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Published: September 22, 2010
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Sea Fisheries Statistics published by Scotland's Chief Statistician show the value of landings by Scottish based vessels in 2009 was £443 million. This is the highest value for landings in real terms in the decade.
The figures show that 378 thousand tonnes of fish were landed by Scottish vessels in 2009.
Landings by Scottish based vessels
The value of landings by Scottish vessels increased by 10 per cent in real terms to £443 million in 2009. The volume of landings increased by 2 per cent in 2009 to 378 thousand tonnes.
Shellfish landings made up 32 per cent by value and 18 per cent by volume of all landings by Scottish based vessels in 2009, with a total value of £143 million for 69 thousand tonnes landed. The volume of shellfish landings increased by seven per cent between 2008 and 2009 while prices decreased by nine per cent in real terms.
Demersal species made up 34 per cent of the total by value and 27 per cent by volume, with a total value of £149 million for 103 thousand tonnes landed. This represents an increase in value of 5 per cent in real terms and an increase in volume of 4 per cent compared with 2008.
Pelagic species made up 34 per cent of the total by value and 54 per cent by volume, with a total value of £151 million for 205 thousand tonnes landed. This represents an increase in value of 47 per cent in real terms since 2008, while the volume landed decreased by 1 per cent.
The increased value of pelagic landings was primarily due to the increased average price per tonne of mackerel obtained by fishermen (up by 10 per cent in real terms since 2008), combined with the increased volume of mackerel landed by Scottish based vessels, up by 39 per cent. This increase in the value of mackerel landed results in mackerel replacing nephrops as the most valuable species to the Scottish fleet in 2009.
Scottish fishing fleet
The number of active fishing vessels based in Scotland stood at 2,174 vessels in 2009, the smallest fleet size ever recorded.
The Scottish fleet included 691 over 10 metres vessels, a decrease of 27 per cent since 2000, reflecting the impact of two decommissioning schemes in 2001-02 and 2003-04 which awarded grants to owners in the Scottish whitefish fleet to decommission their vessel and surrender their fishing licence.
There are currently 1,483 10 metre and under vessels which account for over two thirds of the Scottish fleet.
Fishing effort (days at sea multiplied by the power (kW) of the vessel)
Effort in the cod recovery zone by the Scottish over 10 metre fleet using whitefish gear stood at 12.2 million kW days in the North Sea and 2.2 million kW days in the West of Scotland in 2009. Although effort has increased slightly since 2007, between 2001 and 2004 in the North Sea and from 2001 to 2005 in the West of Scotland, whitefish gear effort dropped substantially, by 59 per cent and 69 per cent respectively. These decreases in effort reflect the reduction in fleet capacity caused by decommissioning. Following these substantial reductions, effort continued to decline albeit less rapidly until 2007.
Effort using Nephrops gear in 2009 was 8.3 million kW days in the North Sea and 4.5 million kW days in the West of Scotland. Compared with 2008, Nephrops gear effort decreased by 9 per cent in the North Sea and by 6 per cent in the West of Scotland. Looking at longer term trends, Nephrops effort in the North Sea rose markedly, by 87 per cent between 2001 and 2003, and has been roughly stable since 2003. In the West of Scotland, Nephrops effort has been comparatively stable since 2005, after peaking in 2003 at 5.8 million kW days and dipping to 4.6 million kW days in 2005.
Employment
The number of fishermen employed on Scottish fishing vessels at the end of 2009 stood at 5,409, a decrease of 1 per cent on the figures for the previous year and the lowest level ever recorded.
Quota Uptake
Quota uptake reached 100 per cent for North Sea Plaice and was around 95 per cent or over for eight of the other key demersal stocks (North Sea Cod, North Sea Haddock, North Sea Whiting, North Sea Saithe, West of Scotland Cod, West of Scotland Whiting, West of Scotland Monkfish and West of Scotland Saithe) .
Uptake of quota was high for the major pelagic fish stocks; approaching 100 per cent for North Sea Mackerel, West of Scotland Mackerel, North Sea Herring and West of Scotland Herring.
Marine Scotland's sea fisheries database (FIN) holds details of, among other things, all fish landings into Scotland and landings abroad by Scottish based vessels. Voyage information is supplied by skippers who are required by EU legislation to maintain logbooks. Data on landings is provided by fish sellers under similar EU legislation. Information is collated and entered at port offices and then transmitted to the FIN central server at Marine Scotland, Edinburgh. DEFRA maintains a similar system for landings into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as landings made by EWNI vessels abroad.
Data on employment within the Scottish fishing fleet is collated by Marine Scotland in an annual survey distributed to port offices in each Scottish fishing district.
National statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff.
source: scotland.gov.uk
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Published: September 22, 2010
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EmailSea Fisheries Statistics published by Scotland's Chief Statistician show the value of landings by Scottish based vessels in 2009 was £443 million. This is the highest value for landings in real terms in the decade.
The figures show that 378 thousand tonnes of fish were landed by Scottish vessels in 2009.
Landings by Scottish based vessels
The value of landings by Scottish vessels increased by 10 per cent in real terms to £443 million in 2009. The volume of landings increased by 2 per cent in 2009 to 378 thousand tonnes.
Shellfish landings made up 32 per cent by value and 18 per cent by volume of all landings by Scottish based vessels in 2009, with a total value of £143 million for 69 thousand tonnes landed. The volume of shellfish landings increased by seven per cent between 2008 and 2009 while prices decreased by nine per cent in real terms.
Demersal species made up 34 per cent of the total by value and 27 per cent by volume, with a total value of £149 million for 103 thousand tonnes landed. This represents an increase in value of 5 per cent in real terms and an increase in volume of 4 per cent compared with 2008.
Pelagic species made up 34 per cent of the total by value and 54 per cent by volume, with a total value of £151 million for 205 thousand tonnes landed. This represents an increase in value of 47 per cent in real terms since 2008, while the volume landed decreased by 1 per cent.
The increased value of pelagic landings was primarily due to the increased average price per tonne of mackerel obtained by fishermen (up by 10 per cent in real terms since 2008), combined with the increased volume of mackerel landed by Scottish based vessels, up by 39 per cent. This increase in the value of mackerel landed results in mackerel replacing nephrops as the most valuable species to the Scottish fleet in 2009.
Scottish fishing fleet
The number of active fishing vessels based in Scotland stood at 2,174 vessels in 2009, the smallest fleet size ever recorded.
The Scottish fleet included 691 over 10 metres vessels, a decrease of 27 per cent since 2000, reflecting the impact of two decommissioning schemes in 2001-02 and 2003-04 which awarded grants to owners in the Scottish whitefish fleet to decommission their vessel and surrender their fishing licence.
There are currently 1,483 10 metre and under vessels which account for over two thirds of the Scottish fleet.
Fishing effort (days at sea multiplied by the power (kW) of the vessel)
Effort in the cod recovery zone by the Scottish over 10 metre fleet using whitefish gear stood at 12.2 million kW days in the North Sea and 2.2 million kW days in the West of Scotland in 2009. Although effort has increased slightly since 2007, between 2001 and 2004 in the North Sea and from 2001 to 2005 in the West of Scotland, whitefish gear effort dropped substantially, by 59 per cent and 69 per cent respectively. These decreases in effort reflect the reduction in fleet capacity caused by decommissioning. Following these substantial reductions, effort continued to decline albeit less rapidly until 2007.
Effort using Nephrops gear in 2009 was 8.3 million kW days in the North Sea and 4.5 million kW days in the West of Scotland. Compared with 2008, Nephrops gear effort decreased by 9 per cent in the North Sea and by 6 per cent in the West of Scotland. Looking at longer term trends, Nephrops effort in the North Sea rose markedly, by 87 per cent between 2001 and 2003, and has been roughly stable since 2003. In the West of Scotland, Nephrops effort has been comparatively stable since 2005, after peaking in 2003 at 5.8 million kW days and dipping to 4.6 million kW days in 2005.
Employment
The number of fishermen employed on Scottish fishing vessels at the end of 2009 stood at 5,409, a decrease of 1 per cent on the figures for the previous year and the lowest level ever recorded.
Quota Uptake
Quota uptake reached 100 per cent for North Sea Plaice and was around 95 per cent or over for eight of the other key demersal stocks (North Sea Cod, North Sea Haddock, North Sea Whiting, North Sea Saithe, West of Scotland Cod, West of Scotland Whiting, West of Scotland Monkfish and West of Scotland Saithe) .
Uptake of quota was high for the major pelagic fish stocks; approaching 100 per cent for North Sea Mackerel, West of Scotland Mackerel, North Sea Herring and West of Scotland Herring.
Marine Scotland's sea fisheries database (FIN) holds details of, among other things, all fish landings into Scotland and landings abroad by Scottish based vessels. Voyage information is supplied by skippers who are required by EU legislation to maintain logbooks. Data on landings is provided by fish sellers under similar EU legislation. Information is collated and entered at port offices and then transmitted to the FIN central server at Marine Scotland, Edinburgh. DEFRA maintains a similar system for landings into England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as landings made by EWNI vessels abroad.
Data on employment within the Scottish fishing fleet is collated by Marine Scotland in an annual survey distributed to port offices in each Scottish fishing district.
National statistics are produced by professionally independent statistical staff.
source: scotland.gov.uk
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