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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 2.4 Number of active Scottish based vessels by main fishing method ( 1) as at 31st December: 2003 to 2012
| Year | 10m & under | Over 10m | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nephrop trawls | Creel fishing | Other 2 | Total | Pelagic | Demersal | Shellfish | Over 10 m Total | ||||||||||||
| Purse seine | Pelagic trawl | Other | Total | Trawl 3 | Seine | Lines | Other 4 | Total | Nephrop trawls | Creel fishing | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2003(r) | 99 | 1,371 | 118 | 1,588 | 8 | 21 | - | 29 | 272 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 320 | 193 | 115 | 92 | 400 | 749 | 2,337 |
| 2004(r) | 103 | 1,371 | 121 | 1,595 | 6 | 20 | - | 26 | 265 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 317 | 181 | 112 | 94 | 387 | 730 | 2,325 |
| 2005(r) | 100 | 1,347 | 120 | 1,567 | 6 | 19 | - | 25 | 255 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 308 | 177 | 115 | 94 | 386 | 719 | 2,286 |
| 2006 | 98 | 1,299 | 121 | 1,518 | 5 | 16 | - | 21 | 247 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 300 | 171 | 121 | 93 | 385 | 706 | 2,224 |
| 2007 | 95 | 1,292 | 107 | 1,494 | 5 | 17 | - | 22 | 241 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 294 | 172 | 120 | 89 | 381 | 697 | 2,191 |
| 2008 | 86 | 1,296 | 110 | 1,492 | 4 | 20 | - | 24 | 234 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 295 | 188 | 122 | 84 | 394 | 713 | 2,205 |
| 2009 | 81 | 1,288 | 114 | 1,483 | 4 | 21 | - | 25 | 214 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 274 | 194 | 117 | 81 | 392 | 691 | 2,174 |
| 2010 | 79 | 1,292 | 114 | 1,485 | 4 | 20 | - | 24 | 199 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 256 | 190 | 117 | 78 | 385 | 665 | 2,150 |
| 2011 | 80 | 1,285 | 105 | 1,470 | 4 | 20 | - | 24 | 179 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 229 | 177 | 118 | 77 | 372 | 625 | 2,095 |
| 2012 | 80 | 1,266 | 102 | 1,448 | 4 | 20 | - | 24 | 166 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 215 | 171 | 110 | 78 | 359 | 598 | 2,046 |
(1) The main fishing method specified on a vessel's licence application may differ from the actual fishing gear used in individual voyages.
(2) The 10m & under 'other' fishing method category includes mechanical dredging; suction dredging, and shell fishing by hand.
(3) The over 10m 'Demersal Trawl' category includes; demersal single trawl, demersal pair trawl, demersal twin/multi trawl and beam trawl.
(4) The over 10m 'Demersal Other' category includes; demersal gill nets and other demersal.
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