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Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2013
Statistics on the Scottish fishing fleet and its catches in 2013
Table 2.6 Number of Scottish based vessels by main fishing method (1) and length group as at 31st December 2013
| Length group (metres) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10m & | Over | |||||||
| Main fishing method | under | >10 -12 | >12 -15 | >15 -24 | >24 -40 | 40 | Over 10m | Total |
| Demersal single trawl | 16 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 42 | 2 | 126 | 142 |
| Demersal pair trawl | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | 18 | 18 |
| Seine net | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Lines | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| Demersal gill nets | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 8 |
| Demersal twin/mult trawl | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | - | 15 | 15 |
| Beam trawl | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Other demersal | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Demersal total | 21 | 7 | 4 | 103 | 84 | 6 | 204 | 225 |
| Purse seine | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Pelagic trawl | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 20 |
| Pelagic total | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Creel fishing | 1,254 | 87 | 14 | 9 | - | - | 110 | 1,364 |
| Nephrops trawl | 70 | 41 | 38 | 88 | 4 | - | 171 | 241 |
| Mechanical dredging | 17 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 76 | 93 |
| Suction dredging | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Shell fishing by hand | 63 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 72 |
| Shellfish total | 1,405 | 143 | 69 | 136 | 17 | 2 | 367 | 1,772 |
| Total | 1,426 | 150 | 73 | 239 | 101 | 31 | 594 | 2,020 |
(1) For description of main fishing method see Annex 2: Glossary of Terms.
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