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.w Quantity, value and percentage of landings into Scotland by species type : 2008 to 2012

Quantity ('000 tonnes) Value (£ thousands)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Landings into Scotland as a per cent of all landings into the UK
Demersal 74.0% 76.4% 75.2% 74.8% 74.5% 65.5% 66.4% 66.5% 64.9% 64.5%
Pelagic 91.3% 87.7% 88.6% 84.1% 85.1% 92.7% 91.3% 92.8% 91.8% 89.2%
Shellfish 44.7% 48.3% 46.2% 39.8% 36.3% 59.0% 57.8% 57.6% 53.4% 49.9%
Total 73.9% 73.6% 73.1% 67.0% 66.6% 67.8% 68.2% 68.7% 66.7% 62.9%
Landings into Scotland by Scottish vessels as a per cent of all landings into Scotland
Demersal 73.7% 73.5% 73.8% 73.6% 77.7% 78.3% 75.4% 74.7% 75.5% 75.1%
Pelagic 58.8% 67.2% 59.2% 71.6% 60.8% 67.9% 76.1% 63.6% 70.2% 66.8%
Shellfish 90.5% 90.9% 91.0% 90.3% 91.5% 90.4% 93.3% 93.1% 92.6% 93.1%
Total 68.1% 73.4% 69.0% 75.8% 71.4% 80.2% 81.4% 77.4% 79.2% 79.0%
Landings into Scotland by other UK vessels as a per cent of all landings into Scotland
Demersal 3.2% 3.5% 5.3% 5.2% 3.3% 2.4% 2.7% 4.3% 4.6% 3.3%
Pelagic 2.1% 0.3% 4.6% 6.3% 1.2% 2.9% 0.4% 4.1% 5.2% 1.2%
Shellfish 8.1% 7.4% 8.1% 9.3% 8.3% 8.8% 5.3% 6.0% 6.8% 6.5%
Total 3.4% 2.6% 5.4% 6.5% 3.1% 5.0% 2.9% 4.8% 5.5% 3.8%
Landings into Scotland by all UK vessels as a per cent of all landings into Scotland
Demersal 76.9% 77.0% 79.0% 78.8% 81.0% 80.6% 78.1% 79.1% 80.2% 78.4%
Pelagic 60.9% 67.5% 63.7% 78.0% 62.0% 70.8% 76.5% 67.8% 75.4% 68.0%
Shellfish 98.6% 98.3% 99.1% 99.6% 99.8% 99.2% 98.7% 99.1% 99.4% 99.6%
Total 71.4% 76.1% 74.4% 82.4% 74.5% 85.2% 84.4% 82.2% 84.7% 82.9%
Landings into Scotland by foreign vessels as a per cent of all landings into Scotland
Demersal 23.1% 23.0% 21.0% 21.2% 19.0% 19.4% 21.9% 20.9% 19.8% 21.6%
Pelagic 39.1% 32.5% 36.3% 22.0% 38.0% 29.2% 23.5% 32.2% 24.6% 32.0%
Shellfish 1.4% 1.7% 0.9% 0.4% 0.2% 0.8% 1.3% 0.9% 0.6% 0.4%
Total 28.6% 23.9% 25.6% 17.6% 25.5% 14.8% 15.6% 17.8% 15.3% 17.1%

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