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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
9B fishing
Table 9B1 Fishing vessels and fishermen employed, 1997
District

Vessels1

Fishermen2

Total

Under 10m

10m and over

Total

Regularly employed

Partially employed

Crofters

Scotland
East Coast

1,505

772

733

5,188

4,324

864

-

Eyemouth

126

65

61

360

308

52

-

Pittenweem

104

69

35

240

191

49

-

Arbroath

75

60

15

130

61

69

-

Aberdeen

45

23

22

162

132

30

-

Peterhead

159

36

123

741

698

43

-

Fraserburgh

281

80

201

1,580

1,503

77

-

Buckie

151

36

115

613

560

53

-

Wick

135

106

29

277

136

141

-

Orkney

204

142

62

402

301

101

-

Shetland

225

155

70

683

434

249

-

 
West Coast

1,265

877

388

3,006

2,405

551

50

Stornoway

356

282

74

681

551

111

19

Kinlochbervie

24

19

5

46

34

12

-

Lochinver

28

12

16

50

37

-

13

Ullapool

60

40

20

116

104

11

1

Mallaig

247

173

74

493

404

72

17

Oban

172

135

37

319

252

67

-

Campbeltown

196

130

66

393

284

109

-

Ayr

182

86

96

908

739

169

-

Source: SOAEFD Branch J4

1 By base district.
2 Employed on vessels based within that district - figures are based on estimates and should only be used to indicate trends.

 

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