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 1.7b Quantity and value of all landings into Scotland by district and main species 1: 2012 to 2016

Quantity (tonnes) Value (£’000)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Buckie
Haddock 34 7 33 31 23 28 5 47 37 25
Monkfish 11 10 27 36 54 36 30 76 87 162
Other demersal 34 34 25 43 46 50 46 38 61 76
Total demersal 78 52 84 110 124 115 80 160 185 263
Mackerel 26 8 11 23 58 32 8 15 26 70
Other pelagic 2 - 3 2 0 2 - 2 2 0
Total pelagic 29 8 14 25 58 34 8 17 28 70
Edible crabs 58 48 72 50 71 65 59 89 61 83
Nephrops 245 202 255 261 441 875 628 843 970 1,385
Scallops 385 411 425 422 310 1,030 811 1,452 930 791
Squid 334 222 601 239 698 859 630 1,301 952 2,438
Velvet crabs 27 11 10 16 21 47 20 15 27 44
Other shellfish 14 15 14 16 14 136 217 142 151 178
Total shellfish 1,063 909 1,376 1,004 1,556 3,013 2,364 3,842 3,089 4,920
Total landings 1,170 969 1,474 1,139 1,737 3,161 2,452 4,018 3,301 5,253
Campbeltown
Haddock 2 1 0 4 29 2 1 0 4 44
Other demersal 9 7 4 10 3 14 8 6 40 11
Total demersal 11 8 5 14 33 17 9 6 44 56
Total pelagic 371 74 14 0 0 97 15 4 0 0
Edible crabs 374 341 434 366 442 344 330 461 373 555
Green crabs 50 44 31 12 35 31 30 20 7 31
Lobsters 37 29 41 36 44 369 289 397 367 523
Nephrops 3,534 3,027 3,058 2,705 3,047 10,344 8,718 8,795 8,093 9,044
Razor fish 325 212 100 52 31 937 659 390 240 170
Scallops 1,798 1,396 1,420 1,168 1,293 3,480 2,750 3,277 2,699 3,356
Velvet crabs 208 137 179 183 215 434 292 400 374 513
Whelks 51 62 71 46 117 32 40 50 42 95
Other shellfish 58 3 11 1 9 30 9 10 3 12
Total shellfish 6,435 5,251 5,344 4,570 5,233 16,002 13,116 13,800 12,198 14,300
Total landings 6,817 5,333 5,363 4,584 5,265 16,116 13,139 13,809 12,242 14,356

(1) Main species are those where the quantity landed into Scottish districts was 20 tonnes or over in 2016.

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