_ '
INVESTIGATlONS IN MORAŸ FRITH,_ 1897.
201
-
'
nution of the gurnard from any method of shing. The irr'egu—
.
-
'
larities of the pursuit are further illustrated by the witch, which
_
in the rst period was three times as numerous as in the second.
The condition of the lemon—dab in 1897 is interesting, for
the number (432) obtained in 12 hauls is exactly what was caught
‘
in 6_hauls in 1887.
Here then is a case for the oft-repeated
assertion that the sea—is being depleted, since with double the
work only the same number were caught as in 1887. If the
months and days hadbeen the same in both periods greater
"
colour might have been lent to this notion, but they are ”not,
A survey of the years shows the ordinary variations. Thus in
the rst ve the highest average is in 1887, and the lowest in
1890, the average for the whole period being 3. In the second ‘
period of six years, the highest average was in 1894: and the
:
lowest in 1896, the usual variations also being present
f
out
the period, which had ’ the same total average, for all
practical purposes, as the rst period.
The long—rough dab
'
_
stands even in a worse position, for the average per
haul for the
ff
_
rst period was 6, while in the second it was a little over 3.
Would any one of experience…maintain that the long—rough dab
yearly becoming soarcer in
Moray Frith
?\ On the other
_“ hand, the cod has an average
a little under 2 for the rst
period, whereas for the "second it is fully 3. The whiting, again,
the "reverse, since it was about 6 times as plentiful' in the
rst ve as in the second six years.
The hake and the turbot
fwere likewise more numerous in the rst period, while the
,
brill was more frequent in the second period . -
The witch, a
of the
was fully
three times .as numerous in the rst period, ‘and
the
and the grey skate were more plentiful
il] the Same
balance these irregularities, the
tmceas
in the second
?
.f-_Â.ÉIt is unnecessary to proceedlntothedeta1150fthesefœms
ablegæds months, for thenumbel°fha“1bwascomî°müvely
small - It is ;: sufcientv to.dmwatentwntohe°easeïess
INVESTIGATlONS IN MORAŸ FRITH,_ 1897.
201
-
'
nution of the gurnard from any method of shing. The irr'egu—
.
-
'
larities of the pursuit are further illustrated by the witch, which
_
in the rst period was three times as numerous as in the second.
The condition of the lemon—dab in 1897 is interesting, for
the number (432) obtained in 12 hauls is exactly what was caught
‘
in 6_hauls in 1887.
Here then is a case for the oft-repeated
assertion that the sea—is being depleted, since with double the
work only the same number were caught as in 1887. If the
months and days hadbeen the same in both periods greater
"
colour might have been lent to this notion, but they are ”not,
A survey of the years shows the ordinary variations. Thus in
the rst ve the highest average is in 1887, and the lowest in
1890, the average for the whole period being 3. In the second ‘
period of six years, the highest average was in 1894: and the
:
lowest in 1896, the usual variations also being present
f
out
the period, which had ’ the same total average, for all
practical purposes, as the rst period.
The long—rough dab
'
_
stands even in a worse position, for the average per
haul for the
ff
_
rst period was 6, while in the second it was a little over 3.
Would any one of experience…maintain that the long—rough dab
yearly becoming soarcer in
Moray Frith
?\ On the other
_“ hand, the cod has an average
a little under 2 for the rst
period, whereas for the "second it is fully 3. The whiting, again,
the "reverse, since it was about 6 times as plentiful' in the
rst ve as in the second six years.
The hake and the turbot
fwere likewise more numerous in the rst period, while the
,
brill was more frequent in the second period . -
The witch, a
of the
was fully
three times .as numerous in the rst period, ‘and
the
and the grey skate were more plentiful
il] the Same
balance these irregularities, the
tmceas
in the second
?
.f-_Â.ÉIt is unnecessary to proceedlntothedeta1150fthesefœms
ablegæds months, for thenumbel°fha“1bwascomî°müvely
small - It is ;: sufcientv to.dmwatentwntohe°easeïess