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 43. Number of fishers working on Scottish registered vessels by local authority

Local Authority Total employed in fishing Total employed in Scotland1 Employment in fishing as proportion of total employed in Scotland2
Aberdeen City 16 120,400 0.01
Aberdeenshire 1,231 136,000 0.91
Angus 53 55,100 0.10
Argyll & Bute 496 41,000 1.21
Dumfries & Galloway 274 66,400 0.41
East Lothian 94 54,200 0.17
Edinburgh City 17 279,100 0.01
Fife 148 176,700 0.08
Highland 960 120,900 0.79
Moray 160 44,800 0.36
Na h-Eileanan Siar 303 12,800 2.37
North Ayrshire 34 59,400 0.06
Orkney 291 12,200 2.39
Scottish Borders 106 52,500 0.20
Shetland 456 13,100 3.48
South Ayrshire 221 47,500 0.47

(1) Employment levels (16+) rounded to the nearest hundred. Source : Annual Population Survey (APS), Jan-Dec 2018, ONS

(2) Proportions based on unrounded estimates

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