Publication - Statistics

Scottish sea fisheries statistics 2018

Published: 26 September 2019
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries
ISBN: 9781839601712

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.

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Table 35. Number, tonnage and engine power of active Scottish registered vessels by length group as at 31^st December 2009 to 2018

	Year	10m & under	>10 -12	>12 -15	>15 -24	>24 -40	Over 40	Total	Number	Average length
	Year	Length group (metres)						Total	Over 10m
Number of vessels	2009	1,483	168	90	280	123	32	2,176	693	20.2
	2010	1,479	163	86	265	121	28	2,142	663	20.1
	2011	1,461	156	84	236	116	28	2,081	620	20.0
	2012	1,436	147	76	236	108	31	2,034	598	20.2
	2013	1,426	149	73	239	100	31	2,018	592	20.1
	2014	1,438	150	70	240	95	28	2,021	583	19.8
	2015	1,448	145	69	232	94	26	2,014	566	19.8
	2016	1,464	143	73	232	96	25	2,033	569	19.8
	2017	1,503	140	72	227	97	26	2,065	562	19.8
	2018	1,539	140	70	218	97	25	2,089	550	20.0
									Total tonnage	Average tonnage
Total tonnage² (GT)	2009	5,352	2,206	2,010	30,428	33,311	51,651	124,958	119,606	172.9
	2010	5,312	2,126	1,879	29,249	32,904	48,564	120,033	114,722	172.9
	2011	5,243	1,995	1,817	26,204	31,842	48,564	115,665	110,422	177.0
	2012	5,145	1,875	1,660	25,952	29,288	50,052	113,972	108,827	182.0
	2013	5,100	1,883	1,612	26,637	27,033	49,608	111,872	106,772	180.5
	2014	5,147	1,895	1,549	26,675	25,864	44,761	105,891	100,744	172.8
	2015	5,147	1,838	1,529	25,706	25,664	42,922	102,806	97,659	172.5
	2016	5,203	1,798	1,646	25,718	26,481	43,541	104,386	99,183	174.3
	2017	5,273	1,758	1,655	25,702	26,801	47,743	108,932	103,659	181.1
	2018	5,385	1,754	1,598	25,305	27,124	50,509	111,675	106,290	193.3
									Total power	Average power
Engine power (kW)	2009	78,256	21,373	15,971	91,559	78,252	129,917	415,328	337,072	487.4
	2010	78,403	20,810	15,138	87,720	77,119	119,892	399,081	320,678	485.1
	2011	78,083	19,861	15,002	77,764	73,745	119,892	384,347	306,264	493.7
	2012	77,094	18,983	13,319	76,950	68,478	124,416	379,240	302,146	505.3
	2013	76,831	19,421	12,922	78,281	63,714	122,799	373,968	297,137	501.9
	2014	77,933	20,071	12,712	78,144	60,581	111,257	360,698	282,765	485.1
	2015	78,775	19,646	12,629	75,575	60,033	107,117	353,775	275,000	485.9
	2016	80,136	19,413	13,558	75,364	61,934	105,829	356,234	276,098	485.2
	2017	82,607	19,455	13,471	74,519	62,279	112,011	364,342	281,735	501.3
	2018	86,059	19,356	13,091	72,801	62,131	108,577	362,014	275,956	501.7

(1) An active vessel is a fishing vessel that is registered (Register of Shipping and Seamen) and licensed to fish.

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Table 35. Number, tonnage and engine power of active Scottish registered vessels by length group as at 31st December 2009 to 2018

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Table 35. Number, tonnage and engine power of active Scottish registered vessels by length group as at 31^st December 2009 to 2018