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Table 11. Employment in sea fishing and Scottish labour force, 1994 to 2004
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Total employed in the catching sector | 8,610 | 8,395 | 8,084 | 8,194 | 7,771 | 7,330 | 6,902 | 6,637 | 5,707 | 5,276 | 5,275 |
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Total labour force ('000) | 2,274 | 2,280 | 2,278 | 2,299 | 2,298 | 2,280 | 2,334 | 2,341 | 2,357 | 2,367 | 2,414 |
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Employment in fishing as % of labour force | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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Source : Labour Force Survey; Scottish Fishery Protection Agency. (Data prior to 1998 for LFS is based on 4 combined quarters, data from 1999 onwards is based on annual data)
Table 12. Value of sea fish landings into Scotland by Scottish based vessels; fishermen employed, by region, 2004
Region | Landings (1) 2004 | Labour force (2) | Fishermen employed | As % labour force |
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Eilean Siar, Orkney & Shetland | 51.0 | 33 | 1,273 | 3.86 |
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Aberdeenshire | 99.5 | 118 | 1,178 | 1.00 |
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Angus | 1.3 | 51 | 65 | 0.13 |
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Argyll & Bute | 12.9 | 42 | 580 | 1.38 |
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City of Aberdeen | 13.6 | 104 | 56 | 0.05 |
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City of Edinburgh | 0.0 | 232 | 4 | 0.00 |
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Dumfries and Galloway | 2.1 | 69 | 190 | 0.28 |
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East Lothian | 0.8 | 45 | 53 | 0.12 |
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Fife | 2.7 | 173 | 142 | 0.08 |
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Highland | 49.8 | 107 | 743 | 0.69 |
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Moray | 4.7 | 41 | 292 | 0.71 |
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North Ayrshire | 0.3 | 59 | 24 | 0.04 |
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Scottish Borders | 4.0 | 53 | 116 | 0.22 |
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South Ayrshire | 2.6 | 50 | 559 | 1.12 |
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Total | 245.2 | 1,177 | 5,275 | 0.45 |
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(1) £ million (2) thousands, Office for National Statistics
Table 13. Number of fishermen employed on Scottish based vessels, 2000 to 2004
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Regularly employed | 5,594 | 5,353 | 4,369 | 3,968 | 4,124 |
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Irregularly employed | 1,260 | 1,203 | 1,233 | 1,238 | 1,052 |
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Crofters | 48 | 81 | 105 | 70 | 99 |
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Total | 6,902 | 6,637 | 5,707 | 5,276 | 5,275 |
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Table 14. Number of fishermen employed by district and employment status, 2004
| Regularly employed | rregularlyemployed | Crofters | Total |
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Eyemouth | 161 | 12 | 0 | 173 |
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Pittenweem | 112 | 30 | 0 | 142 |
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Aberdeen | 105 | 52 | 0 | 157 |
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Peterhead | 374 | 43 | 0 | 417 |
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Fraserburgh | 603 | 122 | 0 | 725 |
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Buckie | 266 | 27 | 0 | 293 |
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Wick | 214 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
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Orkney | 305 | 38 | 0 | 343 |
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Shetland | 260 | 187 | 0 | 447 |
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Stornoway | 225 | 220 | 38 | 483 |
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Lochinver | 41 | 0 | 5 | 46 |
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Kinlochbervie | 38 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
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Ullapool | 70 | 4 | 0 | 74 |
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Mallaig | 138 | 30 | 0 | 168 |
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Oban | 198 | 56 | 22 | 276 |
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Campbeltown | 259 | 70 | 0 | 329 |
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Ayr | 639 | 125 | 0 | 764 |
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Portree | 116 | 36 | 32 | 184 |
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All districts | 4,124 | 1,052 | 99 | 5,275 |
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Chart 5 Number of fishermen employed on Scottish based vessels, 1964 to 2004
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