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 2.7.a Effort of regulated gears in the Cod Recovery Zone ( 1) in kwDays ('000) by Scottish registered over 10 metre vessels by area and gear type, 2004 to 2016

Whitefish Gear Nephrops Gear 2 Industrial Trawl Beam trawl mesh >=120mm Beam trawl mesh >=80 and mesh <120mm Gill Nets Trammel Nets Long lines
North Sea 2004 12,782 9,576 5 696 4,609 197 - 4
2005 12,235 9,194 3 731 4,185 166 - -
2006 11,741 8,780 - 603 3,109 294 - 8
2007 11,109 8,989 12 350 2,800 321 - 1
2008 12,271 9,306 - 69 1,355 417 - 278
2009 12,320 8,452 33 53 561 376 - 623
2010 10,507 8,415 28 - 144 441 - 304
2011 10,048 6,923 - - - 608 - 185
2012 9,385 5,425 21 - 68 571 - 69
2013 10,328 3,703 2 - 217 423 - 15
2014 10,372 3,433 1 137 181 400 - 61
2015 10,373 2,572 1 125 212 474 - 59
2016* 12,199 1,425 1 123 200 214 - 272
West of Scotland 2004 4,556 5,348 7 152 - 67 - 148
2005 2,665 4,597 41 120 - 39 - 307
2006 2,120 4,398 - 81 - 1 - 372
2007 1,999 4,707 - 2 - 1 - 520
2008 2,013 4,821 - - - 6 - 382
2009 2,258 4,541 - - - - - 708
2010 2,383 3,808 - - - - - 731
2011 2,124 3,587 - - - 12 - 704
2012 2,132 4,408 7 - - 7 - 526
2013 2,243 3,759 22 - - 7 - 308
2014 1,979 3,669 1 - - - - 369
2015 2,423 3,515 4 - - 5 - 348
2016 2,488 3,783 3 - 2 1 - 355
Irish Sea 2004 32 95 - - - - - -
2005 4 35 - - - 1 - -
2006 3 8 - - - - - -
2007 - 17 - - 1 - - -
2008 - 23 - - 1 - - -
2009 - 31 - - - - - -
2010 2 27 - - - - - -
2011 - 46 - - - - - -
2012 18 110 - - - - - -
2013 3 92 - - - - - 3
2014 2 127 - - - - - -
2015 3 102 - - - - - -
2016 26 122 - - - - - 3

(1) For description of cod recovery zone see Annex 2: Glossary of Terms.

(2) Includes effort by vessels which are exempt from effort controls under Article 11 of Council Regulation ( EC) 1342/2008.

(3) * In 2016 NS TR1 and NS TR2 were managed combined.

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