Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2013

Statistics on the Scottish fishing fleet and its catches in 2013


Table 2.10 Number of fishermen employed on Scottish based vessels, by region: 2013

Total employed Total Scottish Employment in fishing as
Region in fishing labour force 1 % of Scottish labour force
Aberdeenshire 1,222 131,700 0.93
Angus 51 50,800 0.10
Argyll & Bute 523 40,100 1.30
City of Aberdeen 15 123,200 0.01
City of Edinburgh 15 256,800 0.01
Dumfries and Galloway 273 65,000 0.42
East Lothian 79 48,200 0.16
Eilean Siar, Orkney & Shetland 1,199 11,700 10.25
Fife 151 167,500 0.09
Highland 742 109,000 0.68
Moray 182 43,500 0.42
North Ayrshire 31 51,400 0.06
Scottish Borders 128 54,100 0.24
South Ayrshire 381 50,700 0.75

(1) Source : 2013 Annual Population Survey

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