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INVESTIGATIÔNS I_N FORTÈI, 1891.
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apt to come in the way of the trawl.
The fact that they are
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caught ‘ in considerable numbers by the trawl would show'
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howevei that they share the same danger, and are to be judged
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by a similar standard.
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The total for the haddoCks was 1,435 or- 13 per haul, the
lowest on the list for the ten years.
Of this number 1,801— ,
were saleable and
unsaleable.
The contrast between this
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year and 1887 is marked, since the amount isonly about î%th
of what it was
in the latter.
It would be unsafe, however, to.
say that the haddock was disaPpearing, since within a year or
two the waters of the east coast swarmed with young haddockfs,
to the annoyance of the shermen, and
“ Garland’s
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tures four
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years subsequently had an average of 2 per hard
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above those of 1886.
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The total for cod was 1,229 or 11 per haul. Of this number
1,128 or 10 per haul Were saleable and 106 or 1 pèr, haul
—ùnsaleable.
This was but half the number procured —in 1890
While in the latter year the maximum occurred in November,
this year it was in January, a…feature probably due
the
prevalence of herrings or other food in the Forth. The ave1ag€
was three above what it was in 1887.
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Lemon—dabs were somewhat‘ more numerous than in 1890
by about 1 per haul, the total being 1,185 ,or 10 per-haut
Only 49 were unsale‘âble.’ Their maximum occurred in July.
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In regard to the total quantities
allkinds of food—shes
the various stations, aïslight increase (3) on the previous
year in the average per" haul occurs at I., a decrease-of 37 at II,
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a decrease of 108 at III., au inCrease of 105” at IV.,a demease
of 110 at
of _20 at VI., of 113 atVII., of 201%
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Just as in St Andrews Bay, the averagezof
J10'W,the second lowest
the Wh01‘e'591‘ies’m theF…h
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of all .thegwinter months— ,(cv€ryim0lîlïj ofthe;ea1bemg
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