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 1.10a Total allowable catches, UK quota and uptake: 2012 to 2016

Area Species Sea area Year EU total allowable catch UK quota UK uptake Scottish PO Quota Scottish PO uptake
After exchanges % of TAC Tonnes % of quota After exchanges % of TAC Tonnes % of quota
North Sea Cod IIa( EU), IV 2012 21,974 12,386 56.4 12,190 98.4 9,262 76.0 9,211 99.5
2013 21,974 12,986 59.1 12,747 98.2 9,286 42.3 9,193 99.0
2014 27,799 13,570 48.8 13,440 99.0 9,351 33.6 9,278 99.2
2015 29,189 14,829 50.8 14,798 99.8 9,742 33.4 9,741 100.0
2016 33,651 16,754 49.8 16,504 98.5 10,928 32.5 10,849 99.3
Haddock Iia( EU), IV 2012 30,158 27,719 91.9 27,302 98.5 23,147 76.8 22,927 99.1
2013 34,681 33,209 95.8 32,928 99.2 26,675 76.9 26,502 99.4
2014 38,284 29,877 78.0 29,799 99.7 22,565 58.9 22,614 100.2
2015 40,711 30,977 76.1 25,824 83.4 23,622 58.0 19,704 83.4
2016 61,933 44,464 71.8 26,412 59.4 34,145 55.1 20,207 59.2
Whiting Iia( EU), IV 2012 15,750 10,985 69.7 9,865 89.8 8,760 55.6 8,160 93.1
2013 17,039 11,941 70.1 11,113 93.1 9,124 53.5 8,773 96.2
2014 16,092 10,920 67.9 10,258 93.9 8,486 52.7 7,987 94.1
2015 13,678 10,154 74.2 9,998 98.5 7,421 54.3 7,359 99.2
2016 13,678 16,754 122.5 16,504 98.5 10,928 79.9 10,849 99.3
Saithe Iia, III( EU), IV 2012 37,774 8,139 21.5 7,714 94.8 5,091 13.5 4,914 96.5
2013 43,486 10,797 24.8 10,732 99.4 6,521 15.0 6,474 99.3
2014 77,536 8,809 11.4 8,612 97.8 4,779 6.2 4,625 96.8
2015 66,006 8,970 13.6 8,923 99.5 4,898 7.4 4,860 99.2
2016 65,696 8,710 13.3 8,577 98.5 4,678 7.1 4,585 98.0
Plaice Iia( EU), IV 2012 79,201 18,943 23.9 17,018 89.8 1,557 2.0 899 57.7
2013 91,225 22,878 25.1 19,246 84.1 2,320 2.5 1,225 52.8
2014 111,631 26,217 23.5 17,274 65.9 4,047 3.6 1,792 44.3
2015 128,376 25,936 20.2 17,303 66.7 8,330 6.5 4,683 56.2
2016 131,714 27,552 20.9 18,731 68.0 8,133 6.2 5,250 64.6
Sole II, IV 2012 16,150 1,222 7.6 601 49.2 56 0.3 2 4.1
2013 13,970 976 7.0 853 87.4 7 0.0 2 33.3
2014 11,900 929 7.8 842 90.6 2 0.0 2 87.0
2015 11,900 894 7.5 813 91.0 39 0.3 38 97.8
2016 13,262 783 5.9 706 90.1 54 0.4 44 81.4
Hake Iia( EU), IV( EU) 2012 1,935 1,851 95.7 1,827 98.7 982 50.8 955 97.2
2013 2,438 1,839 75.4 1,658 90.2 1,030 42.2 939 91.1
2014 2,874 3,015 104.9 2,741 90.9 1,315 45.8 1,258 95.7
2015 3,190 3,125 98.0 2,978 95.3 1,542 48.4 1,474 95.5
2016 3,492 5,317 152.3 5,053 95.0 2,099 60.1 2,008 95.6
Nephrops Iia( EU), IV( EU) 2012 21,929 19,840 90.5 10,993 55.4 13,573 61.9 7,397 54.5
2013 17,350 15,950 91.9 8,285 51.9 10,751 62.0 5,163 48.0
2014 15,499 13,823 89.2 11,159 80.7 9,138 59.0 7,142 78.2
2015 17,843 10,873 60.9 6,959 64.0 5,807 32.5 4,244 73.1
2016 13,700 10,801 78.8 9,399 87.0 6,275 45.8 5,273 84.0
Nephrops IV (Norway) 2012 1,200 64 5.3 0 0.3 56 4.6 .. ..
2013 1,000 53 5.3 46 4.6 .. ..
2014 1,000 53 5.3 .. .. 45 4.5 .. ..
2015 1,000 53 5.3 .. .. 45 4.5 .. ..
2016 1,000 53 5.3 .. .. 45 4.5 .. ..
Monkfish Iia( EU), IV( EU) 2012 9,161 7,858 85.8 4,920 62.6 6,235 68.1 3,880 62.2
2013 8,703 7,639 87.8 4,838 63.3 5,707 65.6 3,700 64.8
2014 7,833 7,194 91.8 6,623 92.1 5,304 67.7 5,237 98.7
2015 9,390 9,087 96.8 8,886 97.8 6,650 70.8 6,818 102.5
2016 11,267 9,798 87.0 9,692 98.9 7,626 67.7 7,671 100.6
Monkfish IV (Norway) 2012 1,500 262 17.5 127 48.4 180 12.0 96 53.6
2013 1,500 262 17.5 86 32.7 166 11.1 44 26.2
2014 1,500 261 17.4 90 34.5 164 10.9 46 28.0
2015 1,500 269 17.9 138 51.3 149 10.0 68 45.6
2016 1,500 180 12.0 179 99.9 118 7.9 119 100.5
Megrims Iia( EU), IV( EU) 2012 1,845 1,936 104.9 1,390 71.8 1,768 95.8 1,290 73.0
2013 1,937 2,044 105.5 1,689 82.6 1,864 96.2 1,578 84.7
2014 2,083 2,185 104.9 1,469 67.2 1,909 91.6 1,340 70.2
2015 2,083 2,199 105.5 1,172 53.3 1,924 92.4 1,045 54.3
2016 2,639 2,727 103.3 1,275 46.8 2,302 87.2 1,103 47.9

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