Scottish sea fisheries statistics 2016

Annual National Statistics report on the quantity and value of landings of sea fish and shellfish by Scottish vessels and landings into Scotland.


Table 1.7i Quantity and value of all landings into Scotland by district and main species 1: 2012 to 2016

Quantity (tonnes) Value (£’000)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Ullapool
Cod 15 4 28 36 60 27 7 65 83 123
Forkbeard 57 68 25 53 108 106 105 50 130 199
Haddock 270 200 427 1,272 1,565 300 224 552 1,750 2,164
Hake 1,344 1,306 2,223 2,908 2,315 3,452 3,867 6,044 9,373 5,603
Ling 431 573 642 775 804 665 809 817 1,159 1,024
Megrims 72 28 24 43 92 160 60 49 89 198
Monkfish 987 1,211 654 1,043 1,265 3,411 3,008 1,770 2,794 3,745
Saithe 129 88 136 113 153 137 71 122 104 151
Sandy ray 3 22 19 23 20 3 23 25 32 47
Tusk 6 1 2 14 43 7 1 2 11 34
Other demersal 77 65 75 128 82 97 108 110 163 227
Total demersal 3,392 3,565 4,254 6,409 6,507 8,366 8,284 9,605 15,687 13,516
Total pelagic 129 19 267 10 13 48 9 200 5 14
Edible crabs 1,207 1,175 1,376 1,055 1,188 1,511 1,576 2,030 1,375 1,856
Lobsters 35 27 33 29 31 348 278 345 307 372
Nephrops 939 1,039 1,204 993 1,359 4,341 4,083 5,090 4,298 5,120
Red crabs - 6 2 92 55 1 9 208 416
Scallops 69 193 178 80 56 159 361 388 225 153
Squid 191 118 408 96 38 471 284 1,577 254 190
Velvet crabs 35 19 20 13 31 66 42 42 29 73
Whelks 0 176 148 137 230 0 144 122 120 224
Other shellfish 101 283 110 3 4 64 127 50 3 3
Total shellfish 2,576 3,035 3,478 2,498 2,991 6,961 6,897 9,653 6,818 8,407
Total landings 6,097 6,618 7,999 8,917 9,510 15,374 15,190 19,458 22,511 21,937

(1) Main species are those where the quantity landed into Scottish districts was 20 tonnes or over in 2016.

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