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Scottish sea fisheries statistics 2018
Tonnage and value of all landings of sea fish and shellfish by Scottish vessels, all landings into Scotland, the rest of the UK and abroad, and the size and structure of the Scottish fishing fleet and employment on Scottish vessels.
Table 41. Number of fishers working on Scottish registered vessels
| Year | Regularly Employed | Irregularly Employed1 | Crofters | Total2 | Total employed in Scotland3 | Employment in fishing as proportion of total employed in Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2,481,800 | 0.2 |
| 2013 | 4,092 | 847 | 53 | 4,992 | 2,495,100 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 3,980 | 763 | 53 | 4,796 | 2,558,800 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | 3,980 | 792 | 51 | 4,823 | 2,582,900 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 3,834 | 938 | 51 | 4,823 | 2,596,200 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 3,932 | 861 | 6 | 4,799 | 2,638,900 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 4,032 | 820 | 8 | 4,860 | 2,638,400 | 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) Employment levels (16+) rounded to the nearest hundred. Source : Annual Population Survey (APS), Jan-Dec 2018 datasets, ONS
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