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 31. Tonnage and value of landings into Scotland by foreign vessels by species type and nationality 2014 to 2018

Tonnage Value (£'000)
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Belgian Demersal - - - 0 - - - - 1 -
Pelagic - - - - - - - - - -
Shellfish - - 4 137 - - - 7 372 -
Total - - 4 137 - - - 7 373 -
Danish Demersal 139 11 22 4,714 3,591 155 22 41 836 822
Pelagic 15,053 3,882 11,137 2,474 2,904 10,250 2,015 7,676 1,244 1,294
Shellfish 0 7 0 0 - 0 25 0 0 -
Total 15,193 3,900 11,159 7,188 6,495 10,405 2,062 7,717 2,080 2,116
Faroese Demersal 1,631 614 1,347 462 - 1,785 567 1,413 398 -
Pelagic - - - - - - - - - -
Shellfish 78 83 63 37 - 383 291 200 417 -
Total 1,709 697 1,409 499 - 2,168 858 1,613 815 -
French Demersal 17,235 17,387 17,843 17,148 20,747 28,857 26,071 31,167 27,391 27,616
Pelagic 0 - - 0 - 0 - - 0 -
Shellfish 21 13 11 29 31 63 44 31 31 64
Total 17,256 17,400 17,854 17,176 20,778 28,920 26,115 31,198 27,422 27,680
German Demersal 200 265 286 636 609 497 815 598 46 446
Pelagic - 187 - 97 - - 143 - 31 -
Shellfish 0 91 55 1 10 2 206 416 0 0
Total 200 543 341 733 619 499 1,164 1,014 77 446
Irish Demersal - - - - - - - - - -
Pelagic 7,795 3,332 2,070 3,327 - 4,422 1,970 2,098 2,953 -
Shellfish 5 - - - - 6 - - - -
Total 7,800 3,332 2,070 3,327 - 4,428 1,970 2,098 2,953 -
Norwegian Demersal 3,412 4,948 5,214 4,009 2,959 4,789 6,552 7,093 6,344 4,555
Pelagic 9,857 437 1,311 4,947 11,275 5,594 177 543 5,439 10,650
Shellfish 6 3 4 13 9 13 7 12 49 42
Total 13,274 5,388 6,529 8,969 14,243 10,395 6,736 7,649 11,832 15,247
Spanish Demersal 3,815 3,867 3,831 4,577 3,461 9,580 9,315 9,911 9,176 6,071
Pelagic 0 - - - - 0 - - - -
Shellfish 0 - - - 0 1 - - - 2
Total 3,816 3,867 3,831 4,577 3,461 9,581 9,315 9,911 9,176 6,072
Swedish Demersal - - - - - - - - - -
Pelagic 2,991 1,508 - 1,238 1,237 1,670 885 - 1,288 1,485
Shellfish - - - - - - - - - -
Total 2,991 1,508 - 1,238 1,237 1,670 885 - 1,288 1,485
Total demersal 26,432 27,093 28,543 31,546 31,367 45,664 43,340 50,224 44,192 39,510
Total pelagic 35,696 9,346 14,517 12,083 15,416 21,935 5,191 10,317 10,955 13,429
Total shellfish 110 196 137 216 50 467 574 666 869 107
Total landings 62,238 36,635 43,197 43,845 46,834 68,067 49,105 61,207 56,016 53,047

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