In  the  seven  hauls  between  Burghead  and  Lossiemouth,  the  duration  of
fishing  being  twenty-eight  and  a  half  hours,  the  total  number  of  fishes
caught  was  6637,  or  an  average  of  2328*9  per  ten  hours'  fishing ;  the
marketable  fishes  numbered  2880,  or  an  average  of  1010*4  per  ten  hours,
the  unmarketable  numbering  3757,  or  an  average  per  ten  hours  of
1318*3.  Of  2871  haddocks  caught  rather  more  than  half,  viz.,  1474,
were  unmarketable,  while  of  1203  plaice  only  7  were  too  small  to  be
taken  to  market  In  one  of  the  hauls  5  lythe  were  caught,  in  another
4  coalfish,  too  small  to  be  marketable;  and  in  another  4  fine  black
soles,  a  fish  which  is  very  rarely  caught  in  these  waters.  Of  the  1397
haddocks,  96  were  large,  204  mediums,  and  1097  small  or  thirds ;  a
classification  into  thirds  and  fourths  was  not  adopted  on  this  occasion.
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PaH  IIL — Twenty-third  Annual  Bepoti


The  accompanying  Table  gives  the  particulars  of  the  catches  of  the  seven
hauls  combined.
Cod.
Ckxlling.
Had-
dock.
Whit-
ing.
Coal-
fish.
Lythe.  „«,-

Turbot.
Brill.
I.
II.
Total

61

•

90
.21

1,397
1,474

33
46

4

5

•

•

589

4

•

17

•

61

111

2,871

79

4

5

589

4

17

Plaice.
Lemon
Dab.
Black
Sole.
Witch.
Common
Dab.
Angler.
Thorn-
back.
Wrasse.
I.
II.
