Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2019

National Statistics publication that provides data on the 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 32. Tonnage and value of landings into Scotland by foreign vessels by species type by nationality 2015 to 2019

Tonnage Value (£'000)
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Belgian Demersal - - 0 - - - - 1 - -
Pelagic - - - - - - - - - -
Shellfish - 4 137 - - - 7 372 - -
Total - 4 137 - - - 7 373 - -
Dutch Demersal - - - - 1 - - - - 2
Pelagic - - - - - - - - - -
Shellfish - - - - 2 - - - - 8
Total - - - - 3 - - - - 10
Danish Demersal 11 22 4,718 3,591 769 22 41 838 822 236
Pelagic 3,882 11,137 2,570 2,904 1,022 2,015 7,676 1,275 1,294 1,251
Shellfish 7 0 0 - - 25 0 0 - -
Total 3,900 11,159 7,288 6,495 1,791 2,062 7,717 2,113 2,116 1,487
Faroese Demersal 614 1,347 672 - - 567 1,413 586 - -
Pelagic - - - - - - - - - -
Shellfish 83 63 37 - - 291 200 417 - -
Total 697 1,409 709 - - 858 1,613 1,003 - -
French Demersal 17,387 17,843 16,391 20,292 17,146 26,071 31,167 25,980 27,132 25,197
Pelagic - - 0 - 1 - - 0 - 0
Shellfish 13 11 28 31 36 44 31 29 64 18
Total 17,400 17,854 16,419 20,323 17,183 26,115 31,198 26,010 27,196 25,216
German Demersal 265 286 509 564 577 815 598 39 410 886
Pelagic 187 - - - - 143 - - - -
Shellfish 91 55 0 6 4 206 416 0 0 0
Total 543 341 509 570 581 1,164 1,014 39 410 886
Irish Demersal - - - - - - - - - -
Pelagic 3,332 2,070 2,790 - 19 1,970 2,098 2,511 - 8
Shellfish - - - - - - - - - -
Total 3,332 2,070 2,790 - 19 1,970 2,098 2,511 - 8
Norwegian Demersal 4,948 5,214 4,120 2,964 2,320 6,552 7,093 6,555 4,565 3,571
Pelagic 437 1,311 4,947 11,275 13,644 177 543 5,439 10,650 9,738
Shellfish 3 4 13 9 6 7 12 49 42 25
Total 5,388 6,529 9,079 14,249 15,970 6,736 7,649 12,043 15,257 13,334
Spanish Demersal 3,867 3,831 3,982 2,830 4,130 9,315 9,911 8,083 4,979 7,594
Pelagic - - - - - - - - - -
Shellfish - - - 0 0 - - - 2 0
Total 3,867 3,831 3,982 2,830 4,130 9,315 9,911 8,083 4,981 7,594
Swedish Demersal - - - - - - - - - -
Pelagic 1,508 - - 332 239 885 - - 339 313
Shellfish - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1,508 - - 332 239 885 - - 339 313
Total demersal 27,093 28,543 30,392 30,241 24,944 43,340 50,224 42,081 37,907 37,486
Total pelagic 9,346 14,517 10,308 14,511 14,924 5,191 10,317 9,225 12,283 11,310
Total shellfish 196 137 215 47 48 574 666 867 107 51
Total landings 36,635 43,197 40,915 44,799 39,916 49,105 61,207 52,173 50,297 48,847

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