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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.

Year	10m & under				Over 10m														Total
	Nephroptrawls	Creel fishing	Other ²	Total	Pelagic				Demersal					Shellfish				Over 10 m Total
	Nephroptrawls	Creel fishing	Other ²	Total	Purse seine	Pelagic trawl	Other	Total	Trawl ³	Seine	Lines	Other ⁴	Total	Nephrop trawls	Creel fishing	Other	Total	Over 10 m Total
2007	102	1,292	100	1,494	5	17	-	22	241	34	9	9	293	175	119	90	384	699	2,193
2008	88	1,293	107	1,488	4	20	-	24	236	33	14	12	295	187	121	85	393	712	2,200
2009	85	1,289	109	1,483	4	21	-	25	217	35	15	8	275	193	118	82	393	693	2,176
2010	81	1,287	111	1,479	4	20	-	24	202	30	14	9	255	188	117	79	384	663	2,142
2011	81	1,274	106	1,461	4	20	-	24	180	25	15	7	227	174	117	78	369	620	2,081
2012	79	1,257	100	1,436	4	20	-	24	172	24	15	5	216	170	110	78	358	598	2,034
2013	70	1,253	103	1,426	3	20	-	23	163	22	13	5	203	170	110	86	366	592	2,018
2014	74	1,260	104	1,438	2	19	-	21	156	23	12	4	195	166	110	91	367	583	2,021
2015	70	1,275	103	1,448	2	18	-	20	147	21	11	4	183	158	111	94	363	566	2,014
2016	70	1,290	104	1,464	2	17	-	19	151	21	11	4	187	164	110	89	363	569	2,033

(1) The main fishing method specified on a vessel's licence application may differ from the actual fishing gear used in individual voyages.

(2) The 10m & under 'other' fishing method category includes mechanical dredging; suction dredging, and shell fishing by hand.

(3) The over 10m 'Demersal Trawl' category includes; demersal single trawl, demersal pair trawl, demersal twin/multi trawl and beam trawl.

(4) The over 10m 'Demersal Other' category includes; demersal gill nets and other demersal.

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

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

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