Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2023

Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics is an Accredited Official Statistics publication produced by the statistics team within the Scottish Government Marine Directorate to provide detailed information on the Scottish fishing industry. The statistics presented in this publication include the:

• Tonnage and value of all landings of sea fish and shellfish by Scottish vessels.
• All landings by any nationality of vessel into Scotland and the rest of the UK.
• Landings by UK vessels abroad.
• The size and characteristics of Scottish fishing vessels.
• Employment on Scottish vessels.

All landing tonnages are given in terms of live weight equivalent. Overall financial values in the publication text are generally provided adjusted to 2023 prices to account for inflation (real terms). Some financial values have also been provided unadjusted (nominal terms) to illustrate the impact of the high rate of inflation. Most of the financial values in the supplementary tables are provided unadjusted for inflation (nominal terms). Year on year percentage changes in financial values are calculated at 2023 prices to adjust for inflation unless otherwise stated.

An Accredited Official Statistics publication for Scotland

These statistics are accredited official statistics. The Office for Statistics Regulation has independently reviewed and accredited these statistics as complying with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to. More information about Scottish Government statistics is available on the Scottish Government website.