Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2012

A detailed overview of landings of sea fish; the Scottish fishing fleet; and the number of sea fishermen employed.


Table 1.1.v Quantity, value and percentage of landings by Scottish vessels by species type : 2008 to 2012
Quantity Value
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Landings by Scottish vessels as a per cent of landings by all UK vessels
Demersal 66.0% 64.8% 62.8% 59.0% 59.1% 58.9% 60.3% 55.2% 52.9% 52.2%
Pelagic 72.6% 71.7% 66.2% 68.2% 66.1% 74.7% 79.8% 72.4% 73.7% 79.7%
Shellfish 44.0% 51.8% 47.7% 45.6% 40.7% 57.0% 60.5% 57.8% 56.1% 51.4%
Total 63.7% 65.2% 60.6% 59.8% 57.5% 61.4% 65.9% 60.4% 60.3% 59.2%
Landings by Scottish vessels into Scotland as a per cent of landings by all Scottish vessels
Demersal 80.9% 85.4% 78.0% 80.4% 84.6% 83.6% 84.1% 85.9% 85.6% 84.3%
Pelagic 63.2% 59.0% 63.6% 56.6% 51.6% 70.6% 57.9% 63.7% 59.0% 46.2%
Shellfish 90.0% 84.1% 83.1% 76.1% 75.3% 91.9% 88.5% 87.8% 85.7% 85.7%
Total 72.6% 70.8% 71.6% 66.8% 64.8% 83.5% 76.6% 79.9% 75.9% 71.2%
Landings by Scottish vessels into the rest of the UK as a per cent of landings by all Scottish vessels
Demersal 0.6% 1.0% 0.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.2% 1.6% 1.0% 2.2% 1.7%
Pelagic 0.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Shellfish 9.2% 14.9% 15.2% 20.7% 20.8% 7.0% 10.3% 10.9% 12.7% 12.5%
Total 1.8% 3.3% 3.3% 4.6% 4.4% 3.2% 4.0% 4.2% 4.8% 4.7%
Landings by Scottish vessels into the whole of the UK as a per cent of landings by all Scottish vessels
Demersal 81.5% 86.4% 78.6% 82.0% 86.2% 84.8% 85.7% 86.9% 87.8% 86.0%
Pelagic 63.3% 59.5% 63.8% 56.6% 51.6% 70.6% 58.3% 63.9% 59.1% 46.2%
Shellfish 99.1% 98.9% 98.2% 96.7% 96.1% 98.8% 98.9% 98.7% 98.4% 98.2%
Total 74.4% 74.1% 74.8% 71.4% 69.1% 86.6% 80.6% 84.2% 80.7% 75.9%
Landings by Scottish vessels abroad as a per cent of landings by all Scottish vessels
Demersal 18.5% 13.6% 21.4% 18.0% 13.8% 15.2% 14.3% 13.1% 12.2% 14.0%
Pelagic 36.7% 40.5% 36.2% 43.4% 48.4% 29.4% 41.7% 36.1% 40.9% 53.8%
Shellfish 0.9% 1.1% 1.8% 3.3% 3.9% 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% 1.6% 1.8%
Total 25.6% 25.9% 25.2% 28.6% 30.9% 13.4% 19.4% 15.8% 19.3% 24.1%

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