Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2014

Statistics on the Scottish fishing fleet and its catches in 2014


Table 1.11 Quantity and value of landings of key commercial stocks by Scottish vessels: 2010 to 2014
Quantity (tonnes) Value (£'000)
Stock 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Atlanto Scandian Herring 24,151 14,045 12,310 8,342 4,233 6,022 5,354 7,573 4,547 2,280
Clyde Herring 48 90 121 21 - 21 47 58 6 -
North Sea Herring ( 1) 11,160 16,029 33,641 39,363 44,977 3,680 7,766 17,212 14,700 12,926
West of Scotland Herring 6,352 7,552 8,248 10,211 12,155 1,937 3,807 4,129 3,493 3,266
North Sea Mackerel ( 2) 1,298 1,569 1,605 1,423 2,619 1,102 2,021 1,510 1,450 1,954
West of Scotland Mackerel 133,397 144,386 132,740 132,570 235,204 111,957 160,472 129,585 124,688 191,727
West of Scotland Blue Ling 136 74 47 204 284 171 101 69 290 302
North Sea Cod 11,567 10,141 10,564 10,619 10,516 22,977 22,460 20,934 21,038 21,282
West of Scotland Cod (VIa) 114 107 135 130 142 225 232 264 249 289
Rockall Cod (VIb) 23 37 11 9 10 51 97 24 19 17
North Sea Haddock 22,622 21,109 25,528 30,046 25,572 25,422 25,767 26,593 33,475 35,331
West of Scotland Haddock (VIa) 2,408 1,359 4,084 3,811 3,232 2,918 1,780 4,028 4,062 4,454
Rockall Haddock (VIb) 2,931 1,732 577 596 1,152 3,839 2,736 946 971 1,547
North Sea Hake 1,807 1,803 1,595 1,199 1,639 3,625 3,554 3,524 2,766 2,880
West of Scotland Hake 2,909 3,591 3,805 2,948 3,635 5,720 7,250 9,136 8,238 9,452
North Sea Ling 1,865 1,958 1,909 1,886 1,787 2,618 2,879 2,578 2,532 2,080
West of Scotland Ling 1,918 2,079 2,164 1,598 1,701 2,865 3,162 3,223 2,169 2,229
North Sea Megrims 1,410 1,355 1,370 1,655 1,421 3,888 4,512 3,891 4,129 3,831
West of Scotland Megrims 907 780 675 526 533 2,541 2,493 1,594 1,136 1,239
North Sea Monkfish 5,727 6,041 4,622 4,174 5,518 19,666 20,647 15,116 12,555 15,788
West of Scotland Monkfish 2,217 2,016 2,073 1,770 1,953 7,445 7,177 6,783 5,399 5,518
North Sea Nephrops 16,413 12,028 9,130 6,782 9,414 39,763 44,442 34,714 22,882 33,181
West of Scotland Nephrops 10,249 10,419 11,813 11,401 10,629 35,689 38,528 46,250 40,454 40,217
North Sea Saithe 7,856 6,546 5,487 7,224 5,170 7,208 6,967 5,977 6,191 4,652
West of Scotland Saithe 3,126 4,445 4,541 3,621 2,868 2,861 4,496 4,574 2,917 2,599
North Sea Tusk 70 71 60 70 51 64 70 58 51 36
West of Scotland Tusk 60 40 52 78 66 56 42 52 64 44
North Sea Whiting 6,533 7,512 8,717 9,752 8,614 7,345 9,214 9,259 9,735 9,569
West of Scotland Whiting 261 85 203 117 103 289 101 223 108 116
Blue Whiting 5,496 1,331 6,305 8,166 25,617 1,109 597 1,733 1,818 3,823
Edible Crabs 9,228 9,817 9,495 9,530 10,601 10,754 11,570 11,345 11,803 13,614
Lobsters 1,141 1,246 1,129 1,026 1,211 11,724 13,221 11,750 10,547 12,428
Scallops 18,775 15,764 17,144 17,577 16,428 31,999 29,883 31,421 31,886 32,765
Velvet Crabs 2,542 2,204 2,038 1,573 1,649 6,463 5,829 4,874 3,981 4,102

(1) Includes NS Herring (IVa & IVb) and NS Herring (IVc).

(2) Includes NS Mackerel (IVa) and NS Mackerel (IVb & IVc) but excludes Mackerel from the Shetland Box, allocated on West of Scotland.

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