Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2003

Table 1. Active Scottish based vessels and power, by overall length group, 31st December 1993 to 2003

		10 metres & under	>10 <15 metres	15<20 metres	20<25 metres	25<30 metres	30<35 metres	35 metres & over	Total	Over 10 metres
		10 metres & under	>10 <15 metres	15<20 metres	20<25 metres	25<30 metres	30<35 metres	35 metres & over	Total	Number	Average
Number	1993	1,562	438	379	300	118	30	68	2,895	1,333	19.23
1994		1,703	430	356	289	120	28	68	2,994	1,291	19.26
1995		1,583	397	331	279	121	23	58	2,792	1,209	19.26
1996		1,668	357	305	260	132	22	62	2,806	1,138	19.61
1997		1,659	348	298	247	133	18	67	2,770	1,111	19.69
1998		1,628	316	272	229	134	17	65	2,661	1,033	19.88
1999		1,604	298	263	209	128	19	64	2,585	981	19.95
2000		1,622	290	254	202	126	22	64	2,580	958	20.04
2001		1,645	284	260	203	118	23	62	2,595	950	19.98
2002		1,671	280	237	152	92	19	62	2,513	842	19.64
2003		1,632	274	225	123	67	16	58	2,395	763	19.22
										Power	Average
Total power (kW)	1993	63,892	48,736	83,358	109,554	60,304	20,327	90,028	476,199	412,307	309.31
1994		68,812	48,657	79,973	107,084	61,545	18,088	90,606	474,765	405,953	314.45
1995		64,789	45,725	74,874	106,107	62,479	14,146	80,987	449,107	384,318	317.88
1996		70,949	42,234	70,392	101,103	69,596	13,682	90,725	458,681	387,732	340.71
1997		71,419	41,489	68,837	97,373	70,392	11,037	97,113	457,661	386,241	347.65
1998		70,686	37,910	63,511	91,374	71,428	12,771	102,290	449,970	379,284	367.17
1999		71,684	35,686	61,630	84,070	69,633	15,002	101,723	439,428	367,744	374.87
2000		76,742	35,234	60,417	83,209	70,070	17,601	106,312	449,584	372,843	389.19
2001		80,697	35,396	64,947	85,634	66,966	19,362	120,971	473,972	393,276	413.97
2002		82,690	35,906	60,956	66,308	54,511	15,368	127,089	442,827	360,138	427.72
2003		82,646	36,504	58,779	54,891	39,593	13,215	142,762	428,391	345,744	453.14

Scottish based vessels are those licensed at a Scottish port;Scottish registered vessels are those registered at a Scottish port on the Register of Shipping and Seamen.
From the beginning of 1993 there was a requirement that all 10 metres and under vessels should be licensed.

Chart 1. Landings by Scottish based vessels, 1989 to 2003

Chart 1. Landings by Scottish based vessels, 1989 to 2003

Chart 2. Active Scottish based vessels, 1989 to 2003

Chart 2. Active Scottish based vessels, 1989 to 2003

Increase in number of 10m & under vessels in 1993 due to changes in licensing requirements

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