INVESTIGATÏONS- IN MOBAŸ FRI‘1‘H, 1897.
203 ”'
f
average
of 288, or 21 higher than in 1897. The lowest average
occurs in 1895.
There is nothing,however, in these totals to
.
indicate any effect of the closure, or other feature than the
_
ordinary irregularities of the pursuit.
,
The hauls throughout the quinquennial period were fairly
distributed over the six months from May to November, except
_
that more than double the number of any other month occurred
.
in October.
A very different average would have resulted if
.
_Ï
'
such had not been the case, for the average exceeds by 61 that.
of any other month.
It is followed by that of November at
'
282, only 61 less, then July with 211, May 182, August 1765
-
and June 180.
There is thus, so far as the individual months
go, a parallelism between the total monthly averages of the
inner and the outer stations of the Moray Frith.
"
_
*
.
The study of the yearly averages of the outer stations gives
_
no
sign'of accumulation, but tends to corroborate the opinion
that man’s inuence in the way of clOsure is immaterial.» -
…
-
The fact that the dab holds even a more conspicuous position
than in 1896 again _err1phasizes the nature of the “
Work, which materially differs from that of a commercial trawler
The average per haul is 128 or 343 more than the p1ev1ousyea1,
and it is the maximum number for the qumquenmalpenod,
-
'
and’is nearly double the average of 1893; The capture of dabs
in the Moray Frith seems to be characteristic of October, and
as this month held a prominent position, the abundance of d_ab$ç
“isa consequence.
}
The next average, viz. 26, that of the long—rough
”separated by a Wide interval… It is more than double thatof
‘
ï
1893, yet it is the next lowest in the quinquennial peuod,and
exactly the average for the latter, viz. 26._ -
_
if
_
The gurnard follows with an average of20pe1haul,thelowest
_:‘
of the series.
The average f01‘ thequmquenmalpemodis28
;
This year seems to have,
tunate one f0r haddœksonlyl7pethavmgbeenPmcwed
203 ”'
f
average
of 288, or 21 higher than in 1897. The lowest average
occurs in 1895.
There is nothing,however, in these totals to
.
indicate any effect of the closure, or other feature than the
_
ordinary irregularities of the pursuit.
,
The hauls throughout the quinquennial period were fairly
distributed over the six months from May to November, except
_
that more than double the number of any other month occurred
.
in October.
A very different average would have resulted if
.
_Ï
'
such had not been the case, for the average exceeds by 61 that.
of any other month.
It is followed by that of November at
'
282, only 61 less, then July with 211, May 182, August 1765
-
and June 180.
There is thus, so far as the individual months
go, a parallelism between the total monthly averages of the
inner and the outer stations of the Moray Frith.
"
_
*
.
The study of the yearly averages of the outer stations gives
_
no
sign'of accumulation, but tends to corroborate the opinion
that man’s inuence in the way of clOsure is immaterial.» -
…
-
The fact that the dab holds even a more conspicuous position
than in 1896 again _err1phasizes the nature of the “
Work, which materially differs from that of a commercial trawler
The average per haul is 128 or 343 more than the p1ev1ousyea1,
and it is the maximum number for the qumquenmalpenod,
-
'
and’is nearly double the average of 1893; The capture of dabs
in the Moray Frith seems to be characteristic of October, and
as this month held a prominent position, the abundance of d_ab$ç
“isa consequence.
}
The next average, viz. 26, that of the long—rough
”separated by a Wide interval… It is more than double thatof
‘
ï
1893, yet it is the next lowest in the quinquennial peuod,and
exactly the average for the latter, viz. 26._ -
_
if
_
The gurnard follows with an average of20pe1haul,thelowest
_:‘
of the series.
The average f01‘ thequmquenmalpemodis28
;
This year seems to have,
tunate one f0r haddœksonlyl7pethavmgbeenPmcwed