Provisional Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2015

An overview of the Scottish fishing fleet, fishermen employed and landings data.


Table 6 : UK quotas and uptake in 2015

Species UK Quota Uptake % Uptake
(tonnes) (tonnes)
COD
North Sea 14,862 14,818 99.7
West of Scotland VIb 45 18 40.0
West of Scotland VIa, Vb 0 169 -
HADDOCK
North Sea 30,977 25,824 83.4
West of Scotland VIb 2,104 2,052 97.5
West of Scotland VIa, Vb 3,385 3,052 90.2
West of Scotland VIa (of which) 706 455 64.4
WHITING
North Sea 10,154 9,998 98.5
West of Scotland 168 168 99.9
SAITHE
North Sea 8,970 8,924 99.5
West of Scotland 3,392 3,286 96.9
PLAICE
North Sea 25,936 17,304 66.7
West of Scotland 388 56 14.3
MEGRIM
North Sea 2,199 1,172 53.3
West of Scotland 1,375 643 46.8
MONKFISH
North Sea 9,087 8,887 97.8
West of Scotland 2,117 2,085 98.5
NEPHROPS
North Sea 10,873 6,959 64.0
West of Scotland 15,522 11,744 75.7
HERRING
North Sea 66,893 68,055 101.7
West of Scotland 16,910 15,260 90.2
MACKEREL
North Sea 5,791 5,567 96.1
West of Scotland 237,094 242,411 102.2

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