Scottish Fisheries Statistics 2002

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Scottish Fisheries Statistics 2002

Table 2. Value of sea fish landings into Scotland by Scottish based vessels; fishermen employed, by region, 2002

Region

Landings (1) 2002

Labour force (2)

Fishermen employed

As % labour force

Eilean Siar, Orkney & Shetland

48.8

29

1,247

4.30

Aberdeenshire

89.5

120

1,593

1.33

Angus

0.6

52

60

0.12

Argyll & Bute

14.3

41

599

1.46

City of Aberdeen

14.8

115

86

0.07

City of Edinburgh

0.0

243

4

0.00

Dumfries and Galloway

0.1

62

99

0.16

East Lothian

0.7

39

57

0.15

Fife

1.9

161

146

0.09

Highland

62.2

106

813

0.77

Moray

3.8

44

350

0.80

North Ayrshire

0.5

53

53

0.10

Scottish Borders

3.9

48

118

0.25

South Ayrshire

6.0

51

482

0.95

(1) million (2) thousands, Office for National Statistics

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