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Scottish Fisheries Statistics 2003
30/09/2004
Detailed statistics about the sea fisheries sector were
published today.
This annual publication provides details about the
volume and value of each species caught, landings by the
Scottish fleet, landings into ports in Scotland and the
characteristics of the Scottish fishing fleet.
The main points are as follows:
· The total number of fishing vessels based in Scotland
fell from 2,513 vessels at the end of 2002 to 2,395 at the
end of 2003.
· Total persons employed in the fish catching sector in
Scotland fell from 5,707 persons at the end of 2002 to
5,276 persons at the end of 2003.
· The value of all sea fish landings by Scottish based
vessels fell by 15 per cent to £279.5 million in 2003. By
volume, landings by Scottish based vessels fell by 12 per
cent to 391,406 tonnes.
· Scottish-based vessels landed 62 per cent by weight
and 54 per cent by value of all landings by UK vessels in
2003.
· Landings into Scotland by UK and foreign vessels
remained essentially constant at 379,000 tonnes. The value
of these landings fell by 10% to £283 million due to an
decrease in landings of demersal species and an increase in
landings of lower value pelagic species into Scottish
ports.
· Approximately 69 per cent of the total volume of sea
fish landed into the UK in 2003 was landed into a Scottish
port.
These statistics are produced from the Scottish
Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department's data
base which records details of sea fish landings into
Scotland, and landings abroad by Scottish based vessels.
These statistics are supplemented by information from the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for
landings into the rest of the United Kingdom.
Provision of the information contained in this
publication is a requirement of EU fisheries legislation.
It is provided by vessel skippers, vessel agents and fish
sellers.
General copies are available from:
Blackwell's Bookshop
53 South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1YS