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Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2017
A National Statistics publication presenting data on the Scottish and UK fishing fleet, landings and employment.
Table 41. Number of fishers employed on Scottish registered vessels
| Year | Regularly Employed | Irregularly Employed 1 | Crofters | Total 2 | Total employed in Scotland 3 | Employment in fishing as proportion of total employed in Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4,585 | 807 | 56 | 5,448 | 2,534,600 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 4,403 | 946 | 60 | 5,409 | 2,497,700 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 4,257 | 909 | 52 | 5,218 | 2,479,700 | 0.2 |
| 2011 | 4,067 | 877 | 52 | 4,996 | 2,476,300 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 3,752 | 941 | 54 | 4,747 | 2,481,800 | 0.2 |
| 2013 | 4,092 | 847 | 53 | 4,992 | 2,495,100 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 3,980 | 763 | 53 | 4,796 | 2,558,800 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | 3,980 | 792 | 51 | 4,823 | 2,582,900 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 3,834 | 938 | 51 | 4,823 | 2,581,000 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 3,932 | 861 | 6 | 4,799 | 2,618,100 | 0.2 |
(1) Formerly referred to as part time
(2) Figures are limited to those employed on vessels which submit landing declarations to Marine Scotland port offices. They exclude, for example, those employed in cockle picking.
(3) Employment levels (16+) rounded to the nearest hundred. Source : Annual Population Survey (APS), Jan-Dec 2017 datasets, ONS
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