Publication - Statistics

Scottish sea fisheries statistics 2016

Published: 28 September 2017
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries
ISBN: 9781788512169

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

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

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
	Quantity (tonnes)					Value (£'000)
Mallaig
Haddock	707	644	267	401	417	818	911	381	491	601
Lesser spotted dog	-	-	-	0	24	-	-	-	0	6
Ling	96	98	80	52	21	134	129	78	46	21
Megrims	94	49	53	49	39	148	85	77	74	66
Monks	359	467	376	468	219	1,065	1,369	963	958	569
Thornback ray	16	38	27	43	53	16	38	28	32	53
Witches	115	48	29	39	34	75	36	20	33	27
Other demersal	245	116	72	112	77	286	145	92	204	237
Total demersal	1,632	1,460	903	1,163	884	2,543	2,713	1,639	1,837	1,580
Sprats	1,290	916	1,540	1,060	2,177	318	217	370	249	502
Other pelagic	106	7	73	35	13	54	4	28	16	7
Total pelagic	1,395	923	1,612	1,095	2,190	372	221	398	265	509
Edible crabs	44	34	52	75	44	47	54	79	110	59
Nephrops	2,020	1,855	1,393	1,657	2,372	8,437	6,131	5,473	6,094	8,588
Scallops	341	283	422	327	397	672	525	893	735	994
Velvet crabs	29	20	23	26	29	63	45	48	54	67
Other shellfish	206	138	81	51	37	664	379	221	89	95
Total shellfish	2,639	2,330	1,971	2,135	2,879	9,884	7,134	6,713	7,081	9,803
Total landings	5,667	4,713	4,486	4,393	5,953	12,799	10,068	8,750	9,183	11,892
Oban
Total demersal	30	10	21	12	20	30	10	21	247	400
Total pelagic	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	1	6	1
Edible crabs	823	531	689	362	421	858	594	771	418	540
Lobsters	65	49	68	53	63	682	513	695	552	756
Nephrops	785	815	750	748	804	3,719	3,500	3,373	3,353	3,600
Scallops	1,395	1,080	1,280	1,158	1,060	2,693	2,123	2,611	2,496	2,650
Velvet crabs	237	134	168	158	200	590	354	453	410	547
Other shellfish	98	116	51	11	6	242	288	90	10	12
Total shellfish	3,404	2,725	3,007	2,491	2,554	8,783	7,373	7,992	7,239	8,104
Total landings	3,434	2,735	3,028	2,513	2,574	8,814	7,383	8,014	7,491	8,505
Orkney
Total demersal	40	33	19	24	6	52	38	61	38	19
Mackerel	13	7	41	37	36	20	4	25	17	22
Total pelagic	13	7	41	37	36	20	4	25	17	22
Edible crabs	2,289	2,614	2,810	2,879	3,404	2,782	3,237	3,754	3,611	4,769
Green crabs	143	133	117	108	80	92	87	78	70	58
Lobsters	121	98	146	95	102	1,250	1,109	1,468	999	1,286
Periwinkles	39	61	51	36	38	89	119	127	81	77
Queen scallops	24	9	2	7	41	24	8	3	6	48
Scallops	316	300	254	367	379	841	767	686	1,036	1,197
Velvet crabs	463	478	490	440	393	1,155	1,338	1,276	1,231	1,210
Whelks	0	31	133	401	452	0	23	106	301	410
Other shellfish	36	85	51	5	5	125	581	196	38	39
Total shellfish	3,432	3,808	4,053	4,339	4,894	6,359	7,269	7,695	7,372	9,094
Total landings	3,485	3,849	4,113	4,400	4,936	6,431	7,312	7,781	7,428	9,135

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

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

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