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Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2014
Statistics on the Scottish fishing fleet and its catches in 2014
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Table 1.11 Quantity and value of landings of key commercial stocks by Scottish vessels: 2010 to 2014
| Quantity (tonnes) | Value (£'000) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Atlanto Scandian Herring | 24,151 | 14,045 | 12,310 | 8,342 | 4,233 | 6,022 | 5,354 | 7,573 | 4,547 | 2,280 |
| Clyde Herring | 48 | 90 | 121 | 21 | - | 21 | 47 | 58 | 6 | - |
| North Sea Herring ( 1) | 11,160 | 16,029 | 33,641 | 39,363 | 44,977 | 3,680 | 7,766 | 17,212 | 14,700 | 12,926 |
| West of Scotland Herring | 6,352 | 7,552 | 8,248 | 10,211 | 12,155 | 1,937 | 3,807 | 4,129 | 3,493 | 3,266 |
| North Sea Mackerel ( 2) | 1,298 | 1,569 | 1,605 | 1,423 | 2,619 | 1,102 | 2,021 | 1,510 | 1,450 | 1,954 |
| West of Scotland Mackerel | 133,397 | 144,386 | 132,740 | 132,570 | 235,204 | 111,957 | 160,472 | 129,585 | 124,688 | 191,727 |
| West of Scotland Blue Ling | 136 | 74 | 47 | 204 | 284 | 171 | 101 | 69 | 290 | 302 |
| North Sea Cod | 11,567 | 10,141 | 10,564 | 10,619 | 10,516 | 22,977 | 22,460 | 20,934 | 21,038 | 21,282 |
| West of Scotland Cod (VIa) | 114 | 107 | 135 | 130 | 142 | 225 | 232 | 264 | 249 | 289 |
| Rockall Cod (VIb) | 23 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 97 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| North Sea Haddock | 22,622 | 21,109 | 25,528 | 30,046 | 25,572 | 25,422 | 25,767 | 26,593 | 33,475 | 35,331 |
| West of Scotland Haddock (VIa) | 2,408 | 1,359 | 4,084 | 3,811 | 3,232 | 2,918 | 1,780 | 4,028 | 4,062 | 4,454 |
| Rockall Haddock (VIb) | 2,931 | 1,732 | 577 | 596 | 1,152 | 3,839 | 2,736 | 946 | 971 | 1,547 |
| North Sea Hake | 1,807 | 1,803 | 1,595 | 1,199 | 1,639 | 3,625 | 3,554 | 3,524 | 2,766 | 2,880 |
| West of Scotland Hake | 2,909 | 3,591 | 3,805 | 2,948 | 3,635 | 5,720 | 7,250 | 9,136 | 8,238 | 9,452 |
| North Sea Ling | 1,865 | 1,958 | 1,909 | 1,886 | 1,787 | 2,618 | 2,879 | 2,578 | 2,532 | 2,080 |
| West of Scotland Ling | 1,918 | 2,079 | 2,164 | 1,598 | 1,701 | 2,865 | 3,162 | 3,223 | 2,169 | 2,229 |
| North Sea Megrims | 1,410 | 1,355 | 1,370 | 1,655 | 1,421 | 3,888 | 4,512 | 3,891 | 4,129 | 3,831 |
| West of Scotland Megrims | 907 | 780 | 675 | 526 | 533 | 2,541 | 2,493 | 1,594 | 1,136 | 1,239 |
| North Sea Monkfish | 5,727 | 6,041 | 4,622 | 4,174 | 5,518 | 19,666 | 20,647 | 15,116 | 12,555 | 15,788 |
| West of Scotland Monkfish | 2,217 | 2,016 | 2,073 | 1,770 | 1,953 | 7,445 | 7,177 | 6,783 | 5,399 | 5,518 |
| North Sea Nephrops | 16,413 | 12,028 | 9,130 | 6,782 | 9,414 | 39,763 | 44,442 | 34,714 | 22,882 | 33,181 |
| West of Scotland Nephrops | 10,249 | 10,419 | 11,813 | 11,401 | 10,629 | 35,689 | 38,528 | 46,250 | 40,454 | 40,217 |
| North Sea Saithe | 7,856 | 6,546 | 5,487 | 7,224 | 5,170 | 7,208 | 6,967 | 5,977 | 6,191 | 4,652 |
| West of Scotland Saithe | 3,126 | 4,445 | 4,541 | 3,621 | 2,868 | 2,861 | 4,496 | 4,574 | 2,917 | 2,599 |
| North Sea Tusk | 70 | 71 | 60 | 70 | 51 | 64 | 70 | 58 | 51 | 36 |
| West of Scotland Tusk | 60 | 40 | 52 | 78 | 66 | 56 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 44 |
| North Sea Whiting | 6,533 | 7,512 | 8,717 | 9,752 | 8,614 | 7,345 | 9,214 | 9,259 | 9,735 | 9,569 |
| West of Scotland Whiting | 261 | 85 | 203 | 117 | 103 | 289 | 101 | 223 | 108 | 116 |
| Blue Whiting | 5,496 | 1,331 | 6,305 | 8,166 | 25,617 | 1,109 | 597 | 1,733 | 1,818 | 3,823 |
| Edible Crabs | 9,228 | 9,817 | 9,495 | 9,530 | 10,601 | 10,754 | 11,570 | 11,345 | 11,803 | 13,614 |
| Lobsters | 1,141 | 1,246 | 1,129 | 1,026 | 1,211 | 11,724 | 13,221 | 11,750 | 10,547 | 12,428 |
| Scallops | 18,775 | 15,764 | 17,144 | 17,577 | 16,428 | 31,999 | 29,883 | 31,421 | 31,886 | 32,765 |
| Velvet Crabs | 2,542 | 2,204 | 2,038 | 1,573 | 1,649 | 6,463 | 5,829 | 4,874 | 3,981 | 4,102 |
(1) Includes NS Herring (IVa & IVb) and NS Herring (IVc).
(2) Includes NS Mackerel (IVa) and NS Mackerel (IVb & IVc) but excludes Mackerel from the Shetland Box, allocated on West of Scotland.