Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2014

Statistics on the Scottish fishing fleet and its catches in 2014

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Table 2.8 Number of fishermen employed on Scottish based vessels: 2005 to 2014

Year Regularly Employed Irregularly Employed 1 Crofters Total 2 Total employed in Scotland 3 Employment in fishing as proportion of total employed in Scotland
2005 3,952 1,110 93 5,155 2,454,600 0.2
2006 4,109 999 97 5,205 2,500,200 0.2
2007 4,408 951 65 5,424 2,528,400 0.2
2008 4,585 807 56 5,448 2,534,600 0.2
2009 4,403 946 60 5,409 2,497,700 0.2
2010 4,257 909 52 5,218 2,479,700 0.2
2011 4,067 877 52 4,996 2,476,300 0.2
2012 3,752 941 54 4,747 2,481,500 0.2
2013 4,092 847 53 4,992 2,493,800 0.2
2014 3,980 763 53 4,796 2,558,800 0.2

(1) Formerly referred to as part time

(2) Figures are limited to those employed on vessels which submit landing declarations to Marine Scotland port offices. They exclude, for example, those employed in cockle picking.

(3) Source : 2014 Annual Population Survey

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