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 2.7.a Effort of regulated gears in the Cod Recovery Zone ( 1) in kwDays ('000) by Scottish registered over 10 metre vessels by area and gear type, 2004 to 2016

Whitefish Gear Nephrops Gear 2 Industrial Trawl Beam trawl mesh >=120mm Beam trawl mesh >=80 and mesh <120mm Gill Nets Trammel Nets Long lines
North Sea 2004 12,782 9,576 5 696 4,609 197 - 4
2005 12,235 9,194 3 731 4,185 166 - -
2006 11,741 8,780 - 603 3,109 294 - 8
2007 11,109 8,989 12 350 2,800 321 - 1
2008 12,271 9,306 - 69 1,355 417 - 278
2009 12,320 8,452 33 53 561 376 - 623
2010 10,507 8,415 28 - 144 441 - 304
2011 10,048 6,923 - - - 608 - 185
2012 9,385 5,425 21 - 68 571 - 69
2013 10,328 3,703 2 - 217 423 - 15
2014 10,372 3,433 1 137 181 400 - 61
2015 10,373 2,572 1 125 212 474 - 59
2016* 12,199 1,425 1 123 200 214 - 272
West of Scotland 2004 4,556 5,348 7 152 - 67 - 148
2005 2,665 4,597 41 120 - 39 - 307
2006 2,120 4,398 - 81 - 1 - 372
2007 1,999 4,707 - 2 - 1 - 520
2008 2,013 4,821 - - - 6 - 382
2009 2,258 4,541 - - - - - 708
2010 2,383 3,808 - - - - - 731
2011 2,124 3,587 - - - 12 - 704
2012 2,132 4,408 7 - - 7 - 526
2013 2,243 3,759 22 - - 7 - 308
2014 1,979 3,669 1 - - - - 369
2015 2,423 3,515 4 - - 5 - 348
2016 2,488 3,783 3 - 2 1 - 355
Irish Sea 2004 32 95 - - - - - -
2005 4 35 - - - 1 - -
2006 3 8 - - - - - -
2007 - 17 - - 1 - - -
2008 - 23 - - 1 - - -
2009 - 31 - - - - - -
2010 2 27 - - - - - -
2011 - 46 - - - - - -
2012 18 110 - - - - - -
2013 3 92 - - - - - 3
2014 2 127 - - - - - -
2015 3 102 - - - - - -
2016 26 122 - - - - - 3

(1) For description of cod recovery zone see Annex 2: Glossary of Terms.

(2) Includes effort by vessels which are exempt from effort controls under Article 11 of Council Regulation ( EC) 1342/2008.

(3) * In 2016 NS TR1 and NS TR2 were managed combined.

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