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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 40: Number of active1 Scottish registered vessels by main fishing method2 and length group, as at 31st December 2020
| Length group (metres) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main fishing method | 10m & under | >10 -12 | >12 -15 | >15 -24 | >24 -40 | Over 40 | Over 10m | Total |
| Demersal single trawl | 2 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 54 | 56 | |
| Demersal pair trawl | 3 | 14 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Seine net | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Lines | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | ||||
| Demersal gill nets | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Demersal twin/multi trawl | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Beam trawl | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Other demersal | 35 | 5 | 5 | 40 | ||||
| Demersal total | 49 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 65 | 2 | 110 | 159 |
| Pelagic trawl | 3 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 24 | |||
| Pelagic hand lines | 157 | 1 | 1 | 158 | ||||
| Pelagic total | 160 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 182 | ||
| Creel fishing | 892 | 76 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 99 | 991 | |
| Nephrop trawls | 51 | 23 | 37 | 119 | 8 | 187 | 238 | |
| Scallop dredging | 15 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 71 | 86 |
| Shell fishing by hand | 32 | 14 | 14 | 46 | ||||
| Other shellfish | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Shellfish total | 1,001 | 117 | 66 | 170 | 24 | 2 | 379 | 1,380 |
| Non fishing3 | 346 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 367 | |
| Total | 1,556 | 136 | 69 | 208 | 95 | 24 | 532 | 2,088 |
(1) An active vessel is a fishing vessel that is registered (Register of Shipping and Seamen) and licenced to fish: see the glossary.
(2) Main fishing method is determined by calculating which fishing gear is used to catch the majority of the vessel's landings (by value).
(3) The 'Non fishing' category includes vessels which hold an active licence but did not report any catch in the year stated.
Contact
Email: fisheriesstatistics@gov.scot
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