Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2020

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 22e: Landings by Scottish vessels abroad as a percentage of landings by all Scottish vessels, by species type, 2016 to 2020

  Tonnage (%) Value (%)
Species Type 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Demersal 9.2 11.2 6.5 4.8 6.5 9.5 7.9 6.3 4.5 4.3
Pelagic 51.3 55.5 53.2 60.1 54.7 52.0 52.8 52.4 56.2 54.4
Shellfish 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.4 6.5 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.8 2.8
Total 35.4 38.6 35.8 37.8 38.5 23.9 21.4 21.0 21.2 26.4

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