Management Of The Scottish Inshore Fisheries; Assessing The Options For Change

9 THE BASELINE: SOUTH WEST IFG ( IFG 1)

9.1 Introduction to Area

The South West IFG includes the old Clyde IFG, the southern half of the former Mull and the Small Isles IFG and the Solway IFG. As shown in the figure below its borders cover the west coasts of Argyll and Bute L.A. and Dumfries &Galloway L.A. and, in the Clyde Estuary, South Ayrshire L.A. , North Ayrshire and Arran L.A., Inverclyde L.A., Renfrew L.A. and West Dumbarton L.A. and Glasgow City L.A.

Figure 9. 1 South West Map

Section 20.3 of this report estimated the (notional) populations of the IFG areas by allocating data zones to the nearest IFG. The population of the South West IFG was estimated to be 2,258,654 which is 45% of the Scottish population. The South West and East IFG together account for a notional 92% of the entire Scottish Population. The proximity to large centres of population would suggest that actual and potential flows of benefits and costs to recreational users of the inshore environment, as well as general public could be large relative to the equivalent flows associated with commercial fisheries.

Sea angling, which was at one time extremely popular, has diminished markedly particularly in the Clyde system, largely because of the absence of mature finfish to catch. Sea angling is however still very important to the economy of the Solway Coast and is highly regarded outside of the Clyde system, particularly around Mull, the Sound of Jura and Loch Etive. Several charter boats operate in the IFG waters from the regions ports, and much sea angling takes place from the shore. Areas of highest activity are generally those most accessible and nearest to the urban areas in the region.

The IFG region is of particular interest to scuba divers due to its diverse rocky habitats and clear waters offering sheltered conditions. Several charter vessel operators offer diving trips and there is also significant independent diving activity. Again because of the proximity to urban areas, the Clyde is an important centre for sub aqua as well as sailing and sea kayaking. Marine wildlife watching is an important attraction for the area with numerous operators of wildlife tours and vessels across the region. Marine species of particular note for supporting this sector in the region are whales, dolphins, puffins, sea eagles and seals.

There are three fishery districts; Campbeltown, Ayr and Oban; important second level ports and a number of small fishing villages covering inter alia the many islands of the area. The table below presents the ports administered by each Fishery District

Table 9.1. South West IFG Fishery Offices and Administered Ports

Ayr ( FO*)	Campbeltown ( FO*)	Oban ( FO*)
Annan	Ardrishaig	Coll
Ayr	Arran	Fort William
Ballantrae	Bruichladdich	Loch Buie (Mull)
Cumbraes	Bute	Loch Scridain (Mull)
Drummore	Campbeltown	Luing
Dunure	Carradale	Oban
Girvan	Colonsay	Tiree
Kirkcudbright	Crinan	Tobermory
Largs	Gigha
Greenock	Islay
Maidens	Jura
Portpatrick	Port Askaig
Stranraer	Port Ellen
Troon	Tarbert
Saltcoats	Tayinloan
Whithorn	Tayvallich
	West Loch Tarbert

The IFG region is a nationally important fishing ground to the mobile gear Nephrops fleet. In addition there is some seasonal visiting effort from the east coast. The nephrop trawler fleet in the IFG use either single or twin rig trawls targeting Nephrops throughout the year. Outside the Clyde, the main fishing grounds are in more open waters, though particularly during periods of poor weather inshore grounds can be can be important for income generation in more sheltered conditions. Around half of all Nephrops are exported overseas, either fresh or frozen. The main export markets are Spain, France and Italy.

The creel fishing fleet in the region target Nephrops, brown crab, velvet crab and lobster, depending on habitat types. Many vessels opportunistically prosecute different fisheries on a seasonal basis dependent upon availability, whilst others may specialise in one particular fishery. Whilst it is possible to make a fairly clear delineation of targeted Nephrops fishing, due to specific gear types, it is more difficult to do so with the mixed crab and lobster fisheries where it is often difficult to separate any target component. Seasonal variations between crabs and lobsters are an added complication

Whilst a majority of region's creelers are small under 10 m vessels working day trips, there are larger vessels operating static gear within the region. The creel fleet is not necessarily centred on large ports and harbours in the same way as the mobile gear fleet and small vessels operate may throughout the region from many isolated locations. Creel vessels can operate from moorings, and may land catches ashore via a tender if pier/quay facilities are absent.

Lobster is fished with creels year round on hard ground, although peak periods of demand for this premium product include Christmas and Easter. The velvet crab fishery is targeted by smaller inshore vessels on shallow hard grounds close to shore. In addition to landings from the targeted fishery a significant amount may be landed as by catch from the crab and lobster fishery

A significant component of the scallop fishing effort comes from the nomadic scalloping fleet of larger vessels of up to 30 m length, some of which are based in the region, and which work waters around the UK on a cyclical basis. In addition there are smaller resident vessels targeting the scallop fishery year round, as well as some seasonal effort from some vessels seasonally switching from the Nephrops trawl fishery. Scallops are also exploited by hand with scuba diving equipment with the scallops being sold live as a premium product.

9.2 Active Vessels by District and Gear Type

Table 9.2. South West Active Vessels by District and Gear Type

10 m & under			Ayr	Campbeltown	Oban	Total
		Nephrop Trawls	12	6	4	22
		Creel fishing	52	80	70	202
		Other	11	8	8	27
		Total	75	94	82	251
Over 10 m	Pelagic	Purse seine	-	-	-
		Pelagic trawl	-	-	-
		Other	-	-	-
		Total	-	-	-
Demersal	Trawl	8	4	5	17
	Seine	-	-	-
	Lines	14	-	-	14
	Other	7	-	-	7
	Total	29	4	5	38
Shellfish	Nephrop trawls	18	28	7	53
	Creel fishing	3	8	13	24
	Other	31	9	10	50
	Total	52	45	30	127
Total Over 10 m		81	49	35	165
Total All Vessels			156	143	117	416

Source: Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2012 , Table 2.5

The 10m and under segment is dominated by creels. Shellfish vessels account for 77% of the over 10m fleet with nephrop trawls making up 47% of the over 10m shellfish segment.

9.3 South West Employment by District

Table 9.3. South West IFG Catching Sector Employment

District	Regularly Employed	Irregularly Employed	Total
Ayr	507	74	581
Campbeltown	279	44	323
Oban	231	-	231
Total	1017	118	1135

Of all the IFGs, the South West area has the greatest number catching jobs. The absence of part-time or irregular work in the catching sector in Oban is unusual. For most other fishery districts across Scotland, 10-30% of all catching jobs were irregular or part-time.

9.4 South West IFG Landings

Table 9.4. South West IFG Landings (£'000) by District by All Vessels and Scottish Vessels

	All Vessels				Scottish Vessels
District	Total demersal	Total pelagic	Total shellfish	Total landings	Total Landings
Ayr	£6	£15	£13,915	£13,936	£12,693
Campbeltown	£17	£97	£15,961	£16,075	£12,879
Oban	£30	£1	£8,787	£8,818	£8,380
Total	£53	£113	£38,663	£38,829	£33,952

A relatively small proportion of landings are by non-Scottish vessels. Most of these will be from Northern Ireland or English vessels landing Nephrops and scallops to Scottish ports administered by Campbeltown and Ayr Districts. Demersal and pelagic landings are now insignificant and the above data highlights how the inshore fishery has changed significantly since the early 1980s

9.5 MPA's and Legislation & Regulations specific to the IFG Area

There are six MPAs within the IFG area. In the table below we have estimated the area of both the 0-1 NM and 0-3 NM that would be covered by an MPA site. For the South West IFG there are 6 relevant IFGs

Table 9.5.1 IFG 1: MPAs in the South West IFG in 0-1 NM and 0-3 NM zone

MPA	Area ( KM) within 0-1 NM	Area ( KM) within 0-3 NM
South Arran	106.9	281.4
Clyde Sea Sill	66.0	174.0
Loch Creran	12.0	12.0
Upper Loch Fyne and Loch Goil	86.0	86.0
Loch Sween	37.2	37.2
Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura	472.8	620.0
Total	780.9	1210.6

The area has a number of prohibitions including a complete ban on fishing in Lamlash Bay and constraints on fishing activity due to the EU Cod Recovery Plan and operations associated with naval bases in the Clyde system.

Measure	Explanatory Notes
Maximum length of a fishing vessel	There is a size limit for fishing boats in the Clyde. Prohibition of fishing for any species of sea fish (except herring, mackerel and sprats) from a fishing boat with an overall length not greater than 70ft/21.34 meters
Limited number of fishing days at sea	This regulation effectively limits vessels targeting Nephrops with 80-99 mm mesh size to 25 days at sea per month within the Clyde Area. Since 2003 Annex XVII of Regulation ( EC) No. 2341/2002, which establishes fishing effort and additional conditions for monitoring, inspection and surveillance for the recovery of certain cod stocks.
Mesh sizes for Nephrops	Nets for Nephrops fishing must have a stretched mesh size of not less than 80 mm (80 mm for twin rig). 80 mm within whole of West of Scotland cod recovery zone.
Ban on using mobile fishing gear during the weekend	The weekend ban on mobile gear was introduced in 1986. Prohibition of use of mobile or active gear from midnight on Friday until midnight on Sunday from January 1st to December 31st in each year.
Prohibition of all fishing.	Prohibition of all fishing for sea fish in an area of Lamlash Bay, Arran.
Protection for undersized Nephrops	Prohibition of landing and selling Nephrops with a carapace of less than 20 mm (Annex 12 on 850- 98). Prohibition of landing and selling Nephrops tails of <37 mm length (Annex 12 on 850-98).
Protection for herring stocks	1 Jan to 30 April all Clyde closed to herring fishing north of a line from Mull of Kintyre to Corsewall Point. The target species needs to represent at least 50% of the catch. Herring by-catch, maximum 50 kg per boat.
Scallops	Limit on number of scallop dredges that can be towed. Only eight scallop dredges may be towed each side of a fishing vessel, i.e. a total of 16 are towed.
Cod box	The 'cod box' was a temporary measure introduced 1st March to 30th April 2001 designed to protect cod at spawning time. The 'cod box' is now a National Order on an annual basis. Minimum 35% of Nephrops target in catch.
Ballantrae Banks	The Ballantrae Banks to protect herring spawning grounds. Ballantrae Banks, being the area of waters bounded by a line drawn from a point on the mainland at 55°04'.9 North latitude and 5°01'.6 West longitude (Downan Point) to a point at 5°04'.9 North latitude and 5°06 West longitude; thence to a point 55°09'04 North latitude and 5°06' West longitude; and thence to a point on the mainland at 55°08'.3 North latitude and 4°59'.7 West longitude (Bennane Head). Prohibition of use of mobile or active gear from 1st February to 30th April in each year. Also Ballantrae Banks.
Loch Ryan	Loch Ryan, within a straight line drawn from a point on the mainland at 55°01'.1 North latitude and 5°05'.8 West longitude (Miieur Point) to a point on the mainland at 55°00'.65 North latitude and 05°03'.2 West longitude (Garry Point). Prohibition of mobile or active gear from January1st December 31st in each year except dredging for mussels and oysters.
Queens Harbour & Gare Loch	Queens Harbour. Restricted access to Loch Long, Loch Long and Gare Loch. A permit has to be sought from the Queens Harbour Master. The Gare Loch, within a straight line a straight line drawn from a point on the mainland at 55°59'.26 North latitude and 4*46'.01 West longitude (Rosneath Point) to a point on the mainland at 55*58'.31 North latitude and 4°42'.25 West longitude (Ardmore Head) Prohibition of use of mobile or active gear from 1st January to 31st December in each year.
Naval use of the seabed	Various areas of the seabed are used by the Navy/ MOD. Fishing activity is restricted or excluded from these areas, i.e. Queens Harbour – Lochs Long, Goil, Gare Loch and part of eastern Loch Fyne.

The baseline catch estimates are presented below.

9.6 South West Baseline Catch Estimates ( IFG 1)

9.6.1 South West Zone 0-1 nm

Table 9.6.2 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type by Vessels 15m or Under in 0-1 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 1nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£3,432	£0	£0	£0	£0	£3,432
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£1,984,773	£0	£0	£1,984,773
Pelagic Lines	Val	£0	£4,908	£0	£0	£0	£4,908
Dredge	Val	£0	£0	£0	£251,840	£0	£251,840
Pots	Val	£0	£0	£3,222,844	£0	£2,549,887	£5,772,731
Hand Dive	Val	£0	£0	£0	£888,723	£73,938	£962,661
Total	Val	£3,432	£4,908	£5,207,617	£1,140,563	£2,623,825	£8,980,345

Table 9.6.3 IFG 1: Catch Value and Volume by Gear Type by Vessels Over 15m in 0-1 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 1 NM		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	KING SCALLOPS	QUEEN SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£10	£0	£12,954	£0	£0	£0	£12,964
	Vol	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£7,482	£0	£1,808,802	£0	£25,386	£330	£1,842,000
	Vol	6	0	715	0	57	0	777
Pelagic Trawl	Val	£0	£76,674	£0	£0	£0	£0	£76,674
	Vol	0	223	0	0	0	0	223
Other Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£1,580	£0	£0	£0	£1,580
	Vol	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Dredge	Val	£48	£0	£0	£1,493,885	£48,734	£0	£1,542,667
	Vol	0	0	0	769	122	0	891
Pots	Val	£18	£0	£8,742	£0	£0	£153	£8,913
	Vol	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Total	Val	£7,558	£76,674	£1,832,078	£1,493,885	£74,120	£483	£3,484,797
	Vol	6	223	721	769	179	0	1,899

Table 9.6.4 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type by all Vessels in 0-1 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 1nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£3,442	£0	£12,954	£0	£0	£16,396
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£7,482	£0	£3,793,575	£25,386	£330	£3,826,773
Pelagic Trawl	Val	£0	£76,674	£0	£0	£0	£76,674
Pelagic Lines	Val	£0	£4,908	£0	£0	£0	£4,908
Other Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£1,580	£0	£0	£1,580
Dredge	Val	£48	£0	£0	£1,794,459	£0	£1,794,507
Pots	Val	£18	£0	£3,231,586	£0	£2,550,040	£5,781,644
Hand Dive	Val	£0	£0	£0	£888,723	£73,938	£962,661
Total	Val	£10,990	£81,581	£7,039,695	£2,708,568	£2,624,308	£12,465,142

9.6.2 South West Zone 0-3 nm

Table 9.6.5 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type by Vessels 15m or Under in 0-3 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 3nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£5,508	£0	£0	£0	£0	£5,508
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£3,832,133	£0	£0	£3,832,133
Pelagic Lines	Val	£0	£8,659	£0	£0	£0	£8,659
Dredge	Val	£0	£0	£0	£587,939	£0	£587,939
Pots	Val	£0	£0	£4,730,752	£0	£4,034,353	£8,765,106
Hand Dive	Val	£0	£0	£0	£1,124,285	£87,277	£1,211,562
Total	Val	£5,508	£8,659	£8,562,886	£1,712,224	£4,121,630	£14,410,907

Table 9.6.6 IFG 1: Catch Value and Volume by Gear Type by Vessels Over 15m in 0-3 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 3 NM		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	KING SCALLOPS	QUEEN SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£153	£0	£27,991	£0	£0	£0	£28,144
	Vol	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£19,467	£0	£4,099,125	£0	£31,028	£1,010	£4,150,629
	Vol	15	0	1,667	0	70	0	1,752
Pelagic Trawl	Val	£0	£82,842	£0	£0	£0	£0	£82,842
	Vol	0	238	0	0	0	0	238
Other Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£5,428	£0	£0	£0	£5,428
	Vol	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Dredge	Val	£49	£0	£0	£2,534,477	£141,861	£0	£2,676,387
	Vol	0	0	0	1,290	359	0	1,648
Pots	Val	£18	£0	£14,204	£0	£0	£3,608	£17,830
	Vol	0	0	4	0	0	3	8
Total	Val	£19,686	£82,842	£4,146,749	£2,534,477	£172,889	£4,618	£6,961,260
	Vol	15	238	1,682	1,290	428	4	3,657

Table 9.6.7 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type by all Vessels in 0-3 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 3nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£5,660	£0	£27,991	£0	£0	£33,652
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£19,467	£0	£7,931,258	£31,028	£1,010	£7,982,763
Pelagic Trawl	Val	£0	£82,842	£0	£0	£0	£82,842
Pelagic Lines	Val	£0	£8,659	£0	£0	£0	£8,659
Other Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£5,428	£0	£0	£5,428
Dredge	Val	£49	£0	£0	£3,264,277	£0	£3,264,326
Pots	Val	£18	£0	£4,744,957	£0	£4,037,961	£8,782,936
Hand Dive	Val	£0	£0	£0	£1,124,285	£87,277	£1,211,562
Total	Val	£25,194	£91,501	£12,709,635	£4,419,590	£4,126,248	£21,372,167

9.6.3 South West Zone 0-6 nm

Table 9.6.8 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type by Vessels 15m or under in 0-6 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 6nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£7,049	£0	£0	£0	£0	£7,049
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£5,403,829	£0	£0	£5,403,829
Pelagic Lines	Val	£0	£10,576	£0	£0	£0	£10,576
Dredge	Val	£0	£0	£0	£836,415	£0	£836,415
Pots	Val	£0	£0	£5,718,099	£0	£5,116,642	£10,834,741
Hand Dive	Val	£0	£0	£0	£1,259,792	£90,887	£1,350,679
Total	Val	£7,049	£10,576	£11,121,928	£2,096,208	£5,207,529	£18,443,289

Table 9.6.9 IFG 1: Catch Value and Volume by Gear Type by Vessels Over 15m in 0-6 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 6nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	KING SCALLOPS	QUEEN SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£230	£0	£41,064	£0	£0	£0	£41,294
	Vol	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£37,501	£0	£6,013,675	£0	£33,908	£1,620	£6,086,704
	Vol	28	0	2,518	0	76	1	2,623
Pelagic Trawl	Val	£0	£85,729	£0	£0	£0	£0	£85,729
	Vol	0	244	0	0	0	0	244
Other Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£7,016	£0	£0	£0	£7,016
	Vol	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Dredge	Val	£49	£0	£0	£2,818,513	£239,661	£0	£3,058,223
	Vol	0	0	0	1,431	609	0	2,041
Pots	Val	£18	£0	£17,270	£0	£0	£20,750	£38,038
	Vol	0	0	6	0	0	18	23
Total	Val	£37,799	£85,729	£6,079,024	£2,818,513	£273,569	£22,370	£9,317,004
	Vol	29	244	2,539	1,431	685	18	4,947

Table 9.6.10 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type by all Vessels in 0-6 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 6nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val		£0	£41,064	£0	£0	£48,343
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£37,501	£0	£11,417,504	£33,908	£1,620	£11,490,533
Pelagic Trawl	Val	£0	£85,729	£0	£0	£0	£85,729
Pelagic Lines	Val	£0	£10,576	£0	£0	£0	£10,576
Other Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£7,016	£0	£0	£7,016
Dredge	Val	£49	£0	£0	£3,894,589	£0	£3,894,639
Pots	Val	£18	£0	£5,735,368	£0	£5,137,392	£10,872,778
Hand Dive	Val	£0	£0	£0	£1,259,792	£90,887	£1,350,679
Total	Val	£44,847	£96,305	£17,200,952	£5,188,290	£5,229,899	£27,760,292

9.6.4 South West Zone 0-12 nm

Table 9.6.11 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type by Vessels 15m or under in 0-12 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 12nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val		£0	£0	£0	£0	£7,395
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£5,678,325	£0	£0	£5,678,325
Pelagic Lines	Val	£0	£10,872	£0	£0	£0	£10,872
Dredge	Val	£0	£0	£0	£934,656	£0	£934,656
Pots	Val	£0	£0	£5,715,357	£0	£5,360,698	£11,076,055
Hand Dive	Val	£0	£0	£0	£1,259,792	£90,887	£1,350,679
Total	Val	£7,395	£10,872	£11,393,682	£2,194,449	£5,451,585	£19,057,982

Table 9.6.12 IFG 1: Catch Value and Volume by Gear Type by Vessels Over 15m in 0-12 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 12nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	KING SCALLOPS	QUEEN SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£565	£0	£98,701	£0	£0	£0	£99,265
	Vol	0	0	29	0	0	0	29
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£107,157	£0	£6,887,836	£0	£134,278	£3,506	£7,132,777
	Vol	79	0	2,834	0	298	1	3,213
Pelagic Trawl	Val	£0	£86,602	£0	£0	£0	£0	£86,602
	Vol	0	247	0	0	0	0	247
Other Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£7,016	£0	£0	£0	£7,016
	Vol	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Dredge	Val	£199	£0	£0	£3,033,275	£1,260,367	£0	£4,293,841
	Vol	0	0	0	1,541	3,159	0	4,700
Pots	Val	£18	£0	£18,357	£0	£0	£185,240	£203,614
	Vol	0	0	6	0	0	156	162
Total	Val	£107,938	£86,602	£7,011,909	£3,033,275	£1,394,645	£188,745	£11,823,115
	Vol	80	247	2,873	1,541	3,457	157	8,355

Table 9.6.13 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type by all Vessels in 0-12 NM zone

SOUTH WEST 12nm		DEMERSAL	PELAGIC	NEPHROPS	SCALLOPS	OTHER SHELLFISH	TOTAL
Demersal Trawl	Val	£7,960	£0	£98,701	£0	£0	£106,661
Nephrops Trawl	Val	£107,157	£0	£12,566,161	£134,278	£3,506	£12,811,102
Pelagic Trawl	Val	£0	£86,602	£0	£0	£0	£86,602
Pelagic Lines	Val	£0	£10,872	£0	£0	£0	£10,872
Other Trawl	Val	£0	£0	£7,016	£0	£0	£7,016
Dredge	Val	£199	£0	£0	£5,228,298	£0	£5,228,497
Pots	Val	£18	£0	£5,733,713	£0	£5,545,937	£11,279,669
Hand Dive	Val	£0	£0	£0	£1,259,792	£90,887	£1,350,679
Total	Val	£115,334	£97,474	£18,405,591	£6,622,369	£5,640,330	£30,881,097

9.6.5 South West Summary Tables

Table 9.6.14 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear From Shore to Zones Outer Limits

S. WEST	1nm	%	3nm	%	6nm	%	12nm	%
Demersal Trawl	£16,396	0.1%	£33,652	0.2%	£48,343	0.2%	£106,661	0.3%
Nephrops Trawl	£3,826,773	30.7%	£7,982,763	37.4%	£11,490,533	41.4%	£12,811,102	41.5%
Pelagic Trawl	£76,674	0.6%	£82,842	0.4%	£85,729	0.3%	£86,602	0.3%
Pelagic Lines	£4,908	0.0%	£8,659	0.0%	£10,576	0.0%	£10,872	0.0%
Other Trawl	£1,580	0.0%	£5,428	0.0%	£7,016	0.0%	£7,016	0.0%
Dredge	£1,794,507	14.4%	£3,264,326	15.3%	£3,894,639	14.0%	£5,228,497	16.9%
Pots	£5,781,644	46.4%	£8,782,936	41.1%	£10,872,778	39.2%	£11,279,669	36.5%
Hand Dive	£962,661	7.7%	£1,211,562	5.7%	£1,350,679	4.9%	£1,350,679	4.4%
Total	£12,465,142	100.0%	£21,372,167	100.0%	£27,760,292	100.0%	£30,881,097	100.0%
%	40.4%		69.2%		89.9%		100.0%

Table 9.6.15 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type For Each Zone

S. WEST	0-1nm	%	1-3nm	%	3-6nm	%	6-12nm	%
Demersal Trawl	£16,396	0.1%	£17,256	0.2%	£14,691	0.2%	£58,318	1.9%
Nephrops Trawl	£3,826,773	30.7%	£4,155,990	46.7%	£3,507,770	54.9%	£1,320,569	42.3%
Pelagic Trawl	£76,674	0.6%	£6,168	0.1%	£2,887	0.0%	£874	0.0%
Pelagic Lines	£4,908	0.0%	£3,752	0.0%	£1,917	0.0%	£295	0.0%
Other Trawl	£1,580	0.0%	£3,848	0.0%	£1,588	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Dredge	£1,794,507	14.4%	£1,469,819	16.5%	£630,313	9.9%	£1,333,858	42.7%
Pots	£5,781,644	46.4%	£3,001,292	33.7%	£2,089,843	32.7%	£406,891	13.0%
Hand Dive	£962,661	7.7%	£248,901	2.8%	£139,117	2.2%	£0	0.0%
Total	£12,465,142	100.0%	£8,907,025	100.0%	£6,388,125	100.0%	£3,120,805	100.0%

Table 9.6.16 IFG 1: Catch Value by Gear Type From Shore to Zones Outer Limits

	1nm	%	3nm	%	6nm	%	12nm	%
Fixed	£5,781,644	46.4%	£8,782,936	41.1%	£10,872,778	39.2%	£11,279,669	36.5%
Mobile	£5,715,929	45.9%	£11,369,010	53.2%	£15,526,259	55.9%	£18,239,877	59.1%
Other	£967,569	7.8%	£1,220,221	5.7%	£1,361,255	4.9%	£1,361,551	4.4%
Total	£12,465,142	100.0%	£21,372,167	100.0%	£27,760,292	100.0%	£30,881,097	100.0%

Table 9.6.17 IFG 1: Catch Value by Vessel Size From Shore to Zones Outer Limits

	1nm	%	3nm	%	6nm	%	12nm	%
Small	£8,980,345	72.0%	£14,410,907	67.4%	£18,443,289	66.4%	£19,057,982	61.7%
Large	£3,484,797	28.0%	£6,961,260	32.6%	£9,317,004	33.6%	£11,823,115	38.3%
Total	£12,465,142	100.0%	£21,372,167	100.0%	£27,760,292	100.0%	£30,881,097	100.0%

Table 9.6.18 IFG 1: Catch Value by Fin Fish and Shellfish From Shore to Zones Outer Limits

S. WEST	1nm	%	3nm	%	6nm	%	12nm	%
Finfish	£92,572	0.7%	£116,695	0.5%	£141,152	0.5%	£212,808	0.7%
Shellfish	£12,372,570	99.3%	£21,255,472	99.5%	£27,619,140	99.5%	£30,668,290	99.3%
Total	£1 2 ,465,142	100.0%	£21,372,167	100.0%	£27,760,292	100.0%	£30,881,097	100.0%

From the above tables it is estimated that in 2011 the value of the landing from the IFG area (i.e. 0-6nm) by Scottish vessels was £27.76 m of which 44.9% is caught within 1 NM and 77% within 0-3 nm. Given the topography it is not surprising that relatively little is caught within 3-6nm. A large proportion of the sea area is within lochs or narrow channels (<6 NM) between land masses

A total of £12.47m was caught in the 0-1 NM zone, the comparable figure for the 1-3 NM zone was £8.91 m

Within both the 0-1 and 0-3 NM, mobile gears take a larger share of the catch than static gears and 15 m and under vessels catch significantly more than the over 15 m vessels.