Draft Partial Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) – Fisheries Management Measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

This assessment is undertaken to consider the impacts of the measures under consideration on island communities in Scotland.


Annex B Landings data for Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles

Table B1 This data provides an overview of key relevant data held for the fishing sector for three of Scotland's islands communities: Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.

Region

Demersal

Pelagic

Shellfish

Total

Tonnes

Value (£)

Tonnes

Value

Tonnes

Value (£)

Tonnes

Value (£)

Orkney

Scotland

26,293

46,337,055

189

187,477

22,354

50,040,061

48,836

96,564,593

Outside Scotland

460

984,733

0

0

1345

3,275,834

1805

4,260,567

Total

26,753

47,321,788

189

187,477

23,699

53,315,895

50,641

100,825,160

Shetland

Scotland

80,392 153,970,462 121,128 99,802,082 10,445 27,206,893 211,966 280,979,437
Outside Scotland 274 489,900 351,638 256,613,462 1005 3,162,051 352,917 260,265,413
Total 80,667 154,460,362 472,766 356,415,5 44 11,451 30,368,943 564,883 541,244,85 0
Western Isles Scotland 883 6,256,139 8 7,973 18,806 62,531,023 19,696 68,795,135
Outside Scotland 1 1,728 0 5 228 441,393 229 443,126
Total 884 6,257,868 8 7,978 19,034 62,972,415 19,926 69,238,261
Other Scottish Islands Scotland 336,752 604,664,386 513,118 348,967,932 180,133 576,763,389 1,030,003 1,530,395,707
Outside Scotland 44,440 71,367,767 410,517 260,646,509 63,909 129,008,218 518,866 461,022,494
Total 381,192 676,032,153 923,635 609,614,4 41 244,042 705,771,607 1,548,869 1,991,418,2 00
Sum Total 489,495 884,072,171 1,396,598 966,225,4 40 298,226 852,428,861 2,184,318 270,272,64 72

Total landings of demersal, pelagic and shellfish species by vessels based in Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles (Stornoway) to Scotland and outside of Scotland between 2015-2019. Other Scottish vessels have been included which represents vessels registers to island ports outside of the three island council areas (Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles).

Table B2 Distribution of total landings affected across all sites, by region and home district of vessels (adapted from Table 17 of the SEIA)

District location

Home Port District

Management Option

Option 1

Option 2

Scottish Districts

Aberdeen

N.D. – <0.1%

<0.1%

Ayr

N.D. – 4.2%

7.5%

Buckie

N.D. – 1%

2.5%

Campbeltown

N.D. – 0.3%

0.2%

Eyemouth

N.D. – 0.2%

0.1%

Fraserburgh

>10% - 27.2%

29.2%

Kinlochbervie

N.D.

N.D.

Lochinver

N.D. – 1.6%

4.2%

Mallaig

N.D.

N.D.

Oban

N.D. – 1.0%

0.6%

Orkney

>10% - 19.2%

8.2%

Peterhead

N.D. – 7.6%

9.5%

Pittenweem

N.D. – 0.2%

0.1%

Portree

N.D.

N.D.

Shetland

N.D. – 13.2%

6.0%

Stornoway

N.D.

N.D.

Ullapool

N.D.

2.2%

Wick

N.D.

N.D.

Unknown Districts

Unknown

3.2% - 11.3%

11.5%

N.D. = Value cannot be disclosed, as it relates to the operations of fewer than five vessels.

Table B3 Landings affected as a percentage of total landings at each port of landing (adapted from Table 22 of the SEIA)

Port of Landing District

Port of Landing

Option 1

Option 2

Aberdeen

Aberdeen

0% - 3.6%

13.8%

Arbroath

0% - <0.1%

0.2%

Gourdon

0%

<0.1%

Montrose

0% - 1.0%

4.8%

Buckie

Buckie

0% - 0.2%

0.5%

Campbeltown

Campbeltown

0%

0.2%

Eyemouth

Eyemouth

0% - 0.6%

0.8%

Fraserburgh

Fraserburgh

<0.1% - 0.5%

2.4%

Macduff

<0.1% - 0.3%

1.0%

Kinlochbervie

Kinlochbervie

0.3% - 2.4%

6.6%

Lochinver

Lochinver

0% - <0.1%

0.1%

Mallaig

Mallaig

0% - 0.3%

0.3%

Oban

Oban

0% - <0.1%

<0.1%

Orkney

Orkney

0% - <0.1%

<0.1%

Stromness

0%

<0.1%

Peterhead

Peterhead

0.1% - 0.4%

1.7%

Pittenweem

Pittenweem

0% - 0.2%

0.2%

Portree

Uig

0%

<0.1%

Shetland

Cullivoe

<0.1% - 2.8%

3.7%

Lerwick

0.1% - 0.5%

0.9%

Scalloway and Isles

<0.1% - 0.2%

0.5%

West Burrafirth

0% - <0.1%

<0.1%

Stornoway

Barra

0% - <0.1%

0.1%

Northbay

0%

<0.1%

Stornoway

0% - <0.1%

<0.1%

Ullapool

Ullapool

<0.1% - 1.5%

2.8%

Wick

Scrabster

1% - 1.4%

3.3%

N/A: Unable to calculate affected landings as a percentage of total landings for vessels where home district registration is unknown.

No impact is shown as 0%

Contact

Email: marine_biodiversity@gov.scot

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