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Scottish sea fisheries statistics 2016
Annual National Statistics report on the quantity and value of landings of sea fish and shellfish by Scottish vessels and landings into Scotland.
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Table 1.11 Quantity and value of landings of key commercial stocks by Scottish vessels: 2012 to 2016
| Quantity (tonnes) | Value (£’000) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Atlanto Scandian Herring | 12,310 | 8,342 | 4,233 | - | 3,900 | 7,573 | 4,547 | 2,280 | - | 2,434 |
| Clyde Herring | 121 | 21 | - | - | - | 58 | 6 | - | - | - |
| North Sea Herring ( 1) | 33,641 | 39,363 | 44,977 | 48,322 | 59,220 | 17,212 | 14,700 | 12,926 | 17,657 | 39,681 |
| West of Scotland Herring | 8,248 | 10,211 | 12,155 | 10,404 | 2,423 | 4,129 | 3,493 | 3,265 | 3,650 | 1,444 |
| North Sea Mackerel ( 2,3) | 1,605 | 2,749 | 6,408 | 4,782 | 7,642 | 1,510 | 2,729 | 4,518 | 3,309 | 7,943 |
| West of Scotland Mackerel ( 3) | 132,740 | 131,242 | 231,416 | 192,068 | 178,964 | 129,585 | 123,407 | 189,165 | 125,216 | 158,588 |
| West of Scotland Blue Ling | 47 | 206 | 284 | 379 | 275 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| North Sea Cod | 10,564 | 10,619 | 10,517 | 10,940 | 12,321 | 20,934 | 21,033 | 21,289 | 21,534 | 25,956 |
| West of Scotland Cod (Via) | 135 | 130 | 142 | 161 | 174 | 264 | 249 | 288 | 322 | 352 |
| Rockall Cod (Vib) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 35 | 73 |
| North Sea Haddock | 25,528 | 30,046 | 25,572 | 21,826 | 22,540 | 26,593 | 33,479 | 35,344 | 29,765 | 29,688 |
| West of Scotland Haddock (Via) | 4,084 | 3,811 | 3,232 | 3,034 | 3,078 | 4,028 | 4,062 | 4,452 | 4,269 | 4,205 |
| Rockall Haddock (Vib) | 577 | 596 | 1,152 | 2,052 | 2,160 | 946 | 971 | 1,547 | 2,677 | 2,965 |
| North Sea Hake | 1,595 | 1,199 | 1,639 | 1,761 | 2,927 | 3,524 | 2,765 | 2,876 | 3,132 | 6,765 |
| West of Scotland Hake | 3,805 | 2,948 | 3,635 | 3,934 | 3,834 | 9,136 | 8,238 | 9,451 | 11,221 | 9,867 |
| North Sea Ling | 1,909 | 1,886 | 1,787 | 1,801 | 2,044 | 2,578 | 2,532 | 2,075 | 2,185 | 2,953 |
| West of Scotland Ling | 2,164 | 1,598 | 1,701 | 1,707 | 2,130 | 3,223 | 2,169 | 2,227 | 2,351 | 3,081 |
| North Sea Megrims | 1,370 | 1,655 | 1,421 | 1,116 | 1,196 | 3,891 | 4,129 | 3,837 | 2,813 | 3,672 |
| West of Scotland Megrims | 675 | 526 | 533 | 610 | 750 | 1,594 | 1,136 | 1,239 | 1,275 | 1,724 |
| North Sea Monkfish | 4,622 | 4,174 | 5,518 | 7,458 | 8,490 | 15,116 | 12,555 | 15,789 | 18,048 | 24,096 |
| West of Scotland Monkfish | 2,073 | 1,770 | 1,953 | 2,461 | 2,506 | 6,783 | 5,399 | 5,515 | 5,967 | 6,895 |
| North Sea Nephrops | 9,130 | 6,784 | 9,418 | 5,748 | 7,619 | 34,714 | 22,886 | 33,200 | 20,147 | 28,595 |
| West of Scotland Nephrops | 11,813 | 11,401 | 10,635 | 10,268 | 12,521 | 46,248 | 40,449 | 40,276 | 39,046 | 44,929 |
| North Sea Saithe | 5,487 | 7,224 | 5,170 | 5,167 | 4,997 | 5,977 | 6,191 | 4,653 | 4,636 | 5,307 |
| West of Scotland Saithe | 4,541 | 3,621 | 2,868 | 2,858 | 2,399 | 4,574 | 2,917 | 2,599 | 2,350 | 2,335 |
| North Sea Tusk | 60 | 70 | 51 | 41 | 36 | 58 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 30 |
| West of Scotland Tusk | 52 | 78 | 66 | 70 | 51 | 52 | 64 | 44 | 51 | 38 |
| North Sea Whiting | 8,717 | 9,752 | 8,614 | 7,848 | 7,228 | 9,259 | 9,739 | 9,569 | 8,371 | 7,931 |
| West of Scotland Whiting | 203 | 117 | 103 | 167 | 119 | 223 | 108 | 116 | 187 | 133 |
| Blue Whiting | 6,305 | 8,166 | 25,617 | 30,508 | 36,896 | 1,733 | 1,818 | 3,823 | 6,311 | 8,469 |
| Edible Crabs | 9,495 | 9,530 | 10,611 | 9,920 | 11,102 | 11,345 | 11,803 | 13,634 | 12,380 | 15,209 |
| Lobsters | 1,129 | 1,026 | 1,214 | 1,046 | 1,147 | 11,749 | 10,548 | 12,462 | 11,045 | 13,736 |
| Scallops | 17,150 | 17,577 | 16,443 | 16,042 | 15,340 | 31,437 | 31,887 | 32,792 | 33,087 | 36,980 |
| Velvet Crabs | 2,038 | 1,573 | 1,658 | 1,479 | 1,603 | 4,874 | 3,982 | 4,130 | 3,745 | 4,436 |
(1) Includes NS Herring (IVa & IVb) and NS Herring (IVc).
(2) Includes NS Mackerel (IVa) and NS Mackerel (IVb & IVc) but excludes Mackerel from the Shetland Box, allocated on West of Scotland.
(3) Figures for North Sea mackerel and West of Scotland mackerel have been extracted from FIN, whereas figures for all other stocks have been extracted from IFISH. See explanation in Annex 1.
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