The Scottish Government

Tonnes

Value ( 000)

per tonne (standard weight)

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Blue ling

1,755

1,923

3,705

2,375

4,243

1,103

1,374

2,945

2,039

4,099

723

822

914

987

1,111

Bluemouth

3

0

57

86

103

1

0

52

80

103

299

0

918

933

997

Catfish

790

634

628

740

587

1,004

932

914

1,023

827

1,499

1,735

1,719

1,632

1,661

Cod

37,634

39,807

26,098

23,305

17,383

36,073

44,247

35,332

32,945

23,558

1,121

1,301

1,584

1,654

1,586

Dogfish

5,803

4,300

3,181

3,768

3,492

3,583

3,238

2,373

3,059

3,184

846

1,032

1,021

1,113

1,248

Forkbeard

210

121

173

270

433

114

79

124

198

324

613

737

815

828

845

Greenland halibut

1,213

1,370

1,104

895

917

1,918

2,395

1,841

1,500

1,621

1,707

1,889

1,801

1,812

1,909

Haddock

75,601

76,348

66,359

46,347

36,458

40,091

51,891

54,432

46,946

31,167

615

788

952

1,175

992

Hake

874

1,137

1,362

1,252

976

1,234

1,510

1,744

1,954

2,320

1,638

1,541

1,485

1,811

2,757

Halibut

337

169

226

172

134

953

677

666

562

509

3,053

4,314

3,186

3,513

4,120

Lemon sole

1,882

2,118

2,576

2,184

1,791

3,651

4,038

4,944

4,650

4,072

2,017

1,983

1,996

2,214

2,365

Ling

7,542

8,199

7,190

6,480

5,903

5,229

6,931

7,150

6,624

6,512

797

972

1,144

1,176

1,269

Megrims

4,153

3,615

3,241

3,183

2,875

5,396

4,900

5,148

4,587

4,231

1,364

1,423

1,668

1,513

1,545

Monks

21,448

15,374

12,139

11,864

11,847

38,121

32,207

28,435

27,461

26,460

2,267

2,676

2,970

2,928

2,811

Plaice

4,092

4,184

2,813

2,138

2,089

3,897

3,891

2,961

1,531

1,506

1,019

995

1,126

766

771

Pollack (Lythe)

1,020

794

660

874

795

831

743

716

982

914

929

1,067

1,236

1,280

1,310

Roes

122

144

120

110

74

169

178

148

156

123

1,386

1,232

1,239

1,418

1,650

Roundnose grenadier

228

320

1,035

589

1,004

160

176

675

321

790

702

550

652

545

787

Redfish

1,107

1,165

1,306

1,096

1,233

873

1,003

1,125

914

1,068

788

861

862

834

866

Saithe (Coalfish)

10,043

8,462

8,211

8,629

8,330

3,894

4,141

3,835

3,433

3,614

461

582

556

473

516

Scabbard fish

247

156

200

399

669

193

187

269

389

771

781

1,195

1,347

975

1,152

Sharks

137

227

258

78

196

180

301

259

109

160

1,808

1,815

1,376

1,912

1,121

Skates & rays

3,447

2,942

2,430

2,466

2,247

2,252

2,107

1,812

2,030

1,826

738

809

842

930

918

Turbot

226

208

150

154

117

739

843

595

458

571

3,494

4,328

4,239

3,181

5,207

Tusk

462

599

770

962

807

247

371

555

637

585

604

700

815

749

819

Whiting

26,795

20,076

20,334

19,490

12,266

12,650

10,382

11,335

12,073

8,266

533

584

630

700

761

Witches

1,912

1,538

1,822

2,145

2,440

1,928

1,298

1,826

2,071

2,423

1,049

878

1,042

1,004

1,033

Other flatfish

168

193

163

157

170

211

283

221

210

231

1,259

1,463

1,351

1,338

1,354

Other or mixed demersal

15,845

12,629

7,608

10,477

2,207

1,647

1,648

944

1,001

756

104

130

124

96

353

Total demersal

225,096

208,754

175,919

152,685

121,788

168,342

181,971

173,377

159,943

132,591

862

1,004

1,134

1,201

1,258

Argentines

40

89

576

2,311

3,581

8

31

174

392

751

198

347

302

170

210

Blue whiting

12,387

26,955

38,432

17,685

20,023

687

1,597

1,476

737

936

55

59

38

42

47

Herring

49,637

33,660

42,290

34,452

35,957

5,405

4,039

4,589

3,425

8,614

109

120

109

99

240

Horse mackerel

1,456

2,167

590

988

634

232

300

83

134

64

159

138

141

136

101

Mackerel

38,149

40,213

33,332

43,542

54,947

14,472

17,829

6,998

10,443

21,084

379

443

210

240

384

Sprats

5,327

2,759

8,611

4,238

1,297

633

334

1,043

495

152

119

121

121

117

117

Other pelagic

52

79

55

1

+

7

20

47

2

+

-

253

855

2,000

-

Total pelagic

107,048

105,922

123,886

103,217

116,438

21,444

24,150

14,410

15,628

31,600

200

228

116

151

271

Edible crabs

7,464

8,014

7,458

9,615

8,558

6,644

7,447

7,636

9,701

9,052

890

929

1,024

1,009

1,058

Lobsters

654

638

527

408

301

5,769

6,168

5,532

4,544

3,497

8,824

9,670

10,497

11,137

11,618

Mussels

714

518

229

864

853

150

100

46

178

186

210

193

201

206

218

Norway lobsters

21,580

19,983

21,817

20,599

20,282

48,249

43,181

57,508

48,040

53,055

2,236

2,161

2,636

2,332

2,616

Periwinkle

2,462

1,675

1,002

928

603

2,211

1,664

1,036

935

664

898

993

1,034

1,008

1,101

Pink shrimps

365

1,366

456

378

440

312

1,431

451

361

363

855

1,048

989

955

825

Queen scallops

5,264

6,912

4,962

4,159

5,533

1,794

2,422

2,150

1,774

2,324

341

350

433

427

420

Razor fish

220

115

79

87

59

497

294

178

211

128

2,258

2,562

2,253

2,425

2,169

Scallops

9,801

9,715

8,465

8,807

9,796

16,016

15,561

14,314

13,933

17,204

1,634

1,602

1,691

1,582

1,756

Squid

823

1,355

1,199

852

696

1,523

2,189

1,395

1,103

1,291

1,851

1,615

1,163

1,295

1,855

Velvet crab

2,849

2,436

1,882

2,425

2,243

4,639

4,050

3,267

4,037

3,679

1,628

1,663

1,736

1,665

1,640

Whelks

1,894

1,074

1,300

2,274

1,611

623

317

386

817

680

329

295

297

359

422

Other crabs

407

465

264

295

345

213

250

132

140

190

524

538

499

474

550

Other shellfish

153

169

272

150

173

695

447

282

193

209

4,536

2,645

1,038

1,287

1,208

Total shellfish

54,651

54,433

49,912

51,840

51,494

89,335

85,521

94,313

85,966

92,521

1,635

1,571

1,890

1,658

1,797

Total landings

386,795

369,108

349,717

307,741

289,721

279,120

291,642

282,100

261,536

256,711

782

854

863

907

939