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Aberdeen's Herring Fleet |
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Aberdeen prospered with the success of the fishing industry, and various related industries grew up in the city. The fishing market expanded, and ship building flourished.
Herring packers
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Women played an important part in the processing of the catch, working in curing yards as gutters and packers.
Women worked in teams of three with two gutting and one packing; generally one team was employed for every fishing boat. 
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Gutters could typically process 40 to 60 fish a minute. The fish were then packed in barrels with salted water. The packed barrels were then inspected and approved for export.
In 1956, the last steam powered trawler in Scotland stopped fishing. Motor engines had first been developed in 1906, and were less expensive than steam powered engines. During the First World War, coal was often difficult and expensive to obtain, and by 1919 there were 1830 motor boats fishing off the east coast of Scotland.
Having revolutionised the industry, the steam powered trawler had given way to cheaper, more efficient boats.
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