Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 3 Number 10: Scottish Scallop Stocks - Results of 2011 Assessments
This report presents the results of Scottish regional scallop stock assessments carried out by Marine Scotland Science (MSS) based on commercial catch-at-age and survey data up to and including 2010.
Footnotes
1. In 2011, landings were just under 8,000 tonnes with a value
of £16 million.
2. Technical and specialist terms (underlined) are defined
in a glossary at the end of this report.
3. Samples from the Shetland area are collected and provided
by staff from
NAFC
Marine Centre under the Memorandum of Understanding between
NAFC
Marine Centre and
MSS.
4. Length at age data and sampled weights for dredge and
dive caught scallops are combined and raised to total dredge
landings on a quarterly basis. Changes to
FMD which
will enable these samples to be raised separately to dive and
dredge landings for future stock assessments are anticipated.
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