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 2.10 Number of fishermen employed on Scottish based vessels, by region: 2012

Region Total employed in fishing Total Scottish labour force 1 Employment in fishing as % of Scottish labour force
Aberdeenshire 1,220 132,200 0.92
Angus 53 51,700 0.10
Argyll & Bute 530 38,500 1.38
City of Aberdeen 14 121,000 0.01
City of Edinburgh 2 258,700 0.00
Dumfries and Galloway 225 63,500 0.35
East Lothian 60 46,900 0.13
Eilean Siar, Orkney & Shetland 1,157 34,200 3.38
Fife 165 168,300 0.10
Highland 668 109,700 0.61
Inverclyde 13 33,100 0.04
Moray 184 42,800 0.43
North Ayrshire 36 53,300 0.07
Scottish Borders 104 52,300 0.20
South Ayrshire 316 49,900 0.63

(1) Source : 2012 Annual Population Survey

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