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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.
Table 2.6 Number of Scottish registered vessels by main fishing method ( 1) and length group as at 31st December 2016
| Main fishing method | Length group (metres) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10m & under | >10 -12 | >12 -15 | >15 -24 | >24 -40 | Over 40 | Over 10m | Total | |
| Demersal single trawl | 12 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 35 | 3 | 109 | 121 |
| Demersal pair trawl | - | - | - | 7 | 11 | - | 18 | 18 |
| Seine net | - | 1 | - | 9 | 11 | - | 21 | 21 |
| Lines | 37 | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 11 | 48 |
| Demersal gill nets | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 8 |
| Demersal twin/mult trawl | - | - | - | 14 | 6 | - | 20 | 20 |
| Beam trawl | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Other demersal | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Demersal total | 56 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 80 | 5 | 187 | 243 |
| Purse seine | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pelagic trawl | - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Pelagic total | - | - | - | - | 1 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Creel fishing | 1,290 | 89 | 10 | 11 | - | - | 110 | 1,400 |
| Nephrops trawl | 70 | 34 | 37 | 90 | 3 | - | 164 | 234 |
| Mechanical dredging | 17 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 80 | 97 |
| Suction dredging | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Shell fishing by hand | 31 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | 39 |
| Shellfish total | 1,408 | 138 | 68 | 140 | 15 | 2 | 363 | 1,771 |
| Total | 1,464 | 143 | 73 | 232 | 96 | 25 | 569 | 2,033 |
(1) For description of main fishing method see Annex 2: Glossary of Terms.
Contact
Email: Valerie West
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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