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Provisional Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2015
An overview of the Scottish fishing fleet, fishermen employed and landings data.
Table 6 : UK quotas and uptake in 2015
| Species | UK Quota | Uptake | % Uptake |
|---|---|---|---|
| (tonnes) | (tonnes) | ||
| COD | |||
| North Sea | 14,862 | 14,818 | 99.7 |
| West of Scotland VIb | 45 | 18 | 40.0 |
| West of Scotland VIa, Vb | 0 | 169 | - |
| HADDOCK | |||
| North Sea | 30,977 | 25,824 | 83.4 |
| West of Scotland VIb | 2,104 | 2,052 | 97.5 |
| West of Scotland VIa, Vb | 3,385 | 3,052 | 90.2 |
| West of Scotland VIa (of which) | 706 | 455 | 64.4 |
| WHITING | |||
| North Sea | 10,154 | 9,998 | 98.5 |
| West of Scotland | 168 | 168 | 99.9 |
| SAITHE | |||
| North Sea | 8,970 | 8,924 | 99.5 |
| West of Scotland | 3,392 | 3,286 | 96.9 |
| PLAICE | |||
| North Sea | 25,936 | 17,304 | 66.7 |
| West of Scotland | 388 | 56 | 14.3 |
| MEGRIM | |||
| North Sea | 2,199 | 1,172 | 53.3 |
| West of Scotland | 1,375 | 643 | 46.8 |
| MONKFISH | |||
| North Sea | 9,087 | 8,887 | 97.8 |
| West of Scotland | 2,117 | 2,085 | 98.5 |
| NEPHROPS | |||
| North Sea | 10,873 | 6,959 | 64.0 |
| West of Scotland | 15,522 | 11,744 | 75.7 |
| HERRING | |||
| North Sea | 66,893 | 68,055 | 101.7 |
| West of Scotland | 16,910 | 15,260 | 90.2 |
| MACKEREL | |||
| North Sea | 5,791 | 5,567 | 96.1 |
| West of Scotland | 237,094 | 242,411 | 102.2 |