Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and Illustrations

CHAPTER IX.--FISHERIES.

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Gairloch fishermen and fish--Herring fisheries--Lobsters and crabs--Oysters--Gairloch cod fishery--Under Sir Alexander Mackenzie, 1721 to 1766--In 1792--Sir G. S. Mackenzie's account of it under Sir Hector--Lines and hooks formerly home-made--First foreign hooks in 1823--Cod fishery in 1884 and 1885--Salmon fishery--Bag-nets--Diminution in stock of salmon 143