Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2007

Table 4. Active ⁽¹⁾ Scottish based vessels by main fishing method, 31st December 1997 to 2007

	10m & under				Pelagic				Demersal					Shellfish			Total
	10m & under				Over 10m													Total
	Nephrops trawl	Creel fishing	Other	Total	Purse seine	Pelagic trawl	Other	Total	Trawl	Seine	Lines	Other	Total	Nephrops trawl	Other	Total	Total
1997 (r)	63	1,469	111	1,643	27	19	-	46	413	103	8	14	538	282	243	525	1,109	2,752
1998 (r)	66	1,417	122	1,605	25	17	-	42	384	96	5	14	499	249	236	485	1,026	2,631
1999 (r)	73	1,391	120	1,584	21	19	-	40	374	87	4	14	479	237	223	460	979	2,563
2000 (r)	88	1,383	122	1,593	18	20	-	38	366	85	4	11	466	223	222	445	949	2,542
2001 (r)	94	1,390	120	1,604	10	26	-	36	378	79	5	9	471	221	216	437	944	2,548
2002 (r)	94	1,399	122	1,615	9	24	-	33	319	44	6	11	380	204	211	415	828	2,443
2003 (r)	99	1,371	118	1,588	8	21	-	29	272	33	4	11	320	193	207	400	749	2,337
2004 (r)	103	1,371	121	1,595	6	20	-	26	265	33	9	10	317	181	206	387	730	2,325
2005 (r)	100	1,347	120	1,567	6	19	-	25	255	34	9	10	308	177	209	386	719	2,286
2006	98	1,299	121	1,518	5	16	-	21	247	33	10	10	300	171	214	385	706	2,224
2007	95	1,292	107	1,494	5	17	-	22	241	35	9	9	294	172	209	381	697	2,191

From the beginning of 1993 there was a requirement that all 10 metres and under vessels should be licensed.
⁽¹⁾ See footnote to Table 1

The Scottish Government