Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2005

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Table 4. Active Scottish based vessels by main fishing method, 31st December 1995 to 2005

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

1995

44

1,450

95

1,589

34

15

-

49

370

147

14

9

540

326

251

577

1,166

2,755

1996

53

1,522

107

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

2004

107

1,426

129

1,662

6

20

-

26

267

33

9

10

319

181

206

387

732

2,394

2005

108

1,416

128

1,652

6

19

-

25

259

34

9

10

312

177

210

387

724

2,376

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

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