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 1.7c 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
Eyemouth
Other demersal 207 198 39 90 14 250 208 48 130 26
Total demersal 207 198 39 90 14 250 208 48 130 26
Mackerel 39 75 46 76 84 46 68 61 67 81
Other pelagic - 0 - - - - 0 - - -
Total pelagic 39 75 46 76 84 46 68 61 67 81
Edible crabs 300 344 270 346 465 387 431 356 405 592
Lobsters 186 216 224 189 210 1,791 2,161 2,232 1,943 2,379
Nephrops 1,274 875 1,544 1,137 1,104 4,214 2,698 4,517 3,641 3,549
Scallops 31 214 43 133 142 57 327 74 249 343
Velvet crabs 61 60 53 37 36 102 91 78 54 67
Whelks 7 2 8 8 184 4 1 6 6 170
Other shellfish 7 3 5 4 10 29 14 13 11 38
Total shellfish 1,865 1,714 2,145 1,855 2,151 6,584 5,723 7,276 6,308 7,139
Total landings 2,111 1,987 2,231 2,021 2,249 6,880 5,999 7,385 6,505 7,246
Fraserburgh
Cod 234 335 262 349 481 410 585 476 624 946
Cuckoo ray 1 7 21 37 32 1 3 8 15 13
Grey gurnards 15 32 44 209 170 5 13 17 84 67
Haddock 2,416 3,361 2,548 2,291 2,212 1,872 2,691 2,661 2,679 2,093
Hake 50 113 95 111 100 59 147 110 110 133
Halibut 13 6 5 5 21 125 67 48 40 132
Lemon sole 92 120 102 105 141 189 255 205 217 367
Lesser spotted dog - - - - 99 - - - - 26
Ling 75 133 96 114 162 106 164 117 131 236
Megrims 48 138 87 106 109 97 244 206 251 283
Monkfish 527 711 909 1,454 1,599 1,707 2,112 2,365 3,118 4,520
Plaice 94 142 162 175 208 54 80 85 92 127
Saithe 245 464 286 350 315 258 353 233 300 307
Whiting 1,085 1,358 1,190 1,043 998 926 1,005 1,066 909 920
Witches 184 244 277 182 259 188 192 241 181 275
Other demersal 70 128 123 157 69 129 206 172 171 107
Total demersal 5,148 7,292 6,209 6,688 6,975 6,126 8,117 8,010 8,919 10,552
Herring 1,718 3,701 0 82 1,205 892 1,216 0 29 697
Mackerel 10,856 8,810 14,058 9,773 9,331 9,741 7,486 11,677 6,326 7,780
Other pelagic 997 510 3 0 2 274 115 2 0 1
Total pelagic 13,571 13,022 14,061 9,855 10,538 10,907 8,818 11,679 6,355 8,478
Edible crabs 471 564 503 439 570 626 734 714 607 847
Lobsters 24 25 33 35 38 244 248 335 364 484
Nephrops 4,366 2,832 4,178 2,134 2,943 17,162 10,053 15,525 8,232 12,449
Scallops 477 2,045 1,442 1,039 1,440 980 3,805 2,626 2,010 3,373
Squid 98 152 402 220 392 390 644 1,069 798 1,505
Velvet crabs 75 46 47 31 48 133 80 76 54 79
Other shellfish 2 12 5 6 25 3 7 4 5 19
Total shellfish 5,515 5,676 6,610 3,905 5,456 19,538 15,571 20,349 12,070 18,757
Total landings 24,234 25,990 26,880 20,449 22,968 36,571 32,506 40,039 27,344 37,787

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

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