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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.

Region	Total employed in fishing	Total employed in Scotland ¹	Employment in fishing as proportion of total employed in Scotland ²
Aberdeenshire	1,207	136,500	0.88
Angus	52	57,800	0.09
Argyll & Bute	547	42,000	1.30
City of Aberdeen	13	116,000	0.01
City of Edinburgh	13	250,400	0.01
Dumfries & Galloway	263	69,800	0.38
East Lothian	95	47,700	0.20
Eilean Siar, Orkney & Shetland	1,077	38,400	2.80
Fife	158	173,800	0.09
Highland	897	115,800	0.77
Moray	174	45,700	0.38
North Ayrshire	24	55,300	0.04
Scottish Borders	117	53,300	0.22
South Ayrshire	186	50,100	0.37

(1) Source : 2016 Annual Population Survey ( APS), ONS

(2) Proportions based on unrounded estimates

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