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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.

Demersal Gears

	Demersal trawl ²	Demersal seine	Demersal twin/multi trawl	Lines	Gill nets	Beam trawl	Other methods	Total	Demersal trawl ²	Demersal seine	Demersal twin/multi trawl	Lines	Gill nets	Beam trawl	Other methods	Total
	Quantity (tonnes)								Value (£'000)
Cod	9,603	2,188	1,081	133	13	5	-	13,024	20,333	4,417	2,327	265	21	11	-	27,374
Haddock	22,811	3,785	1,460	4	0	0	-	28,061	31,107	4,541	1,776	3	0	0	-	37,428
Hake	2,674	461	104	4,574	2	1	-	7,816	4,589	818	168	12,810	4	2	-	18,390
Lemon sole	630	55	161	0	0	10	-	856	2,339	238	591	1	1	30	-	3,200
Ling	2,583	197	384	1,166	26	-	-	4,355	3,747	265	586	1,698	24	-	-	6,320
Megrims	1,439	197	486	0	4	-	-	2,126	3,982	727	1,351	1	8	-	-	6,069
Monkfish	8,647	321	2,002	1	1,539	7	-	12,517	24,403	893	5,707	3	3,326	19	-	34,351
Plaice	3,069	269	1,695	2	1	1,050	-	6,087	3,538	272	2,225	2	1	1,462	-	7,500
Saithe	6,881	398	647	20	0	-	-	7,946	7,072	388	706	18	0	-	-	8,184
Whiting	4,751	1,940	626	4	0	0	-	7,321	5,151	2,246	641	4	0	0	-	8,043
Wrasses	0	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
Other demersal	3,534	138	642	279	29	111	-	4,733	5,771	199	1,120	311	47	509	-	7,956
Total demersal	66,623	9,949	9,288	6,183	1,615	1,184	-	94,842	112,033	15,004	17,199	15,117	3,432	2,032	-	164,817
Other species ^a	3,692	41	463	1,031	12	11	45	5,295	8,186	180	1,537	1,592	31	10	182	11,718

(a) Other species include pelagic and/or shellfish species

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

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St Andrew's House
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