HONG KONG
ANNUAL REPORT
BY THE
DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST. MARCH, 1950.
NORONHA & CO., LTD., GOVERNMENT PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS.
GENERAL.
The activities of the Fisheries Department have been in the past practically entirely devoted to the launching and fostering of the Hong Kong Fish Wholesale Marketing Organi- zation. For this reason the scope of the Department has been very limited.
2. The Substantive post of Director of Fisheries was not filled during the year and it is hoped that a qualified Officer will be appointed in the coming year. The duties of Director were carried out by the Senior Agricultural Officer in addition to his substantive duties.
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Mr. S.Y. Lin, Superintendent of Fisheries Research, resigned in August 1949 to join the staff of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Washington. His resignation made a great gap in the qualified staff of the Department, and as a result, very little research work has been possible pending the re-organization of the Department.
4. During the year a reclamation at Aberdeen made with the aid of Colonial Development & Welfare Funds was completed. The reclamation is for the benefit of the fishing industry. At the present moment the Fish Marketing Organi- zation has a temporary collecting depôt on this reclamation, but no other building has been erected. It is proposed to erect a permanent building consisting of a small market, collecting depôt, fishermens' canteen, recreation room etc. in the near future. Plans are in the process of being drawn up. At the present moment the reclaimed area is being extensively used by fishermen for repairing their gear and sails, and for drying fish etc. Facilities of this kind are very limited at Aberdeen.
5. The Hong Kong fishing industry has gradually recovered from the effects of the Second World War. Appendix 1 shows the monthly totals of fish marketed from 1946 to March 1950. It is recorded that the catch for 1938 amounted to 480,000 piculs consisting of 270,000 salt fish and 210,000 fresh fish. It will be seen that the total marketed during 1949 was approximately 452,000 piculs, which is practically the pre- war standard. The great increase in the 1950 figures to date over the 1949 figures makes it probable that the 1950 figures will exceed those of 1938.
6. It is noticed that the usual seasonal fluctuations in the amount of fish being marketed tend to become less obvious and there are indications that during the coming year the seasonal fluctuations will be even less obvious than hitherto.
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This is due to a large extent to the rapid increase in mechaniza- tion of fishing junks, which at the time of writing are being mechanized at the rate of three to four a month.
MECHANIZATION.
7. At the end of 1948/49 the mechanised fishing fleet consisted of 17 vessels. At the end of this year the fleet had increased to 81 mechanised vessels and is continuing to increase steadily. The greatest increase in mechanised craft is shown in long liners, of which there were seven in the end of 1948/49 and 55 at the end of 1949/50. The table below shows the increase in the mechanised fleet.
Japanese trawlers
Native type junks used as fish carriers ...
Native type trawlers
1948/49
42 2 2 7
1949/50
14
4
2
4
Motor fishing vessels
Native type long liners
55
Native type hand liners
1
Japanese schooner type long liners
1
17
81
Month
April
1949
May
8.
The monthly landings by mechanised vessels during
the year are given below:
Total Landings (piculs) *
Trawler Companies Owner-operated.
678
785
June
452
July
968
1,336
August
1,624
1,485
September
817.
582
October
1,555
1,336
November
1,201'
1,438
December
1,000
1313
January 1950
1,562
1,907
February
2,015
1,120
March
3,573
1,489
16,330
12,006
1 picul 133.3 lbs.
g.
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With the exception of two trawlers which were mechanised from funds borrowed from the Fish Marketing Organization, the remainder of the native type fishing junks have been mechanised by private enterprise. The rapidity in which junks are being mechanised is due to the fact that fishermen have realised the great advantages of mechanization, particularly so in the case of the waters around Hong Kong which are subject to typhoons between July and October.
10. In view of the fact that the local fishing junk is being rapidly mechanised by the private enterprise of the fishing community, it is felt that the original scheme submitted to the Colonial Welfare and Development Committee for funds to promote the mechanization of the Hong Kong fishing fleet will have to be modified. We have, therefore, submitted a modified scheme to this committee for their consideration.
11. The fishermen themselves have fully realised the great advantage of a self-propelled fishing vessel. Vessels operating from Hong Kong are liable to loss from typhoon and piracy and it is important to reduce the time spent in moving to and from fishing grounds in order that the vessels may land more catches annually and thus be more productive and profitable In addition the mechanization of the fleet will do much to regularize the supply of fresh fish to Hong Kong which during the typhoon season is apt to be in short supply owing to the great number of deep sea fishing vessels being laid up.
12. It is realised by experts that the native junks are not really suited for mechanization, being essentially sail-driven vessels, and that to attain the speed of 8 knots considered essential by the fishermen, extravagantly large power units have to be installed. This mechanization of local craft can only be looked upon as an interim step between sail-driven craft and self-propelled fishing vessels.
13. The scheme, therefore, proposes that a committee be set up on which both Europeans and Chinese would be represented, consisting of local marine architects, shipbuilders and fishermen. The task of this committee will be to work out a design of a vessel suitable for local conditions and mechanization, and to incorporate the necessary accommodation for the fisherman and his family; it is further proposed that the design shall conform, as far as possible, with Chinese methods of construction. Upon such a craft being designed and tested at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, it is proposed to build two experimental vessels in accordance with the approved design, but maybe differing in certain details. These, when constructed, would be operated by the Fisheries Depart-
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ment for demonstration purposes. This completes the first stage of the proposed scheme. Should this first stage be accepted and prove a success, it is proposed to submit a further scheme which will consist of the selling of the two vessels and establishing a revolving fund with the proceeds and an additional grant from the Colonial Development and Welfare fund. This fund will be utilised to grant loans to fishermen to assist them to build boats of the new type for their own use.
FISHING INDUSTRY.
14. It is very difficult to give accurate figures for the size of the fishing fleet of Hong Kong, but appendix 2 gives an indication of the size of the fishing fleet as at 31st March 1950.
15. A good general description of the fishing industry of Hong Kong can be found in an article by Mr. S.Y. Lin in Volume I of the Journal of the Hong Kong Fisheries Research Station.
16. It must be realised that the Hong Kong fishing fleet includes a number of "visitors" who come from ports in China for short visits either when they are following the fish or having poor returns in their usual fishing grounds. As a result of this the size of the fleet varies from month to month.
17. An attempt has been made to investigate the fishing grounds of Hong Kong and appendix 3, although a preliminary investigation, was compiled during the year and is of interest.
18. The fishing grounds referred to in this appendix are used mainly by sail-driven craft, the mechanised fleet venturing much further from Hong Kong. The main fishing ground for the mechanised fleet seems to be,
A.
B.
100 miles S.S.W. of Ma Mei Island at a depth of 45 to 57 fathoms. This ground produces, during the months of October to March, good catches of red sea bream (Taius tumifrons).
170 miles S.W. of Ma Mei Island, stretching N.E. by E. to S. by E. of Taya (off Hainan) at a depth of 45 to 60 fathoms. The main catch in these grounds is red snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus), lizard fish (Saurida tumbil), ginkgo fish (Gymno- cranius griseus), big eyed snapper (Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus) and red sea bream.
19. Appendix 4 is an attempt to show the seasons for the main types of fish marketed in Hong Kong.
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FISHERIES RESEARCH STATION.
20. An experiment was laid down on the agricultural station at Kam Tin to investigate the culture of common carp in paddy fields. Unfortunately the station was handed over to the Military Authorities before the investigations were com- pleted and very little information has been obtained. The Fisheries Assistant has been engaged in helping and advising fish pond farmers and at the same time preparing a report on fish pond culture in the New Territories.
21. The export of fish fry by air has been continued and has in fact expanded. During the year, 281,250 fish fry valued at $47,704.32 were exported. One shipment was sent to Formosa as a trial which proved successful. The table below gives details of these activities.
SINGAPORE
BANGKOK
Fry
Quantity Value Quantity Value
$
Fry
FORMOSA Quantity Value
Fry
TOTAL
Quantity Value
Fry
Grass Carp Big head
Silver carp
Total
69,700 10,102.50 71,450 11,329.43
65,600 12,615.45 22,540 5,043.86
34,000 3,958.40
159,300 26,676.35 115,950 19,347.97
131,150 21,481.93
6,000
1,680
94,140 19,339.31
21,960 2,974.68
55,960 6,933.08
6,000
1,680
281,250 47,704.32
1948/49 Totals
187,530 40,716.87 10,950 3,001.41
198,480 43,718.28
T. G. STRANGEWAYS, Actg. Director of Fisheries.
TOTAL QUANTITY AND VALUE OF FRESH AND SALT FISH MAKETED.
Fresh Fish
Salt Fish
Total
Average
Piculs
Value $
Price
$/catty
Piculs
Value $
Average
Price
$/catty
Piculs
Value $
270,000
480,000
1938
210,000
1946
January
1,943
258,470
1.33
18.274
2,642,542
1.45
20,217
2,901,012
February
1,430
146,636
1.02
14,385
1,636,726
1.14
15,815
1,783,362
March
2,220
176,324
.80
18,867
1,432,897
.75
21,087
1,609,221
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April
1,718
166,511
.97
18,767
1,551,920
.82
20,485
1,718,461
May
1,986
246,836
1.24
6,862
790,752
1.15
8,848
1,037,588
June
1,451
216,411
1.49
11,706
1,205,844
1.03
13,157
1,422,255
July
1,597
216,972
1.36
9,836
854,346
.87
11,433
1,071,318
August
2,768
219,407
.80
15,401
1,174,740
.72
18,169
1,394,147
September
2,146
201,641
1.20
11,295
912,711
.81
13,441
1,114,352
October
4,080
402,435
1.19
28,062
2,250,234
.80
32,142
2,652,669
November
6,545
551,801
.94
32,176
2,477,495
.77
38,721
3,029,296
December
4,114
316,983
.95
25,928
1,546,224
.60
30,042
1,863,207
Total
31,998
3,120,457
1.11
211,559
18,476,431
.91
243,557 21,596,888
TOTAL QUANTITY AND VALUE OF FRESH AND SALT FISH MAKETED.—Continued.
Total
Fresh Fish
Salt Fish
Piculs
Value $
Average
Price
$/catty
Piculs
Value $
Average
Price
$/catly
Piculs
Value $
1947
January
3,556
275,040
.82
14,072
731,478
.52
17.628
1,006,518
February
2,771
258,729
.95
14,126
806,212
.57
16,897
1,064,941
March
3,807
327,643
.92
28,745
1,954,949
.68
32,552
2,282,592
April
4,911
359,543
.81
21,701
1,001,919
.46
26,612
1,361,462
May
4,019
270,862
.78
10,711
541,150
.50
14,730
812,012
June
3,066
233,613
1.10
5,370
315,807
.57
8,436
549,420
July
3,132
228,157
1.22
12,636
807,445
.60
15,768
1,035,602
August
3,429
202,154
1.05
10,262
702,141
.67
13,691
904,295
September
3,534
250,790
1.08
13,164
873,164
.66
16,698
1,123,954
October
6,088
488,440
.91
25,235
1,517,708
.60
31,323
2,006,148
November
2,888
234,720
.86
16,678
1,051,343
.63
19,566
1,286,063
December
3,217
225,822
.76
16,572
863,260
.52
19,789 1,089,082
Total
44,418
3,355,513
.94
189,272
11,166,576
.58
233,690 14,522,089
TOTAL QUANTITY AND VALUE OF FRESH AND SALT FISH MAKETED.-Continued.
Total
Fresh Fish
Salt Fish
Piculs
Value $
Average
Price
$/catty
Piculs
Value $
Average
Price
$/catty
Piculs
Value $
1948
January
4,748
339,810
.76
22,816
1,112,545
.49
27,564
1,452,355
February
9,297
605,541
.74
20,864
707,794
.33
30,161
1,313,335
March
10,331
694,172
.71
21,802
845,194
.39
32,133
1,539,366
April
12,465
877,606
..73
19,920
950,474
.48
32,385
1,828,080
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May
9,858
683,471
.71
14,099
740,749
.52
23,957
1,424,220
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June
5,279
452,885
1.05
7,625
449,706
.58
12,904
902,591
July
6,918
483,711
.88
11,792
604,062
.50
18,710
1,087,773
August
11,663
587,289
.95
14,412
732,492
.51
26,075
1,319,781
September
6,938
531,525
.99
16,581
861,701
.52
23,519
1,393,226
October
11,344
915,214
.91
30,268
1,401,027
.46
41,612
2,316,241
November
17,879
1,413,032
.82
38,987
2,247,933
.58
56,866
3,660,965
December
15,098
1,067,100
.72
27,202
1,287,838
.47
42,300
2,354,938
Total
121,818
8,651,356
.83
246,368
11,941,515
.49
368,186 20,592,871
TOTAL QUANTITY AND VALUE OF FRESH AND SALT FISH MAKETED. Continued.
Total
Fresh Fish
Salt Fish
Piculs
Value $
Average
Price
$/catty
Average
Piculs
Value $
Price
$/catty
Piculs
Value $
1949
January
10,541
835,596
.80
21,278
1,044,571
.49
31,819
1,880,167
February
12,146
1,001,317
.84
22,991
1,199,271
.52
35,137
2,200,588
March
19,557
1,374,497
.72
32,607
1,349,709
.41
52,164
2,724,206
April
16,376
1,420,007
.91
17,219
1,176,814
.68
33,595
2,596,821
May
13,885
1,488,840
1.12
14,883
1,422,046
.96
28,768
2,910,886
June
10,355
1,116,340
1.18
10,502
816,413
.77
20,857
1,932,753
July
10,887
1,208,995
1.26
14,196
1,270,315
.89
25,083
2,479,310
August
16,361
1,387,197
1.06
18,470
1,213,078
.65
34,831
2,600,275
September
12,492
1,168,678
1.13
13,365
888,611
.67
25,857
2,057,289
October
16,766
1,916,922
1.28
34,808
2,506,360
.72
51,574
4,423,282
November
21,740
2,520,315
1.23
34,753
3,025,274
.87
56,493
5,545,589
December
20,711
2,250,325
1.11
35,554
2,827,907
.80
56,265
5,078,232
Total
181,817
17,689,029
1.05
270,626 18,740,369
.70
452,443
36,429,398
TOTAL QUANTITY AND VALUE OF FRESH AND SALT FISH MAKETED.-Continued.
Fresh Fish
Salt Fish
Total
Piculs
Value $
Average
Price
$/catty
Piculs
Value $
Average
Price
$/catty
Piculs
Value $
1950
January
20,148
2,029,897
1.05
28,748
1,880,107
.65
48,896
3,910,004
February
15,635
1,471,562
.98
19,245
1,088,445
.57
34,880
2,560,007
March
26,446
2,451,772
.97
37,155
2,167,027
.58
63,601
4,618,799
April
26,535
2,400,338
.92
31,354
1,533,698
.49
57,889
3,934,036
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STATISTICS SHOWING TOTAL NUMBERS OF JUNKS AND FISHERMEN IN THE COLONY.
ON THE 31ST MARCH, 1950.
Appendix 2.
Aberdeen Syndicate
Shaukiwan Syndicate Cheung Chau Syndicate
Tai O Syndicate
Type of junk
No. of
junks
No. of fishermen
No. of junks
No. of fishermen
No. of junks
No. of fishermen
No. of junks
No. of fishermen
N. T. Syndicate
No. of junks
No. of fishermen
TOTAL
No. of junks
No. of fishermen
Trawlers
436
4,682
184
4.175
228
5,067
60
1,224
908
15,148
Big Long Liners
56
2,620
56
2,620
Middle-sized Long Liners
21
525
49
785
70
1,310
Pa Tengs
8
240
11
419
49
1,619
5
169
73
2,447
Purse Seiners
180
1,440
415
4,185
368
3,178
37
344
223
2,405
1,223
11,552
- Shrimp Trawlers
122
732
30
150
103
777
34
233
30
251
319
2,143
Hand Liners
70
490
463
3,313
335
1,978
127
738
126
792
1,121
7.311
Big Tailed Junks
11
130
5
63
499
3,427
515
3,620
Ku Pengs
126
882
70
686
196
1,568
Fish Driers &
Fish
Collectors
40
420
8
63
34
290
28
211
43
281
153
1.265
Miscellaneous
42
'780
28
336
251
2,079
321
3.195
TOTAL
1,056
10,321
1,244
16,046
1,192
13,658
785
6,177
678
5,977
4,955
52,179
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SEASONS AND FISHING GROUND FOR TYPES OF JUNKS,
TYPE OF FISH
SCIENTIFIC NAME
SEASON
Type of Junk
Type of Gear
Yellow Croaker
Pseudosciaena crocea
8
12
Ku Pang Tang
Drag Seine
Small Trawler
Trawl
Pa Teng
Seine
Purse Seiner
Seine
Appendix 3.
Depth in Fathoms.
SEASON
Fish Ground
8
10
Pu Toi, South of Stanley
15
22
Cheung Chau, Su Ku, Ar Chau Is. Ling Ting Is.
10
1
Near Lema Is. & Sam Moon Is.
10
+
12
Along coast of Cheung Chau & Tai Ŏ.
10
12
Along coast of Cheung Chau & Tai Ŏ.
White Croaker
Johnius albiflora
2
6
Trawler
Small Liner
Hoklo Tang
Trawl
Long Line Drift net
3
LO TO LO
100
Lema Is. & Sam Moon Is.
15 30
Lema Is. & Sam Moon Is. Sam Moon Is.
15
20
10
15
660
| | |
Coibor croaker
Waak coibor
8
12
Ku Pang Teng
Drag seine
9
11
Trawler
Trawl
10
12
Small liner
J Golden Thread
Synagris virgatus
Whole year
Pa Teng
Trawler
Long line Gill net
8 12
122
Cheung Chau_vicinity
17
18
Lema Is. & Sam Moon Is.
17
18
10
12
Sam Moon, Cheung Moon & Tai 0. Of Cheung Chau & Tai 0.
15
18
15
18
Long liner Hoklo Tang
Trawl Long Line Drift net
Whole year Whole year
1
4
Swabue to Man Shan Is. Swabue to Man Shan Is. Ping Hoi to Miu Wan.
20
28
16
2280
| | |
1│
60
60
20
699930909
Mud Grouper
Serranus septemfasciatus
Whole year
Trawler Long Liner Hang liner
Trawl Long line Hand line
Whole year
5
6
6
11
Mechanised
Trawl
Whole year
Trawler
Head Grunt
Pomadasys hasta
1
6
Trawler
Trawl
1
10
12
Small liner
Long line
3
Horse Head
Banchiostegus japonicus
Whole year
Trawler Long liner
Trawl Long line
Whole year Whole year
Gingko Fish
Gymnocranius griseus
Whole year
Trawler Mechanised Trawler
Trawl
Whole year
Trawl
Whole year
Snapper
Lutjanus johnii
6
12
Trawler
Long liner Small liner
Beach seiner
Trawl
Long line Hand line
Beach seine
— 00 00
10
Swabue to Man Shan Is. Swabue to Man Shan Is.
Tai O, Castle Peak, Shek Ku Is.
Cheung Chau, Lema Is. Tang Lung Is. & Lyemun.
South of Hong Kong, South east of Hoi Nam Is.
Along the coast of Kwangtung.
Ping Hoi to Sam Moon Is.
Along the coast of Kwangtung. Along the coast of Kwangtung.
Along the coast of Kwangtung. South of Hong Kong, South east of Hoi Nam Is.
12
Ping Hoi to Sam Moon Is.
12
Ping Hoi to Sam Moon Is.
G 11
Stanley, Tang Lung & Lyemun.
1
1
Tai O, Castle Peak, Cheung Chau.
Along the coast of New Territories.
45
|
60
15
18
15
20
&&
27
11
27 35
35
18
45
11
25
60
40
15
a 566
40 60
888
60
20
-
10
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SEASONS AND FISHING GROUND FOR TYPES OF JUNKS.
Appendix 3-Continued.
Depth in Fathoms.
Type of Fish
SCIENTIFIC NAME
SEASON
Type of Junk
Type of Gear
SEASON
Fishing Found
Red Snapper
Lutjanus erythropterus
Whole year
Trawler Mechanised Trawler Long liner
Trayl Trayl
Whole year Whole year
Along the coast of Kwangtung. S.E. of Hoi Nam Is.
Lont line
Whole year
Red Sea Bream Taius tumifrons
Whole year
Trawler Long liner Hand liner Mechanised Trawler
Trayl Long line Han line
-
Whole year Whole year
6
Along the coast of Kwangtung.
Along the coast of Kwangtung. Along the coast of Kwangtung.
30
8 +880
||
30 40
45
60
—
40
99
11
Travl
Whole year
Castle Peak, off Tai O, Shek Ku Is. Cheung Chau, Lamma Is. Stanley Lyemun south & south-west of Hong Kong.
8880
30 60
40
60
10
888
20
40
60
Melon Seed
Psenopsis anomala
8
2
Trawler
Travl
8
12, 1
2
Along the coast of Kwangtung.
10
20
Red Mullet
Upeneus bensasi
8
12
Trawler
Trav
8 12
Along the coast of Kwangtung.
30
1
38
Lizzard Fish
Saurida tumbil
Whole year
Trawler
Trawl
Whole year
Along the coast of Kwangtung.
20 40
8
12
Young Baracuda | Sphyraena jello
8
12
Furse Seiner & Pa Teng
Seine
Hong Kong waters.
7
8
Conger Pike
Muroenesox arabicus.
Whole year
Trawler Hoklo liner
Traw
Whole year
Hanc line
8
12
Lema Is. & Sam Moon Is. Ping Hoi to Sam Moon Is.
15
10
||
20
15
Spanish Mackerel | Scomberomorus commerson
5
Purse Seiner Small liner
Seine
Hand line
CO 2
3
1010
5
Ping Hoi, vicinity of Sam Moon Is. West of Lamma Channel, off Stanley Pu Toi, Coast of Hong Kong & New Territory.
8
15
15
25
Korean Mackerel | Cybium koreanum
3
6
Purse Seiner
Small liner
Seine
3
5
Hand line
6
Coast of Hong Kong & New Territory Sam Moon Is. & Cheung Chau Ping Hoi, off Stanley, Pu Toi, Coast of Hong Kong & New Territory.
8
-
15
15
25
Anchovies
Stolephorus commersonii
Whole year
Purse Seiner & Pa Teng
Seine
Whole year
Along the coast of Hong Kong & New Territories
17
Anchovies
Anchoviella indica
8
-
12
Purse Seiner
Seine
8
12
& Pa Teng
Along the coast of Hong Kong & New Territories
8
-
15
Green Pilchard
Harengula brachysoma
8
12
Purse Seiner & Pa Teng
Seine
8
12
Along the coast of Hong Kong & New Territories
4
10
—
14
SEASONS AND FISHING GROUND FOR TYPES OF JUNKS.
TYPE OF FISH
SCIENTIFIC NAME
SEASON
Type of Junk
Type of Gear
Appendix 3-Continued.
Depth in Fathoms.
Season
Fishing Ground-
Spotted Pouter
Leiognathus bindus
5
10
Purse Seiner
Beine
5
8
& Pa Teng
Along the coast of Hong Kong & New Territories
4
10
Trawler
Trawl
7
10
Lema Is. & Sam Moon Is.
15
20
亅
Mackerel Scad
Decapterus lajang
12
4
Pa Teng
Seine
12
Carangoid Fish
Carangidae
Swabue to Man Shan Is.
20
30
5
8
Purse Seiner
Seine
5 - 8
& Pa Teng
Along the coast of Hong Kong & New Territories
7
--
15
White Herring
Ilisha elongata
2
―
6
Trawler
Trawl
Small liner
Hand line
Big Tail Junk
Gill net
4
111
LO to to
Lema Is. & Sam Moon Is.
10
Off Tai O & Sam Moon Is.
Off Tai O & near Cheung Chau
222
10 10
18 18
15
Round Herring
Dussumieria acuta
3
4, 8
10
Purse seiner
Seine
3
4, 8
10
& Pa Teng
Along the coast of Hong Kong & New Territories
3 15
Trawler
Trawl
3
4
Lema Is. & Sam Moon Is.
10 15
White Pomfret
Stomateoides argenteus
3
60.
8
Trawler
Trawl
3
00
Ping Hoi, Lema Is., Sam Moon, Man 15
Shan.
25
25
Black Pomfret
Apolectus niger
4
8
Purse Seiner
Seine
Trawler
Trawl
Pa Teng
Seine
KO TË LO
5
111
00 00 00
8
Along the coast of Hong Kong & N.T.
10
8
Ping Hoi, Lema Is.,
20
8
Sam Moon, Man Shan
15
111
2250
20
30
25
Shark
Eulamia melanopterus
Whole year
Trawler
Trawl
Whole year
Along the coast of Kwangtung
20
T
50
Ku Pang Teng
Drag Seine
7
9
Pu Toi, south of Stanley, Cheung Chau and Ar Chau.
Long Liner
Long Line
1
7
Along the coast of Kwangtung
10 30
Skate & Ray
Platyrhina sinensis Raja sinensis
Whole year
Trawler
Small Liner
Trawl Hand line
Whole year
3.
10
Along the coast of Kwangtung. Along the coast of Hong Kong
10
30
7
16
Slate "Cod
Nibea diacanthus
1
8, 10
12
Trawler
Trawl
3
―
Small liner Hoi Mie Tang
Hand line Gill net
3
In
8
1
6, 10 12
Hair Tail
Trichiurus haumela
Whole year
Trawler Small liner
Trawl Long line
Whole year
3. 7
Tongue sole
Cynoglossus orientalis
Whole year
Trawler Big tail Junk
Trawl Gill net
Whole year
5
8
Along the coast of Kwangtung Along the coast of Hong Kong Sam Moon Is. & Lin Tin Is.
Along coast of Kwangtung Pui Toi Is. & near Stanley
Lema Is. & Sam Moon Off Tai O
16
6
22
30
20
6
—
15
10
25
6
15
கக
6
10
6
-
10
99
15
MONTHLY TOTAL OF THE SIX PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF FISH
1st April, 1949 to 31st March, 1950.
Decapterus Lajang
Stolephorus commersonii
Mackerel Sead
Anchovies
Month
Piculs
Piculs
$
Appendix IV.
Saurida tumbil
Synagris virgatus
Argyrosomus iharae
Pseudosciaena crocea
Lizzard Fish
Golden Thread
Croaker
Yellow Croaker
Piculs
Piculs
Piculs
$
Piculs
1949
April
443
27,087
2,027
132,337
1,074
64,178
3,881
305,577
6,422
392,293
37
4,941
May
779
42,415
1,119
101,293
347
26,711
2,588
270,018
3,352
290,044
82
11,428
June
721
26,002
2,154
144,037
264
18,355
954
118,398
917
78.811
109
14,491
July
365
22,453
1,974
174,954
389
31.101
1,556
202,995
1,074
130,164
245
35,745
August
1,283
63,598
6,253
237,462
831
53,840
2,646
306,038
1,311
139,990
1,384
181,459
September
153
10,136
4,084
253,749
800
49,498
2.329
278,356
1,739
186,443
457
October
19
2,040
2.715
210,233
7,608
563,926
4,688
438,395
3,805
274,890
4,684
70,166
727,171
November
33
2,963
4,178
263,206
6,144
628,112
5,527
604,896
3,385
244,690
10,024 1,278,644
December
208
17,733
4,574
277,667
6,754
611,514
6,548
692,079
1,298
284,481
7,707
882,817
1950
January
7,383
393,903
5,243
200,829
5,848
436,741
6.453
708,485
1,894
108,992
4,285
477,233
February
5,754
247,065
3.121
95,999
3,416
254,144
5,058
March
7,379
364,279
7,844
361,067
7,342
477,477
8,432
543,183
801,107
956
3,173
57,019
218,492
1,632
169,353
565
73,825
Total
24,520
1,219,674
45,286 2,452,833
40,817
3,215,597
50,660 5,209,527
32,326
2,406,309
31,211
3,927,273