Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2014

Statistics on the Scottish fishing fleet and its catches in 2014


Table 2.10 Number of fishermen employed on Scottish based vessels, by region: 2014

Region Total employed in fishing Total employed in Scotland 1 Employment in fishing as proportion of total employed in Scotland
Aberdeenshire 1,166 138,400 0.84
Angus 53 52,300 0.10
Argyll & Bute 530 39,900 1.33
City of Aberdeen 17 123,700 0.01
City of Edinburgh 15 251,400 0.01
Dumfries and Galloway 275 68,200 0.40
East Lothian 81 47,900 0.17
Eilean Siar, Orkney & Shetland 1,055 38,200 2.76
Fife 157 175,100 0.09
Highland 737 119,300 0.62
Moray 183 44,900 0.41
North Ayrshire 29 61,700 0.05
Scottish Borders 123 57,200 0.22
South Ayrshire 375 50,700 0.74

(1) Source : 2014 Annual Population Survey

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