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Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2013
Statistics on the Scottish fishing fleet and its catches in 2013
Table 2.8 Number of fishermen employed on Scottish based vessels: 2004 to 2013
| Total Scottish | Employment in fishing as | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Regularly | Irregularly | Crofters | Total 2 | labour force 3 | % of Scottish labour force |
| Employed | Employed 1 | |||||
| 2004 | 4,124 | 1,052 | 99 | 5,275 | 2,430,600 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 3,952 | 1,110 | 93 | 5,155 | 2,450,500 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 4,109 | 999 | 97 | 5,205 | 2,498,100 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 4,408 | 951 | 65 | 5,424 | 2,524,700 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 4,585 | 807 | 56 | 5,448 | 2,529,400 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 4,403 | 946 | 60 | 5,409 | 2,492,100 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 4,257 | 909 | 52 | 5,218 | 2,472,500 | 0.2 |
| 2011 | 4,067 | 877 | 52 | 4,996 | 2,463,800 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 3,752 | 941 | 54 | 4,747 | 2,467,600 | 0.2 |
| 2013 | 4,092 | 847 | 53 | 4,992 | 2,481,300 | 0.2 |
(1) Formerly referred to as part time
(2) Figures are limited to those employed on vessels which submit landing declarations to Marine Scotland port offices. They exclude, for example, those employed in cockle picking.
(3) Source : 2013 Annual Population Survey
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