Table 13. Number of fishermen employed on Scottish based vessels, 2004 to 2008
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Regularly employed | 4,124 | 3,952 | 4,109 | 4,408 | 4,585 |
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Irregularly employed | 1,052 | 1,110 | 999 | 951 | 807 |
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Crofters | 99 | 93 | 97 | 65 | 56 |
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Total | 5,275 | 5,155 | 5,205 | 5,424 | 5,448 |
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Figures are limited to those employed on vessels which submit landing declarations to Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency port offices. They exclude, for example, those employed in cockle picking.