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.x Value and prices in real terms 1 of the main species 2 landed by Scottish vessels: 2008 to 2012

Value (£'000) at 2012 prices Price (£ per tonne) at 2012 prices
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Cod 17,643 18,458 24,949 23,202 21,353 2,320 1,932 2,065 2,248 1,982
Haddock 35,288 33,775 33,632 31,332 32,034 1,222 1,062 1,197 1,281 1,046
Hake 9,206 14,532 11,387 12,567 14,799 1,859 2,111 1,917 1,879 2,105
Ling 3,565 4,757 5,972 6,212 5,911 1,336 1,287 1,504 1,518 1,425
Megrims 8,648 8,877 8,703 9,187 7,730 2,895 2,795 2,835 3,298 2,820
Monkfish 35,096 38,915 33,813 33,973 27,297 2,983 3,450 3,519 3,504 3,289
Plaice 7,290 6,240 3,811 3,960 3,159 1,431 1,247 1,130 1,209 1,090
Saithe 7,480 9,641 11,139 11,637 10,557 626 748 953 1,058 1,052
Whiting 10,078 8,496 8,090 9,656 9,607 1,103 1,066 1,162 1,236 1,064
Total demersal 152,561 159,281 157,607 155,104 142,786
Herring 11,205 15,538 12,106 17,225 28,972 246 336 290 457 533
Mackerel 94,509 144,232 117,505 165,517 131,096 868 950 871 1,134 976
Total pelagic 110,838 161,408 134,178 187,058 166,050
Edible crabs 9,518 9,654 11,121 11,665 11,337 1,231 1,176 1,211 1,192 1,194
Lobsters 11,994 12,179 12,081 13,391 11,765 11,657 11,051 10,664 10,762 10,392
Nephrops 99,894 82,746 79,580 85,552 82,449 3,274 2,719 2,958 3,776 3,876
Queen scallops 1,809 2,357 3,332 6,468 5,926 408 442 398 393 400
Scallops 31,170 32,044 33,143 31,391 31,332 2,143 1,849 1,766 1,989 1,833
Squid 5,266 4,993 9,250 9,299 5,134 3,215 2,305 2,857 4,111 3,294
Velvet crabs 6,382 6,585 6,653 5,896 4,853 2,351 2,370 2,637 2,681 2,392
Total shellfish 169,409 153,473 158,371 166,641 156,701
Total landings 432,807 474,163 450,156 508,804 465,537

(1) See Table 1.1 'Scottish vessels - All landings' for nominal values. Values in real terms were calculated by application of the HM Treasury Gross Domestic Product deflators, http://hm-treasury.gov.uk/data_gdp_index.htm

Year GDP deflator
2008 91.4
2009 93.4
2010 96.3
2011 98.5
2012 100.0

(2) Main species are those landed by Scottish vessels with a value of £2 million or above in 2010.

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