Scottish sea fisheries statistics 2018

Tonnage and value of all landings of sea fish and shellfish by Scottish vessels, all landings into Scotland, the rest of the UK and abroad, and the size and structure of the Scottish fishing fleet and employment on Scottish vessels.


Table 23. Value and prices in real terms of the main species landed by Scottish vessels 2014 to 2018

Value (£'000) at 2018 prices Price (£ per tonne) at 2018 prices
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Cod 23,591 24,029 28,517 34,810 43,480 2,159 2,088 2,184 2,353 2,348
Haddock 44,839 39,697 38,997 43,129 42,556 1,474 1,447 1,386 1,534 1,465
Hake 14,630 16,798 19,068 17,355 14,125 2,373 2,525 2,439 2,135 2,079
Ling 4,699 4,945 6,582 7,907 7,502 1,318 1,368 1,510 1,695 1,557
Megrims 5,981 5,005 6,328 6,025 7,430 2,782 2,632 2,972 2,976 2,953
Monkfish 26,565 27,921 36,149 36,701 38,675 3,021 2,509 2,854 2,821 3,026
Plaice 4,458 4,819 7,827 8,350 10,097 1,021 1,034 1,282 1,451 2,063
Saithe 8,035 7,674 8,535 8,541 8,518 962 927 1,072 1,012 809
Whiting 10,360 9,126 8,429 10,018 11,708 1,186 1,135 1,142 1,326 1,292
Total demersal 152,705 151,569 175,481 186,647 201,293
Herring 19,717 22,647 45,364 24,228 24,377 321 386 692 429 377
Mackerel 207,949 138,720 175,591 164,965 163,699 868 694 932 917 1,070
Total pelagic 235,025 170,224 231,542 200,836 201,745
Edible crabs 14,555 13,159 15,840 19,972 25,722 1,372 1,326 1,427 1,740 2,548
Lobsters 13,303 11,739 14,319 17,525 18,575 10,960 11,222 12,476 14,375 15,312
Nephrops 80,033 64,874 79,887 76,386 62,627 3,904 3,929 3,796 3,521 3,445
Queen scallops 3,432 5,399 6,711 4,093 2,294 493 594 798 984 1,296
Scallops 35,006 35,167 38,514 40,236 37,962 2,129 2,192 2,511 2,554 2,468
Squid 6,995 4,649 6,969 11,361 11,712 3,104 3,348 3,996 3,727 4,173
Velvet crabs 4,408 3,981 4,634 5,024 4,485 2,659 2,691 2,891 3,136 3,810
Total shellfish 160,954 142,841 172,741 182,473 170,556
Total landings 548,683 464,634 579,764 569,956 573,594

(1) See Table 5. 'Scottish vessels - All landings' for nominal (unadjusted) values. Values in real terms were calculated by application of the HM Treasury Gross Domestic Product deflators for 2018 as below.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-june-2018-quarterly-national-accounts

Year GDP deflator
2009 86.03
2010 87.34
2011 89.02
2012 90.41
2013 92.10
2014 93.68
2015 94.08
2016 96.02
2017 98.14
2018 100.00

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