FURTHER CLOSURES, 1887—1889.
,
57 j
freedom should not have been given, ‘so that the ship might, at
,
'uniform ihtervals,search the area in its most productive parts.
‘
.
Shortly after the commencement of the operations the
'
Fishery Board, as just mentioned, released-' Aberdeen Bay, and
’
after a brief inquiry by aid of the ‘ Garland
’
in August, 1886,
"
—resolved to _closethe three—mile limit in the Moray_ Firth
.
-
the Ord of Oaithness to Brera, Tarbat Ness, Balintore, then a
'
point opposite the mouth of the Findhorn river, and thence‘ to
Kinnaird Head.
This was done, it was alleged, in order “that
valuable scientic results might be obtained were beam—trawling
- _
'
restricted in; that
In addition, the areas of the Forth
and St Andrews Bay"were increased seawards.
The Board
f
considered that the closure of the Forth and St Andrews Bay
had already made signs» of improvement both in the number
__
,_
and size of the less migratory at shes, a conclusion, on their
own showing, subsequently abandoned.
_
The highaverage of shes caught by the ‘_Garland’ in the
_
closed Waters in 1887 still further seems _to have
__
F ishery Board in closing additional areas. Thusthe territorial , ‘
waters
Headand Kinnaird Head were closed in
February, 1889, and thereafter the area of the Clyde. The
.
‘ Herring Fishery’ Act of the Same year, again, brought aboutthe
—
closure of the whole of the Scottish waters
within…the three'
“mile limit; and soon (1891) the entire Moray Firth from
Duncansbay Head to Rattray Head was closed
“
shes' on their spawning—grounds “(e.g‘. Smith Bank)
ascertain the extent to which such measures…ar—e' likely ÙOÏ be
to the sh-supply.”_
*
,
-
;
_
-
The scientic grounds on which such action was takenhave
in the rst place to be dealt
reasons which may
haVe had inuence
the
do not at present concern us.:
,
'
'
;‘
Now it will, in the rst.p1ace,beappa1entthaf: before any
,
reliable results cou1dhaxebeenobtamedom:«àth‘9;*exâperîments
-*
Lord Dalhousiës Commlssmnmappedout,eSll areas were
,
_
_
The p11n01pleon“hmhtheolOsule WW_S: °l‘igîanY Ï
&
Ï
-
was thatsystemaücandcalefu1exammatwnof these
‘
_
'
_
areas should becauœd0utfœacwŒdŒableüme
B“ such
‘
,
57 j
freedom should not have been given, ‘so that the ship might, at
,
'uniform ihtervals,search the area in its most productive parts.
‘
.
Shortly after the commencement of the operations the
'
Fishery Board, as just mentioned, released-' Aberdeen Bay, and
’
after a brief inquiry by aid of the ‘ Garland
’
in August, 1886,
"
—resolved to _closethe three—mile limit in the Moray_ Firth
.
-
the Ord of Oaithness to Brera, Tarbat Ness, Balintore, then a
'
point opposite the mouth of the Findhorn river, and thence‘ to
Kinnaird Head.
This was done, it was alleged, in order “that
valuable scientic results might be obtained were beam—trawling
- _
'
restricted in; that
In addition, the areas of the Forth
and St Andrews Bay"were increased seawards.
The Board
f
considered that the closure of the Forth and St Andrews Bay
had already made signs» of improvement both in the number
__
,_
and size of the less migratory at shes, a conclusion, on their
own showing, subsequently abandoned.
_
The highaverage of shes caught by the ‘_Garland’ in the
_
closed Waters in 1887 still further seems _to have
__
F ishery Board in closing additional areas. Thusthe territorial , ‘
waters
Headand Kinnaird Head were closed in
February, 1889, and thereafter the area of the Clyde. The
.
‘ Herring Fishery’ Act of the Same year, again, brought aboutthe
—
closure of the whole of the Scottish waters
within…the three'
“mile limit; and soon (1891) the entire Moray Firth from
Duncansbay Head to Rattray Head was closed
“
shes' on their spawning—grounds “(e.g‘. Smith Bank)
ascertain the extent to which such measures…ar—e' likely ÙOÏ be
to the sh-supply.”_
*
,
-
;
_
-
The scientic grounds on which such action was takenhave
in the rst place to be dealt
reasons which may
haVe had inuence
the
do not at present concern us.:
,
'
'
;‘
Now it will, in the rst.p1ace,beappa1entthaf: before any
,
reliable results cou1dhaxebeenobtamedom:«àth‘9;*exâperîments
-*
Lord Dalhousiës Commlssmnmappedout,eSll areas were
,
_
_
The p11n01pleon“hmhtheolOsule WW_S: °l‘igîanY Ï
&
Ï
-
was thatsystemaücandcalefu1exammatwnof these
‘
_
'
_
areas should becauœd0utfœacwŒdŒableüme
B“ such
‘