Scottish sea fisheries statistics 2016

Annual National Statistics report on the quantity and value of landings of sea fish and shellfish by Scottish vessels and landings into Scotland.


Table 1.1.w Quantity, value and percentage of landings into Scotland by species type : 2012 to 2016

Quantity Value
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Landings into Scotland as a per cent of all landings into the UK
Demersal 74.4% 78.2% 80.2% 80.6% 80.1% 64.7% 69.2% 73.4% 73.5% 74.7%
Pelagic 85.1% 86.4% 88.7% 86.2% 85.0% 89.2% 91.9% 91.3% 88.3% 89.7%
Shellfish 36.2% 35.0% 36.8% 33.0% 38.4% 49.8% 48.2% 49.3% 45.2% 47.5%
Total 66.5% 67.2% 71.9% 67.9% 69.8% 63.0% 64.5% 67.3% 63.3% 66.0%
Landings into Scotland by Scottish vessels as a per cent of all landings into Scotland
Demersal 77.7% 73.6% 66.2% 66.1% 65.2% 75.1% 71.4% 64.3% 65.0% 65.0%
Pelagic 60.8% 78.3% 81.5% 91.4% 88.8% 66.8% 77.5% 82.7% 90.7% 88.6%
Shellfish 91.5% 93.6% 92.8% 92.8% 93.0% 93.1% 95.0% 94.4% 94.1% 93.8%
Total 71.4% 79.1% 78.1% 81.8% 80.5% 79.0% 80.3% 78.4% 79.0% 79.3%
Landings into Scotland by other UK vessels as a per cent of all landings into Scotland
Demersal 3.3% 8.1% 12.0% 11.5% 13.1% 3.3% 9.0% 12.6% 12.6% 13.5%
Pelagic 1.2% 0.7% 0.8% 2.2% 2.0% 1.2% 0.8% 0.7% 2.6% 2.6%
Shellfish 8.3% 6.3% 6.9% 6.8% 6.8% 6.6% 4.9% 5.3% 5.4% 5.7%
Total 3.1% 4.4% 5.3% 6.5% 6.9% 3.9% 5.6% 7.1% 8.4% 8.6%
Landings into Scotland by all UK vessels as a per cent of all landings into Scotland
Demersal 81.0% 81.7% 78.1% 77.6% 78.3% 78.5% 80.3% 76.9% 77.6% 78.4%
Pelagic 62.0% 79.1% 82.3% 93.6% 90.7% 68.0% 78.3% 83.4% 93.2% 91.2%
Shellfish 99.8% 99.9% 99.8% 99.6% 99.8% 99.6% 99.9% 99.7% 99.5% 99.6%
Total 74.5% 83.5% 83.4% 88.3% 87.5% 82.9% 85.9% 85.5% 87.4% 87.8%
Landings into Scotland by foreign vessels as a per cent of all landings into Scotland
Demersal 19.0% 18.3% 21.9% 22.4% 21.7% 21.5% 19.7% 23.1% 22.4% 21.6%
Pelagic 38.0% 20.9% 17.7% 6.4% 9.3% 32.0% 21.7% 16.6% 6.8% 8.8%
Shellfish 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4%
Total 25.5% 16.5% 16.6% 11.7% 12.5% 17.1% 14.1% 14.5% 12.6% 12.2%

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