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Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2003

Table 4. Active Scottish based vessels by main fishing method, 31st December 1993 to 2003

10m & under

Over 10m

Total

Nephrops
trawl

Creel
fishing

Other

Total

Pelagic

Demersal

Shellfish

Total

Purse
seine

Pelagic
trawl

Other

Total

Trawl

Seine

Lines

Other

Total

Nephrops
trawl

Other

Total

1993

47

1,421

94

1,562

37

15

-

52

417

192

20

12

641

357

283

640

1,333

2,895

1994

50

1,527

127

1,704

37

14

-

51

371

174

22

11

578

366

296

662

1,291

2,995

1995

43

1,448

97

1,588

34

15

-

49

374

146

14

9

543

322

254

576

1,168

2,756

1996

53

1,520

109

1,682

33

17

-

50

409

122

14

8

553

300

255

555

1,158

2,840

1997

62

1,480

117

1,659

28

17

-

45

418

104

8

14

544

277

245

522

1,111

2,770

1998

63

1,440

125

1,628

25

17

-

42

390

96

5

14

505

248

238

486

1,033

2,661

1999

73

1,411

120

1,604

21

19

-

40

375

87

4

15

481

236

224

460

981

2,585

2000

91

1,404

127

1,622

19

19

-

38

371

85

4

12

472

223

225

448

958

2,580

2001

99

1,421

125

1,645

9

27

-

36

379

80

5

9

473

223

218

441

950

2,595

2002

100

1,440

131

1,671

8

25

-

33

326

47

6

11

390

208

211

419

842

2,513

2003

102

1,406

124

1,632

6

21

2

29

281

36

4

11

332

194

208

402

763

2,395

From the beginning of 1993 there was a requirement that all 10 metres and under vessels should be licensed.

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