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 38. Number of active Scottish registered vessels by main fishing method as at 31st December 2009 to 2018
| 10m & under | Over 10m | Total | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelagic | Demersal | Shellfish | Over 10m Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Nephrop trawls | Creel fishing | Other3 | Total | Purse seine | Pelagic trawl | Other | Total | Trawl4 | Seine | Lines | Other5 | Total | Nephrop trawls | Creel fishing | Other | Total | ||
| 2009 | 85 | 1,289 | 109 | 1,483 | 4 | 21 | - | 25 | 217 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 275 | 193 | 118 | 82 | 393 | 693 | 2,176 |
| 2010 | 81 | 1,287 | 111 | 1,479 | 4 | 20 | - | 24 | 202 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 255 | 188 | 117 | 79 | 384 | 663 | 2,142 |
| 2011 | 81 | 1,274 | 106 | 1,461 | 4 | 20 | - | 24 | 180 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 227 | 174 | 117 | 78 | 369 | 620 | 2,081 |
| 2012 | 79 | 1,257 | 100 | 1,436 | 4 | 20 | - | 24 | 172 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 216 | 170 | 110 | 78 | 358 | 598 | 2,034 |
| 2013 | 70 | 1,253 | 103 | 1,426 | 3 | 20 | - | 23 | 163 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 203 | 170 | 110 | 86 | 366 | 592 | 2,018 |
| 2014 | 74 | 1,260 | 104 | 1,438 | 2 | 19 | - | 21 | 156 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 195 | 166 | 110 | 91 | 367 | 583 | 2,021 |
| 2015 | 70 | 1,275 | 103 | 1,448 | 2 | 18 | - | 20 | 147 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 183 | 158 | 111 | 94 | 363 | 566 | 2,014 |
| 2016 | 70 | 1,290 | 104 | 1,464 | 2 | 17 | - | 19 | 151 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 187 | 164 | 110 | 89 | 363 | 569 | 2,033 |
| 2017 | 67 | 1,323 | 113 | 1,503 | 3 | 17 | - | 20 | 150 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 184 | 162 | 108 | 88 | 358 | 562 | 2,065 |
| 2018 | 68 | 1,347 | 124 | 1,539 | 3 | 16 | - | 19 | 151 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 184 | 146 | 110 | 91 | 347 | 550 | 2,089 |
(1) The main fishing method specified on a vessel's licence application may differ from the actual fishing gear used in individual voyages.
(2) The 10m & under 'other' fishing method category includes mechanical dredging; suction dredging, and shell fishing by hand.
(3) The over 10m 'Demersal Trawl' category includes; demersal single trawl, demersal pair trawl, demersal twin/multi trawl and beam trawl.
(4) The over 10m 'Demersal Other' category includes; demersal gill nets and other demersal.
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