 800 more than the 245 hauls
:
did during the warm months of 1887.
Of this number the
:
saleable shes made 8,928, or more than twice thenumber of -
last year (leaving out of consideration for the moment the
greatly increased number of hauls), and the unsaleable 1,0245.
E
The sizes were now afxed, so that comparisons with. the
previous year need "not be made on this head.
Haddocks held
the rst position, as formerly, with total of 2,225 or Æ4s per
haul; only 14: were large, the majority being medium (1512) -.
:
and small (692), the unsaleable amounting only to 7. The
:
average was thus about a third that of last year. The highest
“
number occurs in August (698), the next in September, then
_
October, June and December, the lowest being November with «
0nly 105. "l‘he increase of the haddocks' in December over
those
November was probably due to the presence of herring
in the Forth.
Plaice agai follow with a total of 2,028 all u
saleable, or an average of 410 per haul, considerably under the :
previous year. — It is interesting to notice that the plaice follow
a similar relative increase to that of the haddocks from June to
October, but that a
and great fall takes place in N o,—
.
..
and December—out of all proportion to that in the
_
;:
the number
in December being
that in
‘ _
Whereas in the haddock the captures in December were
only 17 less than in June and in the case_0f the whiting 19
more
than in June.
It :isthe remai*kably
in the.
1
twoWînter »months in such
acŒntuate the 1
_
1887-apd:188&
nextplaϙ
:“
1378 (01ÿ13ÿ0
_
haul of 25,
; î ;year«+ They ;äfèllüwed…,-thehaddocks closelymregæd to “the
‘
-
”
;;
"
:…:J
,‘
…“
lHHHHH…H