Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2020
National Statistics publication that provides data on the 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.
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Table 38: Number of active1 Scottish registered vessels by main fishing method2,, as at 31st December 2016 to 2020
| 10m & under | Over 10m | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelagic | Demersal | Shellfish | Non fishing6 | Over 10m Total | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Nephrop trawls | Creel fishing | Lines/ hand lines | Other3 | Non fishing6 | Total | Pelagic trawl | Pelagic lines | Total | Trawl4 | Seine | Lines | Other5 | Total | Nephrop trawls | Creel fishing | Other | Total | |||
| 2016 | 58 | 900 | 123 | 71 | 312 | 1,464 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 91 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 118 | 204 | 99 | 102 | 405 | 26 | 569 | 2,033 |
| 2017 | 63 | 911 | 157 | 77 | 296 | 1,504 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 88 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 114 | 200 | 100 | 106 | 406 | 19 | 561 | 2,065 |
| 2018 | 56 | 946 | 154 | 74 | 309 | 1,539 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 111 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 137 | 160 | 105 | 104 | 369 | 26 | 550 | 2,089 |
| 2019 | 53 | 992 | 143 | 66 | 305 | 1,559 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 80 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 185 | 99 | 104 | 388 | 25 | 539 | 2,098 |
| 2020 | 51 | 892 | 165 | 102 | 346 | 1,556 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 81 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 110 | 187 | 99 | 93 | 379 | 21 | 532 | 2,088 |
(1) An active vessel is a fishing vessel that is registered (Register of Shipping and Seamen) and licenced to fish: see the glossary.
(2) Main fishing method is determined by calculating which fishing gear is used to catch the majority of the vessel's landings (by value).
(3) The 10m and under 'Other' fishing method category includes: mechanical dredging, suction dredging, gill nets and entangling nets, shell fishing by hand and all demersal trawls, nets and traps.
(4) The over 10m 'Demersal trawl' category includes; demersal single trawl, demersal pair trawl, demersal twin/multi trawl and beam trawl.
(5) The over 10m 'Demersal other' category includes; demersal gill nets and entangling nets and other demersal.
(6) The 'Non fishing' category includes vessels which hold an active licence but did not report any catch in the year stated.
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Email: fisheriesstatistics@gov.scot
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