The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

6. CONSERVATION

Table 6.31 Farmed shellfish production 1994-19962 1994 1995 1996 Area Mussels Oysters Scallops Queens Mussels Oysters Scallops Queens Mussels Oysters Scallops Queens (tonnes) (000s) (000s) (000s) (tonnes) (000s) (000s) (000s) (tonnes) (000s) (000s) (000s) Scotland 716 2,246 199 956 882 2,155 300 1,147 1,072 2,877 302 1,271 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eilean Siar1 60 44 0 1 114 2 0 1 306 2 0 0 Highland 199 284 92 194 226 163 117 145 287 801 122 270 Lothian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orkney 27 72 20 0 12 45 20 2 1 0 0 1 Shetland 19 0 0 0 21 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 Strathclyde 411 1,718 79 761 509 4,100 163 1,000 468 2,074 180 1,000 Source: SOAEFD 1 The former Western Isles Council changed its name on 2 September 1997. 2 New council figures are not yet available.