Statistics.—The following tables summarize the official statistics of fish landed on the coasts of England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and give some information relative to the numbers of fishing-boats and fishermen in the three countries.
Table I.—Summary of Statistics of Fish landed, imported and exported for the United Kingdom.
| Year. | Fish landed (excluding Shell-fish). | Net Imports. | Exports of British Fish. | |
| Cwt. | ||||
| 1890 | 12,774,010 | £6,361,487 | £2,315,572 | £1,795,267 |
| 1895 | 14,068,641 | 7,168,025 | 2,453,676 | 2,282,406 |
| 1900 | 14,671,070 | 9,242,491 | 2,937,486 | 3,000,852 |
| 1905 | 20,164,276 | 10,210,369 | 2,250,259 | 4,164,869 |
Note.—Imported fish afterwards re-exported (consisting chiefly of salted or cured fish to the value of over £900,000 in 1905) are not included in the above values of imports and exports. The exports consist mainly of herrings.
Table II.—Quantity and Average Landing Value of Flat Fishes landed on the Coasts of England and Wales (all caught with Trawl-nets, except Halibut in part).
| Year. | Quantity (in Thousands of Cwt.). | Average Price (per Cwt.). | |||||||||||||
| Sole. | Turbot. | Brill. | Plaice. | Halibut. | Sole. | Turbot. | Brill. | Plaice. | Halibut. | ||||||
| £ | s. | £ | s. | £ | s. | £ | s. | £ | s. | ||||||
| 1890 | 72.1 | 51.9 | 15.4 | 623 | 95 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 10 |
| 1895 | 82.8 | 77.9 | 19.0 | 789 | 114 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 1900 | 75.3 | 60.7 | 20.7 | 752 | 136 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 1905 | 80.1 | 89.5 | 22.4 | 1074 | 120 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 17 |
Table III.—Quantity and Average Landing Value of Round Fishes, caught with Trawls and Lines, landed on the Coasts of England and Wales.
| Year. | Quantity (in Thousands of Cwt.). | Average Price (per Cwt.). | |||||||||||||
| Cod. | Haddock. | Hake. | Ling. | Sundries. | Cod. | Haddock. | Hake. | Ling. | Sundries. | ||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||
| 1890 | 363 | 1585 | . . | 96 | 1151 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | . . | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1895 | 496 | 2433 | 132 | 114 | 1013 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| 1900 | 589 | 2487 | 233 | 100 | 1190 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| 1905 | 1423 | 2148 | 484 | 165 | 1425 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Table IV.—Quantity and Average Landing Value of Surface Fishes landed on the Coasts of England and Wales (caught with Drift-, Seine-, and Stow-nets).
| Year. | Quantity (in Thousands of Cwt.). | Average Price (per Cwt.). | ||||||||||
| Mackerel. | Herring. | Pilchard. | Sprat. | Mackerel. | Herring. | Pilchard. | Sprat. | |||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||
| 1890 | 509 | 1332 | 61 | 99 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1895 | 375 | 1437 | 65 | 91 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1900 | 321 | 2425 | 106 | 73 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 1905 | 682 | 3062 | 169 | 75 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 |