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 1.7e Quantity and value of all landings into Scotland by district and main species 1: 2012 to 2016

Quantity (tonnes) Value (£'000)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Mallaig
Haddock 707 644 267 401 417 818 911 381 491 601
Lesser spotted dog - - - 0 24 - - - 0 6
Ling 96 98 80 52 21 134 129 78 46 21
Megrims 94 49 53 49 39 148 85 77 74 66
Monks 359 467 376 468 219 1,065 1,369 963 958 569
Thornback ray 16 38 27 43 53 16 38 28 32 53
Witches 115 48 29 39 34 75 36 20 33 27
Other demersal 245 116 72 112 77 286 145 92 204 237
Total demersal 1,632 1,460 903 1,163 884 2,543 2,713 1,639 1,837 1,580
Sprats 1,290 916 1,540 1,060 2,177 318 217 370 249 502
Other pelagic 106 7 73 35 13 54 4 28 16 7
Total pelagic 1,395 923 1,612 1,095 2,190 372 221 398 265 509
Edible crabs 44 34 52 75 44 47 54 79 110 59
Nephrops 2,020 1,855 1,393 1,657 2,372 8,437 6,131 5,473 6,094 8,588
Scallops 341 283 422 327 397 672 525 893 735 994
Velvet crabs 29 20 23 26 29 63 45 48 54 67
Other shellfish 206 138 81 51 37 664 379 221 89 95
Total shellfish 2,639 2,330 1,971 2,135 2,879 9,884 7,134 6,713 7,081 9,803
Total landings 5,667 4,713 4,486 4,393 5,953 12,799 10,068 8,750 9,183 11,892
Oban
Total demersal 30 10 21 12 20 30 10 21 247 400
Total pelagic 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 6 1
Edible crabs 823 531 689 362 421 858 594 771 418 540
Lobsters 65 49 68 53 63 682 513 695 552 756
Nephrops 785 815 750 748 804 3,719 3,500 3,373 3,353 3,600
Scallops 1,395 1,080 1,280 1,158 1,060 2,693 2,123 2,611 2,496 2,650
Velvet crabs 237 134 168 158 200 590 354 453 410 547
Other shellfish 98 116 51 11 6 242 288 90 10 12
Total shellfish 3,404 2,725 3,007 2,491 2,554 8,783 7,373 7,992 7,239 8,104
Total landings 3,434 2,735 3,028 2,513 2,574 8,814 7,383 8,014 7,491 8,505
Orkney
Total demersal 40 33 19 24 6 52 38 61 38 19
Mackerel 13 7 41 37 36 20 4 25 17 22
Total pelagic 13 7 41 37 36 20 4 25 17 22
Edible crabs 2,289 2,614 2,810 2,879 3,404 2,782 3,237 3,754 3,611 4,769
Green crabs 143 133 117 108 80 92 87 78 70 58
Lobsters 121 98 146 95 102 1,250 1,109 1,468 999 1,286
Periwinkles 39 61 51 36 38 89 119 127 81 77
Queen scallops 24 9 2 7 41 24 8 3 6 48
Scallops 316 300 254 367 379 841 767 686 1,036 1,197
Velvet crabs 463 478 490 440 393 1,155 1,338 1,276 1,231 1,210
Whelks 0 31 133 401 452 0 23 106 301 410
Other shellfish 36 85 51 5 5 125 581 196 38 39
Total shellfish 3,432 3,808 4,053 4,339 4,894 6,359 7,269 7,695 7,372 9,094
Total landings 3,485 3,849 4,113 4,400 4,936 6,431 7,312 7,781 7,428 9,135

(1) Main species are those where the quantity landed into Scottish districts was 20 tonnes or over in 2016.

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