fishing Flashcards
what was fishing like in the years before the great war how many herring boats were they and what percentage of british fish were they catching
fishing prior to the great war can be described as the ‘glory days’ of scottish fishing
by 1913 there were 10,000 herring boats catching 25% of the total landed british herring
before the war who was much of scotlands fish being sold to and what allowed for this
before the war eastern europe provided the strongest market
in 1907 2.5 million barrels of herring were exported mainly to germany, eastern europe and russia
railway allowed fresh fish to be transported across Britain
how many men were employed in the fishing industry before the war
over 32,500
who relied upon fishermen durring the war and why
the government relied on the knowlage and experience of fisherman durring the war as part of their coastal defence strategy
the government created a volunteer reserve intended to keep fishermen fishing until the navy needed them
who took over eastern sea ports
were was fishing banned
what happened to quantity and value of fish
the admiralty took over eastern sea ports
fishing in the north sea was initially banned and fishing was banned in the firth of clyde due to high levels of navel shipping
the quantity of fish landed in scotland declined but its value rose
by what year was white bush rationed
what was created by the navy
where was the herring industry re located
by 1917 white fish was rationed
the royal navy reserve of 8,000 fishermen was created and the navy charted boats and hired crews as coastal patrol or for minesweeping duties
the herring industry was relocated to the west coast and business remained stable
what happened to fishing after the war particularly in 1920
after the war the fishing industry went into decline
in 1920 the government removed the guaranteed price for herring and its priced dropped so dramatically that it was no longer profitable
for twenty years after this the herring industry went into steep decline
why was government compensation an issue?
what happened to foreign markets/exports
government compensation for boats used in the war was rarely enough t prepare and requip them for fishing work
old export markets in germany and russia had gone forever and european country’s began to compete strongly with scottish and british fleets
how did employment in fishing fall after the war?
employment in fishing fell from around 33,000 in 1913 - around 26,000 in 1926
