Scottish Fisheries Statistics 2002
Table 31. Liveweight and value of landings by Scottish based vessels, by main (1) species and gear 2002
| Liveweight (tonnes) | Value ('000) |
Demersal trawl | Demersal seine | Demersal twin trawl | Lines | Gill nets | Beam trawl | Other demersal | Demersal total | Demersal trawl | Demersal seine | Demersal twin trawl | Lines | Gill nets | Beam trawl | Other demersal | Demersal total |
Bass | 7 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 32 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | 34 |
Blue ling | 2,127 | - | 415 | 4 | 18 | - | 0 | 2,563 | 2,167 | - | 354 | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | 2,534 |
Brill | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 43 | - | 46 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 216 | - | 227 |
Catfish | 310 | 43 | 68 | 0 | - | 6 | - | 427 | 497 | 69 | 107 | 0 | - | 6 | - | 679 |
Cod | 12,178 | 2,656 | 1,516 | 97 | 60 | 184 | - | 16,692 | 17,291 | 3,675 | 2,076 | 143 | 85 | 261 | - | 23,530 |
Dabs | 36 | 7 | 11 | 0 | - | 620 | - | 675 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - | 420 | - | 459 |
Dogfish | 1,624 | 114 | 214 | 363 | 530 | 6 | 158 | 3,008 | 1,646 | 117 | 229 | 376 | 361 | 6 | 95 | 2,831 |
Dover sole | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 239 | - | 243 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1,576 | - | 1,594 |
Forkbeard | 430 | - | 42 | 30 | 29 | - | 2 | 534 | 368 | - | 21 | 37 | 38 | - | 3 | 467 |
Grenadiers | 692 | - | 47 | - | - | - | - | 739 | 499 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | 527 |
Greenland halibut | 870 | - | 78 | - | - | - | - | 948 | 1,522 | - | 123 | - | - | - | - | 1,644 |
Gurnards | 308 | 9 | 20 | - | - | 27 | - | 365 | 172 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 11 | - | 195 |
Haddock | 32,046 | 11,203 | 2,970 | 50 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 46,354 | 22,115 | 6,411 | 1,899 | 64 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 30,531 |
Hake | 526 | 74 | 35 | 134 | 60 | 8 | - | 837 | 889 | 127 | 42 | 411 | 151 | 10 | - | 1,631 |
Halibut | 133 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 178 | 443 | 106 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 4 | - | 615 |
Lemon sole | 640 | 146 | 74 | - | 0 | 135 | - | 994 | 1,560 | 373 | 168 | - | 0 | 372 | - | 2,472 |
Ling | 3,689 | 123 | 984 | 548 | 102 | 14 | 26 | 5,485 | 4,064 | 133 | 1,065 | 849 | 255 | 15 | 71 | 6,453 |
Megrims | 1,872 | 107 | 468 | - | 0 | 25 | - | 2,473 | 3,158 | 186 | 751 | - | 0 | 44 | - | 4,139 |
Monks | 7,168 | 335 | 1,558 | 2 | 579 | 209 | 46 | 9,898 | 15,691 | 650 | 3,384 | 7 | 2,591 | 512 | 191 | 23,026 |
Mullett | 34 | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 42 | 117 | 17 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 136 |
Plaice | 969 | 272 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 7,069 | 0 | 8,416 | 671 | 180 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 8,133 | 0 | 9,053 |
Pollack | 483 | 75 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 626 | 549 | 86 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 711 |
Redfish | 1,009 | 1 | 93 | 2 | 9 | - | 0 | 1,114 | 981 | 1 | 102 | 3 | 41 | - | 2 | 1,131 |
Roes | 49 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 68 | 92 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 128 |
Saithe | 5,921 | 780 | 720 | 22 | 2 | 1 | - | 7,447 | 2,506 | 308 | 296 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | 3,123 |
Sandeels | 1,219 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 30 | 1,249 | 55 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | 55 |
Scabbardfish | 920 | - | 78 | 0 | - | - | - | 998 | 1,014 | - | 81 | 0 | - | - | - | 1,095 |
Shark | 18 | 0 | 1 | 402 | 347 | - | 3 | 771 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 844 | 1,036 | - | 7 | 1,918 |
Skate | 1,567 | 86 | 218 | 29 | 28 | 140 | 32 | 2,099 | 1,307 | 55 | 143 | 40 | 44 | 150 | 87 | 1,826 |
Tusk | 408 | 2 | 73 | 106 | 1 | 1 | - | 592 | 289 | 3 | 51 | 83 | 1 | 1 | - | 428 |
Turbot | 59 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 5 | 289 | 291 | 47 | 48 | 0 | 17 | 1,258 | 47 | 1,708 |
Whiting | 6,068 | 1,794 | 704 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8,600 | 3,550 | 1,246 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5,168 |
Witches | 1,357 | 97 | 148 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1,602 | 2,256 | 122 | 131 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2,509 |
Other demersal | 519 | 38 | 61 | 15 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 679 | 522 | 45 | 65 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 710 |
Total demersal | 85,260 | 18,021 | 10,793 | 1,811 | 1,785 | 9,087 | 303 | 127,058 | 86,390 | 14,003 | 11,740 | 2,913 | 4,675 | 13,063 | 505 | 133,289 |
Other species | 22,819 | 144 | 1,237 | 290 | 133 | 83 | 22 | 24,729 | 36,188 | 343 | 3,135 | 135 | 137 | 51 | 36 | 40,026 |
| Liveweight (tonnes) | Value ('000) |
Pelagic purse seine | Pelagic trawl | Pelagic total | Pelagic purse seine | Pelagic trawl | Pelagic total |
Argentines | - | 3,865 | 3,865 | - | 699 | 699 |
Blue whiting | - | 26,402 | 26,402 | - | 2,037 | 2,037 |
Herring | 819 | 49,689 | 50,508 | 128 | 9,678 | 9,806 |
Horse mackerel | - | 3,087 | 3,087 | - | 840 | 840 |
Mackerel | 2,296 | 159,879 | 162,175 | 1,121 | 78,764 | 79,884 |
Pilchards | - | 3,428 | 3,428 | - | 836 | 836 |
Sprats | - | 2,575 | 2,575 | - | 268 | 268 |
Other pelagic | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Total pelagic | 3,116 | 248,926 | 252,041 | 1,249 | 93,122 | 94,371 |
Other species | - | 2,751 | 2,751 | - | 906 | 906 |
| Liveweight (tonnes) | Value ('000) |
Creel fishing | Nephrop trawl | Dredging | Hand shellfishing | Shellfish total | Creel fishing | Nephrop trawl | Dredging | Hand shellfishing | Shellfish total |
Edible crabs | 5,955 | 4 | 9 | - | 5,968 | 6,312 | 4 | 4 | - | 6,319 |
Green Crabs | 349 | 0 | - | - | 349 | 176 | 0 | - | - | 176 |
Lobsters | 319 | 1 | - | - | 320 | 3,324 | 6 | - | - | 3,330 |
Mussels | 0 | - | 734 | 1 | 735 | 0 | - | 192 | 1 | 193 |
Norway lobster | 1,482 | 5,691 | - | 1 | 7,175 | 9,196 | 13,656 | - | 11 | 22,863 |
Periwinkles | 3 | - | - | 104 | 108 | 4 | - | - | 123 | 126 |
Queen scallops | - | - | 6,996 | 13 | 7,009 | - | - | 2,592 | 14 | 2,606 |
Scallops | 0 | 1 | 11,211 | 468 | 11,681 | 1 | 1 | 16,790 | 994 | 17,786 |
Squid | 0 | 66 | 0 | - | 66 | 0 | 91 | 0 | - | 91 |
Velvet crabs | 1,962 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1,969 | 3,094 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3,107 |
Whelks | 834 | 6 | 1 | - | 841 | 370 | 1 | 1 | - | 372 |
Other crabs | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | 15 | - | - | - | 15 |
Other shellfish | 11 | 16 | 5 | 135 | 167 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 168 | 238 |
Total shellfish | 10,934 | 5,792 | 18,956 | 722 | 36,404 | 22,548 | 13,782 | 19,582 | 1,311 | 57,223 |
Other species | 57 | 2,698 | 82 | - | 2,836 | 32 | 2,232 | 192 | - | 2,456 |
(1) Total value over 0.1m
Chart 12. Liveweight landings by Scottish based vessels, by quarter, 2002


Chart 13. Average value of landings per day at sea by Scottish based over 10m based vessels, by vessel type, 2002

Chart 14. Days at sea by Scottish based over 10m vessels by vessel type, 2002
