_
_
‘
ÀND DECENNIAL SUMMARY.
171
waters beyond the Island of May and further outwàrds. The
'
.
_
closure of the Forth does not appear to inuence the abundanœ
of this species, and it is doubtful if any extension of thelimit, ‘
—
_
6.9. to 13 miles, could affect its distribution.
‘
,
'
.
.
The cod is one of those forms which suffers in its young
condition (codling) from the liners in the Forth. Thus numerous
young cod about ten inches in length were captured on the
hard gr0und near Crail this autumn 1. The comparative
larity of theirsize, indeed, attracted notice, and
'
how other methods of shing than trawling could decimate the
young shes.
As formerly mentioned, such forms were caught f
_
simply because they held the ground where the lines
_
“ shot.”
If a trawl had passed” through the area
likewise— have been captured. .
_
.
.
The
gurnard had a total of
or 143 per haül, an‘f .
average of 5'over last year.
Of this number 118 were imsa‘le—
.
able, but of course at certain ports all gurnards are generally
,
—
unsaleable.
This species also shOwS the zigzag records Offa
food—sh throughout the ten years. Beginning with an average
of 10, it twice fell below this,viz..i 1890 and 1894”, when the
average was 9, twice it stood at
viz. in 1888 and
three times at '15, viz. 1887, 1891, and 1893, and ‘onlyoæ'
_
reached 19, viz. in 1892.
No species cOuld more clearly
_
.
_
illustrate the futility of
to increase ”the supply of
shes in the open sea and its neighbourhood by the closu‘reof
inshore areas.
The numbers remained very
much at the»
end.
_
as they were at the beginning, and throughout showed only the
_
'
ordinary variations. This species_'Seeas to _reach’its maximm‘n
in May and June
.
in the a1eaoftheFœth, ad‘to
.
the winter months.
It1salsomcons1äembleabundancemJu1y
;
the FisheiyBoædfo1stmae@1ou‘othatgmnemdb 1n01æsedbY
':an average
,
expa1m<äi*äSand113JLSCHHOHSthatllelîlmbel°fhauls°fle
_
‘
ÀND DECENNIAL SUMMARY.
171
waters beyond the Island of May and further outwàrds. The
'
.
_
closure of the Forth does not appear to inuence the abundanœ
of this species, and it is doubtful if any extension of thelimit, ‘
—
_
6.9. to 13 miles, could affect its distribution.
‘
,
'
.
.
The cod is one of those forms which suffers in its young
condition (codling) from the liners in the Forth. Thus numerous
young cod about ten inches in length were captured on the
hard gr0und near Crail this autumn 1. The comparative
larity of theirsize, indeed, attracted notice, and
'
how other methods of shing than trawling could decimate the
young shes.
As formerly mentioned, such forms were caught f
_
simply because they held the ground where the lines
_
“ shot.”
If a trawl had passed” through the area
likewise— have been captured. .
_
.
.
The
gurnard had a total of
or 143 per haül, an‘f .
average of 5'over last year.
Of this number 118 were imsa‘le—
.
able, but of course at certain ports all gurnards are generally
,
—
unsaleable.
This species also shOwS the zigzag records Offa
food—sh throughout the ten years. Beginning with an average
of 10, it twice fell below this,viz..i 1890 and 1894”, when the
average was 9, twice it stood at
viz. in 1888 and
three times at '15, viz. 1887, 1891, and 1893, and ‘onlyoæ'
_
reached 19, viz. in 1892.
No species cOuld more clearly
_
.
_
illustrate the futility of
to increase ”the supply of
shes in the open sea and its neighbourhood by the closu‘reof
inshore areas.
The numbers remained very
much at the»
end.
_
as they were at the beginning, and throughout showed only the
_
'
ordinary variations. This species_'Seeas to _reach’its maximm‘n
in May and June
.
in the a1eaoftheFœth, ad‘to
.
the winter months.
It1salsomcons1äembleabundancemJu1y
;
the FisheiyBoædfo1stmae@1ou‘othatgmnemdb 1n01æsedbY
':an average
,
expa1m<äi*äSand113JLSCHHOHSthatllelîlmbel°fhauls°fle