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 1.5.c Quantity and value of landings by Scottish vessels using shellfish gears by main species 1 : 2016

Shellfish Gears

Quantity (tonnes) Value (£'000)
Creel fishing Nephrop trawl 2 Dredging Hand Shellfishing Other methods Total Creel fishing Nephrop trawl 2 Dredging Hand Shellfishing Other methods Total
Edible crabs 10,988 - 5 5 - 10,998 15,083 - 6 6 - 15,095
Lobsters 1,122 0 1 0 - 1,124 13,456 1 19 0 - 13,478
Nephrops 1,758 19,233 17 2 - 21,010 14,219 62,245 50 13 76,527
Queen scallops 4 - 8,368 3 - 8,375 5 - 6,401 4 - 6,409
Scallops 126 0 14,518 624 - 15,269 361 0 34,404 1,977 - 36,742
Squid 0 11 3 - - 13 1 38 10 - - 49
Velvet crabs 1,572 - 2 0 - 1,575 4,364 - 9 1 - 4,374
Other shellfish 2,287 1 54 387 - 2,728 2,180 1 151 1,838 - 4,170
Total shellfish 17,857 19,245 22,968 1,022 - 61,091 49,669 62,285 41,051 3,839 - 156,845
Other species c 304 356 45 0 - 704 3,435 561 111 0 - 4,107

(c) Other species include demersal and/or pelagic species

(1) Main species are those where the total value landed by Scottish vessels was £2m or over in 2016.

(2) Bottom trawl gears catching demersal species have been included as demersal trawls, while bottom trawl gears catching nephrops have been included as nephrops trawls.

Contact

Email: Valerie West

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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