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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2020

Published
29 September 2021
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Economy, Farming and rural, Marine and fisheries
ISBN
9781802013757

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.

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Table 33d: Total allowable catches, UK and Scottish quota and uptake1 for Other areas, 2016 to 2020

Year Species Sea area EU total allowable catch UK quota UK uptake Scottish PO Quota Scottish PO uptake
After exchanges % of TAC Tonnes % of quota After exchanges % of TAC Tonnes % of quota
2016 Cod I, II (Norway) 19,900 5,046 25.4 4,990 98.9        
2017 Cod I, II (Norway) 23,002 6,951 30.2 6,671 96.0        
2018 Cod I, II (Norway) 23,008 6,964 30.3 6,960 99.9        
2019 Cod I, II (Norway) 21,518 5,912 27.5 5,853 99.0        
2020 Cod I, II (Norway) 21,518 6,866 31.9 6,786 98.8        
2016 Haddock I, II (Norway) 1,247 412 33.0 390 94.7        
2017 Haddock I, II (Norway) 1,200 377 31.4 316 83.8        
2018 Haddock I, II (Norway) 1,200 393 32.8 391 99.6        
2019 Haddock I, II (Norway) 1,100 394 35.8 393 99.8        
2020 Haddock I, II (Norway) 1,100 410 37.2 268 65.4        
2016 Saithe I, II (Norway) 2,550 325 12.7 287 88.4        
2017 Saithe I, II (Norway) 2,550 353 13.9 353 99.9        
2018 Saithe I, II (Norway) 2,550 460 18.0 464 100.8        
2019 Saithe I, II (Norway) 2,550 423 16.6 419 99.0        
2020 Saithe I, II (Norway) 2,550 543 21.3 516 95.2        
2016 Redfish I, II (Norway) 1,500 159 10.6 159 100.0        
2017 Redfish I, II (Norway) 1,500 592 39.4 591 99.8        
2018 Redfish I, II (Norway) 1,500 98 6.6 98 99.9        
2019 Redfish I, II (Norway) 1,500 82 5.5 82 100.0        
2020 Redfish I, II (Norway) 1,500 100 6.7 102 102.4        
2016 Greenland halibut I, II (Norway) 50 21 42.8 21 100.0        
2017 Greenland halibut I, II (Norway) 50 24 47.2 21 90.7        
2018 Greenland halibut I, II (Norway) 50 22 44.0 24 111.1        
2019 Greenland halibut I, II (Norway) 50 16 31.2 13 83.9        
2020 Greenland halibut I, II (Norway) 50 14 27.0 12 85.4        
2016 Other species I, II (Norway) 350 138 39.4 93 67.6        
2017 Other species I, II (Norway) 350 170 48.7 98 57.7        
2018 Other species I, II (Norway) 350 96 27.4 82 85.9        
2019 Other species I, II (Norway) 350 110 31.4 44 39.9        
2020 Other species I, II (Norway) 350 92 26.4 21 23.2        
2016 Herring I, II 20,629 4,061 19.7 4,031 99.3 3,915 19.0 3,900 99.6
2017 Herring I, II 42,059 4,561 10.8 4,389 96.2 4,529 10.8 4,358 96.2
2018 Herring I, II 28,319 2,601 9.2 2,582 99.2 2,595 9.2 2,582 99.5
2019 Herring I, II 38,315 2,001 5.2 1,801 90.0 1,810 4.7 1,801 99.5
2020 Herring I, II 34,216 2,619 7.7 1,981 75.7 2,424 7.1 1,979 81.6
2016 Cod I,IIb (Svalbard) 33,176 8,759 26.4 8,593 98.1        
2017 Cod I,IIb (Svalbard) 33,025 9,638 29.2 7,802 81.0        
2018 Cod I,IIb (Svalbard) 29,218 4,861 16.6 4,817 99.1        
2019 Cod I,IIb (Svalbard) 26,805 5,159 19.2 3,912 75.8        
2020 Cod I,IIb (Svalbard) 27,295 5,281 19.3 5,141 97.4        
2016 Cod/ haddock Vb (Faroes) 950 836 88.0 768 91.8 739 77.8 727 98.4
2017 Cod/ haddock Vb (Faroes) 950 817 86.0 491 60.0 751 79.0 491 65.3
2018 Cod/ haddock Vb (Faroes) 950 822 86.5 702 85.4 805 84.7 690 85.7
2019 Cod/ haddock Vb (Faroes) 885 779 88.0 469 60.2 722 81.5 469 65.0
2020 Cod/ haddock Vb (Faroes) 885 879 99.3 876 99.7 835 94.4 834 99.8
2016 Saithe Vb (Faroes) 3,000 846 28.2 601 71.1 744 24.8 561 75.4
2017 Saithe Vb (Faroes) 2,800 670 23.9 292 43.5 553 19.8 292 52.7
2018 Saithe Vb (Faroes) 2,800 723 25.8 214 29.5 556 19.9 184 33.1
2019 Saithe Vb (Faroes) 2,600 775 29.8 71 9.1 394 15.2 71 17.9
2020 Saithe Vb (Faroes) 2,600 703 27.0 349 49.7 647 24.9 298 46.1
2016 Redfish Vb (Faroes) 500 10 2.0 3 29.6 7 1.4 2 27.4
2017 Redfish Vb (Faroes) 400 7 1.8 3 41.4 7 1.7 3 43.3
2018 Redfish Vb (Faroes) 100 1 1.0 1 103.5 1 0.9 1 115.0
2019 Redfish Vb (Faroes) 100 93 93.0 1 0.7 2 1.8 1 35.0
2020 Redfish Vb (Faroes) 100 2 2.0 1 60.2 2 1.9 1 63.4
2016 Ling/ blue ling Vb (Faroes) 2,100 220 10.5 120 54.8 208 9.9 118 56.5
2017 Ling/ blue ling Vb (Faroes) 2,000 114 5.7 59 51.3 113 5.6 59 52.0
2018 Ling/ blue ling Vb (Faroes) 2,000 114 5.7 55 48.3 109 5.5 51 46.5
2019 Ling/ blue ling Vb (Faroes) 1,885 585 31.0 28 4.9 98 5.2 28 29.1
2020 Ling/ blue ling Vb (Faroes) 1,885 108 5.7 88 81.6 106 5.6 86 81.6
2016 Flatfish Vb (Faroes) 100 68 68.0 39 57.9     39  
2017 Flatfish Vb (Faroes) 100 68 68.0 9 13.7     9  
2018 Flatfish Vb (Faroes) 50 34 68.0 5 15.5     5  
2019 Flatfish Vb (Faroes) 50 43 85.0 2 5.6     2  
2020 Flatfish Vb (Faroes) 50 34 68.0 14 42.3     14  
2016 Other species Vb (Faroes) 800 403 50.4 387 96.1 391 48.8 384 98.3
2017 Other species Vb (Faroes) 800 204 25.5 145 71.0 203 25.4 145 71.3
2018 Other species Vb (Faroes) 700 260 37.1 59 22.8 257 36.7 58 22.4
2019 Other species Vb (Faroes) 700 372 53.1 32 8.7 147 21.0 32 22.0
2020 Other species Vb (Faroes) 700 166 23.7 88 52.8 148 21.2 78 52.8
2016 Blue whiting Vb (Faroes) 2,500 713 28.5     546 21.8    
2017 Blue whiting Vb (Faroes) 2,500 1,100 44.0     800 32.0    
2018 Blue whiting Vb (Faroes) 2,500 294 11.8     160 6.4    
2019 Blue whiting Vb (Faroes) 2,500 299 12.0     159 6.4    
2020 Blue whiting Vb (Faroes) 2,500 244 9.8     5 0.2    

(1) UK quota after exchanges can exceed the whole EU Total Allowable Catch as some quota can be 'carried over' into the next year within agreed limits.

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