Fourth Annual Report Of The Fishery Board For Scotland Being For The Year 1885 Classic Reprint

Author : Scotland Fishery Board
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266876045
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Twenty-Eighth Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, Vol. 2 of 3 written by Scotland Fishery Board and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Twenty-Eighth Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, Vol. 2 of 3: Being for the Year 1909; Report on Salmon Fisheries Mr. Calderwood, in his report, draws attention on this occasion to the extent to which fixed nets are used in the Solway for the capture of salmon and for white fish (appendix III., p. The Inspector has also given much attention, during 1909, to the various conditions which govern the construction of successful salmon passes at waterfalls and weirs. His observations are embodied in the First Appendix to his report. As a result of the marking of salmon and the study of their scales, which has been undertaken for a considerable number of years, Mr. Calderwood now emphasises the ascertained fact that salmon do not spawn as frequently as was previously supposed, that it is rare to find a salmon showing indications of having spawned more than twice, and that very many appear to spawn only once. The bearing which this has on the capture of fish returning to fresh water to spawn is svid ently important, and it is with satisfaction that we recognise that the netting of salmon in fresh waters, where they naturally congregate before becoming distributed over the upper river areas, is more and more giving place to the netting of salmon in the sea. In the general interests of the fisheries, we consider that this is a beneficial tendencyfi, At the same time, Mr. Calderwood considers that the stock of salmon in Scotland will not become restored to the former condition of plenty till powers are given for reducing the capture of grilse and young maiden fish. Questions of pollution and the removal or modification of obstructions to the ascent of fish also require attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.