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INVESTIGATIONS IN MORAY FRITH, 1889—1892.
The total number of shes was 2,4«21, or 1344 per haul; Of this
,
1,433, or 79 per haul, were saleable, and 988, or 55 per han], were.
unsaleable.
The year showed therefore an improvement on the
,
preceding, though the captures were still Comparatively small.
Dabs held the rst place with a total of 1,337, or 72
haul, an average only once reachedin the Frith of Forth, but
which had been doubled in St Andrews Bay. Plaice came next
with an average of 30, a number more characteristic of the.
'
Frith of Forth than St Andrews Bay, where the average
is
_
high.
The other shes were in small numbers, and indeed the
three examinations were not productive. For instance 17 hauls‘
in the much—trawled St Andrews Bay gave in 1886, the year in—
which the closure was applied, 555 more shes' than the 18 did
in the Moray Fr*ith. In the Ninth Report of the Fishery Board
it is stated that there was
“
an increase of
and a slight
decrease in round sh.”
-
An increase on the previous year occurred at Stations II.,
.
IV., V. and VI., and a diminution at 1. and III.
-
'
Six hauls in the month of September 1891 gave a total of
1,385 shes, or an average of 232 per haul, a considerable im—
'
provément on 1890. Of this total 875, or 145 per haul, were
saleable, and 510, or 85 per haul, unsaleable.
The increase on the previous year was mainly due to a large
proportion of dabs, viz. 1451 per haul, and an increase of 7 per .
haul of
Haddocks had reached the average of 3 per
:
haul, the lowest in the series up to date,— showingthat they at"
'
’
least either did not frequent the areas or escaped the “ Garè
land’s
”
_trawl._ Gurnards had increased 10 per haul
the
previous year, and there were eight hake.
”=
All the stations (especially II., IV., V.) showed an increase
except I., where the reduction was nearly one—half on the
-
premous year.
_
«
.
,
_
'
Six hauls in September in 1892 pr0duced a total of 1,745
shes, or 290
haul.
.
Of this-1,048, or 173 per haul, were
'.
saleable, and702, or 117 per haul, unsaleable.
'
_
'
,
'
While in
Report of the year the
_
sentence of the summary is to the effect that, “It is a note—
worthy _circuinstance_that although the prohibition
beam=
INVESTIGATIONS IN MORAY FRITH, 1889—1892.
The total number of shes was 2,4«21, or 1344 per haul; Of this
,
1,433, or 79 per haul, were saleable, and 988, or 55 per han], were.
unsaleable.
The year showed therefore an improvement on the
,
preceding, though the captures were still Comparatively small.
Dabs held the rst place with a total of 1,337, or 72
haul, an average only once reachedin the Frith of Forth, but
which had been doubled in St Andrews Bay. Plaice came next
with an average of 30, a number more characteristic of the.
'
Frith of Forth than St Andrews Bay, where the average
is
_
high.
The other shes were in small numbers, and indeed the
three examinations were not productive. For instance 17 hauls‘
in the much—trawled St Andrews Bay gave in 1886, the year in—
which the closure was applied, 555 more shes' than the 18 did
in the Moray Fr*ith. In the Ninth Report of the Fishery Board
it is stated that there was
“
an increase of
and a slight
decrease in round sh.”
-
An increase on the previous year occurred at Stations II.,
.
IV., V. and VI., and a diminution at 1. and III.
-
'
Six hauls in the month of September 1891 gave a total of
1,385 shes, or an average of 232 per haul, a considerable im—
'
provément on 1890. Of this total 875, or 145 per haul, were
saleable, and 510, or 85 per haul, unsaleable.
The increase on the previous year was mainly due to a large
proportion of dabs, viz. 1451 per haul, and an increase of 7 per .
haul of
Haddocks had reached the average of 3 per
:
haul, the lowest in the series up to date,— showingthat they at"
'
’
least either did not frequent the areas or escaped the “ Garè
land’s
”
_trawl._ Gurnards had increased 10 per haul
the
previous year, and there were eight hake.
”=
All the stations (especially II., IV., V.) showed an increase
except I., where the reduction was nearly one—half on the
-
premous year.
_
«
.
,
_
'
Six hauls in September in 1892 pr0duced a total of 1,745
shes, or 290
haul.
.
Of this-1,048, or 173 per haul, were
'.
saleable, and702, or 117 per haul, unsaleable.
'
_
'
,
'
While in
Report of the year the
_
sentence of the summary is to the effect that, “It is a note—
worthy _circuinstance_that although the prohibition
beam=