Publication - Statistics

Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2017

Published: 27 September 2018
Part of: Marine and fisheries
ISBN: 9781787812390

A National Statistics publication presenting data on the Scottish and UK fishing fleet, landings and employment.

Sea fisheries statistics

Supporting documents

Table 39. Number of active Scottish registered vessels by district and main fishing method as at 31^st December 2017

	10m & under				Over 10m														Total
	10m & under				Pelagic				Demersal					Shellfish				Over 10m Total
District	Nephrop trawls	Creel fishing	Other³	Total	Purse seine	Pelagic trawl	Other	Total	Trawl⁴	Seine	Lines	Other⁵	Total	Nephrop trawls	Creel fishing	Other	Total	Over 10m Total
Aberdeen	2	77	-	79	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	1	10	10	89
Anstruther	7	82	1	90	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	10	1	-	11	15	105
Buckie	13	52	4	69	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	10	5	1	1	7	17	86
Eyemouth	5	76	4	85	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	4	14	2	-	16	20	105
Fraserburgh	2	95	16	113	1	7	-	8	41	5	-	-	46	34	1	7	42	96	209
Peterhead	1	60	4	65	2	2	-	4	29	2	-	-	31	4	2	2	8	43	108
Scrabster	-	84	1	85	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	3	-	8	1	9	12	97
Total - East Coast	30	526	30	586	3	9	-	12	88	10	-	-	98	71	20	12	103	213	799
Orkney	1	84	6	91	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	4	26	3	33	37	128
Shetland	3	119	33	155	-	8	-	8	17	9	-	-	26	1	3	8	12	46	201
Stornoway	1	162	2	165	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	5	18	13	8	39	44	209
Total - Islands	5	365	41	411	-	8	-	8	26	9	-	-	35	23	42	19	84	127	538
Ayr	11	68	12	91	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	6	16	4	32	52	58	149
Campbeltown	8	86	11	105	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	7	27	6	7	40	47	152
Kinlochbervie	2	15	-	17	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	2	-	-	2	5	22
Lochinver	-	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	2	-	10	4	16	-	1	-	1	17	27
Mallaig	-	29	2	31	-	-	-	-	7	1	-	-	8	5	1	2	8	16	47
Oban	6	66	5	77	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	6	14	13	33	36	113
Portree	3	84	2	89	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2	5	10	-	15	17	106
Ullapool	2	74	10	86	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	6	7	10	3	20	26	112
Total - West Coast	32	432	42	506	-	-	-	-	36	1	10	4	51	68	46	57	171	222	728
Total	67	1,323	113	1,503	3	17	-	20	150	20	10	4	184	162	108	88	358	562	2,065

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