INVESTIGATIONS IN FRITH or CLYDE,-1897.
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a total of 11,757 shes, of which 8248 were saleable, and 3509
'
unsaleable, the average in the rst being 121,
second 85,
and the third 36.
Ninety—three hauls of a commercial trawler
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»
on the east coast in 1884: produced no less than 81,854 shes, of '
which 69,880 were saleable, and 11,9745 unsaleable (with the '
exception of 361, all being immature), the average in the rst
_
'
being 879, more than” 7 times as many as in the Clyde, in the ‘
second 751, and in the third 128.
During 1896 and 1897 comparative trials were made Of
trawling by night and trawling by day on three stations in
Clyde, viz. on vu., VIII. and IX. In 1896 thetotal of the
day-hauls in April on these stations was 320, whereas the total Ï
-
_
of the night—hauls was 550. In November the 3 hauls on the
same stations gave 4044 by day and 543 by night.
total
was then 7 245 shes for the day—hauls and 1093 for the night—
7
‘
hauls.
In 1897, h0wev'er, similar hauls in April on the same
stations gave 622 shes by day and only485 at night. In May
_
_’
f.
the result was 571 by day and 4343 at night;
_
537 by day and
.
5438 at night.
For
the totals were
by day 1730 and by 'night'1476, a different result from the
‘
previous year.
The totals for the two seasons are'f0r theday
2454, for the night 2569,a slight’preponderance in favour of“
the“ latter.
experience of shermen is in favour-.gof the :
night, and certainly the work on board-: the beam—trawling Ships
…
corroborates this view.
The essential point seems to be the
presence of darkness, and there may
been ciréumstàænCes _{î
“
.
with the ship (“ Garland ”) or the locality; which .
.—
tended to make the distinctions less pronounced.
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'
217
'
_
a total of 11,757 shes, of which 8248 were saleable, and 3509
'
unsaleable, the average in the rst being 121,
second 85,
and the third 36.
Ninety—three hauls of a commercial trawler
*
»
on the east coast in 1884: produced no less than 81,854 shes, of '
which 69,880 were saleable, and 11,9745 unsaleable (with the '
exception of 361, all being immature), the average in the rst
_
'
being 879, more than” 7 times as many as in the Clyde, in the ‘
second 751, and in the third 128.
During 1896 and 1897 comparative trials were made Of
trawling by night and trawling by day on three stations in
Clyde, viz. on vu., VIII. and IX. In 1896 thetotal of the
day-hauls in April on these stations was 320, whereas the total Ï
-
_
of the night—hauls was 550. In November the 3 hauls on the
same stations gave 4044 by day and 543 by night.
total
was then 7 245 shes for the day—hauls and 1093 for the night—
7
‘
hauls.
In 1897, h0wev'er, similar hauls in April on the same
stations gave 622 shes by day and only485 at night. In May
_
_’
f.
the result was 571 by day and 4343 at night;
_
537 by day and
.
5438 at night.
For
the totals were
by day 1730 and by 'night'1476, a different result from the
‘
previous year.
The totals for the two seasons are'f0r theday
2454, for the night 2569,a slight’preponderance in favour of“
the“ latter.
experience of shermen is in favour-.gof the :
night, and certainly the work on board-: the beam—trawling Ships
…
corroborates this view.
The essential point seems to be the
presence of darkness, and there may
been ciréumstàænCes _{î
“
.
with the ship (“ Garland ”) or the locality; which .
.—
tended to make the distinctions less pronounced.
‘
'