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Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2013
Statistics on the Scottish fishing fleet and its catches in 2013
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Table 2.6 Number of Scottish based vessels by main fishing method (1) and length group as at 31st December 2013
| Length group (metres) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10m & | Over | |||||||
| Main fishing method | under | >10 -12 | >12 -15 | >15 -24 | >24 -40 | 40 | Over 10m | Total |
| Demersal single trawl | 16 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 42 | 2 | 126 | 142 |
| Demersal pair trawl | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | 18 | 18 |
| Seine net | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Lines | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| Demersal gill nets | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 8 |
| Demersal twin/mult trawl | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | - | 15 | 15 |
| Beam trawl | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Other demersal | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Demersal total | 21 | 7 | 4 | 103 | 84 | 6 | 204 | 225 |
| Purse seine | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Pelagic trawl | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 20 |
| Pelagic total | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Creel fishing | 1,254 | 87 | 14 | 9 | - | - | 110 | 1,364 |
| Nephrops trawl | 70 | 41 | 38 | 88 | 4 | - | 171 | 241 |
| Mechanical dredging | 17 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 76 | 93 |
| Suction dredging | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Shell fishing by hand | 63 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 72 |
| Shellfish total | 1,405 | 143 | 69 | 136 | 17 | 2 | 367 | 1,772 |
| Total | 1,426 | 150 | 73 | 239 | 101 | 31 | 594 | 2,020 |
(1) For description of main fishing method see Annex 2: Glossary of Terms.
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