Monitoring the socio-economic impacts of Marine Protected Areas: report

This report, on the socio-economic impacts of MPAs, found that there had been localised positive and negative impacts on coastal communities and industries, linked to MPA management measures.


Annex 9. Landings for ports within port districts near MPAs - Percentage change and absolute values

Percentage change in total weight of landings, relative to 2013-2015 average, for west coast port districts and subcreeks
2013-2015 Average 2016 2017 2018
% change % change % change
Scrabster 825.02 -2.03 -1.03 -0.37
Auckengill 0.40 -100.00 -100.00 -100.00
Castletown 0.72 159.99 547.50 269.86
John O'Groats 67.10 2.59 63.49 27.96
Keiss 1.39 107.88 569.14 426.24
Lybster 105.21 -11.27 -30.65 -37.15
Staxigoe 27.50 -100.00 -100.00 -100.00
Stroma
Wick 632.62 1.37 -2.03 4.34
Orkney 1953.60 17.60 -3.81 -17.85
Birsay 4.62 37.60 74.48 -5.23
Eday 2.49 -73.22 43.89 -58.12
Kirkwall 829.28 36.14 20.58 -7.33
Rousay 7.31 -92.54 -54.40 -73.34
Sanday 61.16 -59.07 -56.86 -78.81
Stronsay 42.78 10.72 29.23 95.01
Tingwall 376.13 -11.09 -36.50 -34.10
Westray 632.27 19.27 -13.99 -23.32
Stornoway 540.91 40.59 36.93 -16.11
Barra 109.65 28.58 -78.41 -36.37
Castlebay 156.40 12.38 86.66 18.13
Northbay 274.86 61.43 54.65 -27.51
Lochinver 503.57 -23.22 -38.10 -55.23
Culkein/Drumbeg 0.98 443.76 1186.90 1065.00
Kylesku 48.71 -14.81 -3.41 -7.73
Lochinver 453.88 -25.14 -44.47 -62.74
Kinlochbervie 381.73 -39.58 -21.98 -28.09
Eriboll 1.87 -100.00 -100.00 -88.46
Kinlochbervie 367.27 -41.87 -21.05 -28.25
Scourie 12.58 36.15 -37.70 -14.64
Ullapool 1118.89 22.59 -2.26 -15.79
Achiltibuie 44.97 1.02 19.38 70.68
Aultbea 90.67 -3.95 -21.02 -31.49
Gairloch 369.25 15.59 2.70 -3.84
Little Loch Broom 23.58 10.12 -86.86 -92.12
Poolewe - Cove 0.30 -100.00 -100.00 -100.00
Ullapool 590.11 33.24 -0.70 -24.35
Mallaig 124.46 10.21 4.72 -1.43
Ardnamurchan 19.39 -68.95 -49.16 -55.90
Arisaig 3.09 231.89 246.33 499.91
Glenuig 19.90 35.55 111.55 119.09
Kilchoan 68.88 19.86 -30.62 -49.98
Salen 13.94 -18.69 42.48 25.62
Oban 2459.87 -4.65 -16.13 -20.77
Baile Mor (Iona)
Balvicar 43.93 -16.39 24.67 10.32
Bunessan 50.05 -25.59 -11.57 -6.33
Coll 24.09 62.60 60.48 -0.88
Corran
Cuan 80.25 -0.33 19.82 -24.06
Fionnphort 339.03 -34.03 -28.99 -27.11
Loch Buie (Mull) 0.64 -78.48 344.32 143.84
Luing 30.27 -5.69 -17.96 -13.17
Oban 1270.67 -4.47 -32.98 -34.67
Port Appin 14.68 75.06 54.29 25.79
Tiree 124.11 19.41 42.15 17.84
Tobermory (Mull) 359.57 10.02 8.48 -2.22
Toberonochy 2.63 -100.00 5.90 -100.00
Ulva Ferry 121.26 -5.96 -5.14 17.74
Campbeltown 2905.56 12.78 2.25 -19.72
Ardentinny
Ardrishaig 8.61 126.15 54.23 24.72
Arran 0.89 -23.86 -20.84 5.09
Brodick 4.51 -83.54 -67.39 -100.00
Campbeltown 1191.37 19.20 2.21 -23.12
Carradale 266.86 9.33 -13.44 -27.08
Colonsay 3.34 -100.00 -100.00 471.42
Craighouse 2.91 100.47 -59.42 159.20
Crinan 144.93 -27.62 -40.22 -10.45
Dunoon 12.46 155.39 199.06 147.98
Furnace 4.94 -42.81 -96.92 191.31
Gareloch
Inveraray 1.62 -100.00 -13.96 -98.54
Kyles Of Bute 5.11 10.35 20.66 -0.09
Portincaple 15.35 5.92 -0.10 3.58
Tarbert 928.95 2.12 -0.21 -31.64
Tayvallich 67.64 51.27 109.98 89.26
West Loch Tarbert 251.31 29.64 14.21 -10.67
Ayr 2284.22 6.74 3.81 2.43
Ardrossan 174.69 12.01 25.55 87.90
Ayr 60.74 -98.99 -99.83 -97.53
Cumbraes 0.64 -20.49 -100.00 -100.00
Drummore 103.34 1.99 -2.62 -39.53
Dunure 3.24 305.07 1190.68 366.30
Garlieston 44.45 114.34 205.19 44.12
Girvan 253.91 13.14 0.93 -17.55
Gourock 3.91 -69.61 -82.79 100.35
Greenock 67.65 -3.60 3.68 -12.15
Inverkip 0.18 -100.00 -100.00 -100.00
Irvine 23.75 -99.66 -93.86 -100.00
Isle of Whithorn 99.78 -52.47 -26.25 -54.79
Maidens
Port William 160.84 36.82 3.72 -15.77
Portpatrick 7.73 -52.86 -75.00 -91.61
Troon 1287.26 8.84 -99.77 -100.00
Troon & Saltcoats
Wigtown 0.57 6.15 -100.00 -100.00
Portree 537.80 8.89 -5.55 -26.46
Applecross 44.20 21.85 -28.12 -14.70
Broadford 146.43 4.67 59.36 23.61
Carron 13.87 44.30 -100.00 -88.79
Kyle 254.85 11.47 -4.71 -31.24
Strathaird 78.44 -5.17 -100.00 -100.00
Absolute weight of landings, relative to 2013-2015 average, for west coast port districts and subcreeks
Port District 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Scrabster 904.77 800.90 769.38 808.26 816.54 822.00
Auckengill 0.40
Castletown 0.72 1.86 4.64 2.65
John O'Groats 69.47 72.88 58.94 68.84 109.70 85.86
Keiss 2.45 0.19 1.52 2.89 9.29 7.31
Lybster 109.33 115.53 90.76 93.35 72.96 66.12
Staxigoe 53.14 1.87
Stroma 0.15
Wick 669.98 610.43 617.44 641.31 619.79 660.05
Orkney 1822.80 1951.21 2086.79 2297.46 1879.21 1604.91
Birsay 0.48 8.20 5.17 6.35 8.05 4.37
Eday 0.15 2.51 4.81 0.67 3.58 1.04
Kirkwall 694.58 761.46 1031.82 1128.99 999.91 768.49
Rousay 13.20 1.42 0.55 3.33 1.95
Sanday 102.50 50.13 30.86 25.03 26.39 12.96
Stronsay 41.70 43.02 43.62 47.36 55.29 83.42
Tingwall 401.96 424.08 302.34 334.41 238.85 247.86
Westray 568.25 660.41 668.16 754.11 543.82 484.81
Stornoway 454.93 559.46 608.33 760.46 740.68 453.77
Barra 72.08 120.94 135.93 140.99 23.67 69.77
Castlebay 123.78 178.10 167.33 175.77 291.94 184.75
Northbay 259.07 260.43 305.08 443.70 425.07 199.24
Lochinver 645.45 501.95 363.31 386.62 311.72 225.47
Culkein/Drumbeg 0.45 1.06 1.43 5.33 12.62 11.42
Kylesku 51.53 55.77 38.85 41.50 47.05 44.95
Lochinver 593.48 445.12 323.03 339.79 252.05 169.10
Kinlochbervie 237.81 409.60 497.76 230.62 297.82 274.49
Eriboll 0.60 3.84 1.17 0.22
Kinlochbervie 219.69 393.74 488.39 213.49 289.98 263.53
Scourie 17.52 12.03 8.21 17.13 7.84 10.74
Ullapool 1083.01 1212.80 1060.85 1371.59 1093.63 942.23
Achiltibuie 44.17 51.47 39.28 45.43 53.69 76.75
Aultbea 111.54 91.57 68.91 87.10 71.62 62.12
Gairloch 333.67 431.84 342.26 426.83 379.22 355.06
Little Loch Broom 10.65 28.63 31.46 25.96 3.10 1.86
Poolewe - Cove 0.64 0.02 0.22
Ullapool 582.35 609.27 578.72 786.27 586.01 446.44
Mallaig 133.09 122.64 117.64 137.17 130.33 122.68
Ardnamurchan 21.86 23.02 13.27 6.02 9.86 8.55
Arisaig 2.81 3.38 10.27 10.71 18.56
Glenuig 20.96 20.89 17.86 26.98 42.10 43.61
Kilchoan 77.18 59.06 70.41 82.57 47.79 34.45
Salen 9.44 19.67 12.72 11.34 19.87 17.52
Oban 2455.33 2708.14 2216.14 2345.36 2063.12 1948.88
Baile Mor (Iona) 2.57 2.22 4.51
Balvicar 51.60 35.89 44.31 36.73 54.77 48.47
Bunessan 53.60 53.86 42.69 37.24 44.26 46.88
Coll 15.45 31.27 25.56 39.17 38.66 23.88
Corran 0.09
Cuan 50.43 99.73 90.58 79.98 96.15 60.94
Fionnphort 380.27 444.63 192.21 223.65 240.75 247.11
Loch Buie (Mull) 0.64 0.14 2.84 1.56
Luing 27.16 27.80 35.83 28.54 24.83 26.28
Oban 1376.15 1266.02 1169.84 1213.83 851.61 830.19
Port Appin 10.10 15.00 18.93 25.69 22.65 18.46
Tiree 107.81 139.48 125.05 148.20 176.43 146.25
Tobermory (Mull) 274.76 434.59 369.35 395.59 390.06 351.58
Toberonochy 3.96 1.29 2.78
Ulva Ferry 104.04 157.95 101.79 114.02 115.03 142.77
Campbeltown 2965.01 3009.37 2742.31 3277.00 2970.82 2332.54
Ardentinny 0.18 0.24 0.03
Ardrishaig 6.08 8.70 11.05 19.48 13.28 10.74
Arran 0.00 1.41 1.26 0.68 0.70 0.94
Brodick 4.51 0.74 1.47
Campbeltown 1183.47 1305.25 1085.37 1420.10 1217.69 915.93
Carradale 260.52 279.30 260.75 291.77 231.00 194.60
Colonsay 3.34 19.08
Craighouse 0.38 4.43 3.93 5.84 1.18 7.55
Crinan 169.71 176.04 89.04 104.90 86.64 129.79
Dunoon 14.23 14.75 8.41 31.83 37.27 30.91
Furnace 3.94 3.30 7.58 2.82 0.15 14.39
Gareloch 2.30 0.00
Inveraray 0.88 2.99 0.99 1.39 0.02
Kyles Of Bute 4.05 5.25 6.03 5.64 6.16 5.10
Portincaple 16.72 15.11 14.20 16.25 15.33 15.89
Tarbert 1006.08 910.06 870.73 948.64 926.96 635.07
Tayvallich 70.44 52.53 79.94 102.31 142.02 128.01
West Loch Tarbert 220.65 230.25 303.03 325.81 287.02 224.51
Ayr 2497.36 2354.47 2000.83 2438.22 2371.31 2339.73
Ardrossan 174.68 180.10 169.28 195.67 219.32 328.24
Ayr 3.31 174.86 4.05 0.62 0.11 1.50
Cumbraes 0.73 0.55 0.51
Drummore 81.06 106.97 121.99 105.40 100.63 62.48
Dunure 2.34 1.19 6.17 13.10 41.75 15.09
Garlieston 30.26 25.43 77.65 95.27 135.65 64.06
Girvan 358.32 204.47 198.94 287.28 256.28 209.36
Gourock 3.66 3.79 4.28 1.19 0.67 7.83
Greenock 72.01 53.27 77.67 65.22 70.14 59.43
Inverkip 0.18
Irvine 46.91 0.59 0.08 1.46
Isle of Whithorn 92.60 152.71 54.03 47.42 73.59 45.11
Maidens 1.16 7.87 39.35
Port William 166.90 146.06 169.57 220.07 166.82 135.48
Portpatrick 15.38 2.02 5.78 3.64 1.93 0.65
Troon 1449.02 1302.21 1110.54 1401.01 2.97
Troon & Saltcoats 1292.10 1371.15
Wigtown 0.86 0.28 0.60
Portree 528.80 592.11 492.49 585.61 507.97 395.49
Applecross 38.59 64.91 29.11 53.86 31.77 37.71
Broadford 168.08 169.35 101.85 153.26 233.35 181.00
Carron 3.75 24.55 13.33 20.02 1.56
Kyle 215.72 260.31 288.53 284.08 242.85 175.22
Strathaird 102.66 73.00 59.67 74.39

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