Year ended 31st July, 1942. 1938 England & & Wales. Scotland. Gt. Britain Wales. Scotland Gt. Britain Total cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. Demersal fish ("white") 12,644,600 2,504,245 15,148,845 2,737,788 1,505,128 4,242,916 Pelagic fish mainly herrings 2,888,092 2,876,317 5,380,562 20,913,254 2,941,593 2,710,649 5,652,242 5,764,409 203,805 1,205,521 1,409,326 Total wet fish. 15,532,692 5. It will be seen that the landings of white fish, which have always been consumed almost wholly in this country, have declined by 72%.