High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Thursday, September 15, 2011
Sea Fisheries
The graph below displays the value of all landings by Scottish based vessels for the years 2006 - 2010 (in 2010 prices).
The total value of sea fish landed by Scottish vessels in 2010 was £435 million. This represents a five per cent drop in real terms compared with 2009. However, at just under £450 million, the value of landings is higher than in every year in the last decade, other than 2009.
The decrease in the total value of landings was primarily due to a drop in the value of pelagic landings. Pelagic species made up 30 per cent of the total by value with a total value of £129 million. This represents a decrease in value of 17 per cent in real terms since 2009.
Demersal species made up 35 per cent of the total by value with a total value of £152 million. This represents a small one per cent decrease in the value in real terms since 2009.
Shellfish landings made up 35 per cent of the total by value with a total value of £154 million. The value of shellfish landings increased by four per cent in real terms in 2010.
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The Scottish Government has set a National Indicator to ensure that 70% of Scotland's key commercial fish stocks are at full reproductive capacity and being harvested sustainably by 2015. Some of our key stocks have been at historically low levels in recent years and we want to ensure that fish stocks are healthy and sustainable for future generations. This indicator will monitor the extent to which we are ensuring that the catch limit (Total Allowable Catch, TAC) for Scotland's key commercial fish stocks are set in line with scientific advice.
In 2010, the proportion of Scotland's key commercial fish stocks where the TAC was set in line with scientific guidance was 75%. In 2009, the TAC of 74% of Scotland's key commercial fish stocks was set in line with scientific guidance. The 1.4% increase in the proportion of fish stocks where TAC was set in line with scientific guidance observed for 2010 compared with 2009 was a small change (within three percentage points) indicating performance maintaining. (The 1.4% increase is based on the unrounded figures).
The proportion of Scotland's key commercial fish stocks where the TAC was set in line with scientific guidance has risen since the 2006 baseline figure of 60%. It currently stands at 75% (2010), 5 percentage points above the 2015 target figure of 70%.
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Notes:
Note (1): Stocks for which there was no available scientific advice for the year, or where the advice was unclear, have been counted as if the TAC was not consistent with the advice.
Note (2): For each year, the calculation of the proportion of fish stocks used data weighted by value for that year. Landings data for 2011 was estimated by 2010 landings data.
Note (3): Each point on the graph refers to the proportion of fish stocks where the TAC was set within scientific advice calculated over the three year period centred on that year.
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