Statistics on brown crab landings in Westray from 2012: FOI release
- Published
- 16 February 2022
- FOI reference
- FOI/202200277618
- Date received
- 31 January 2022
- Date responded
- 2 February 2022
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
Historical data on crab landings in Orkney from approximately 2012 to present. Is this something you are able to provide? Is it also possible to break the total Orkney landings down to individual ports e.g. Kirkwall, Stromness, Westray etc.?" You then clarified this request to be "It’s only brown crab I’m seeking the information for and the specific port I had in mind was Westray (Pierowall)".
Response
Below is a copy of most of the information you requested (figures for 2012 to 2020). Figures for 2021 will be published alongside wider fisheries statistics in due course.
| Brown Crab Landings in Westray 2012-2020 (tonnes) |
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2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| Westray |
366 |
535 |
650 |
591 |
752 |
548 |
432 |
429 |
250 |
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