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Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2015
Details of landings of sea fish, the Scottish fishing fleet and the number of sea fishermen employed.
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Table 1.1.x Value and prices in real terms 1 of the main species 2 landed by Scottish vessels: 2011 to 2015
| Value (£'000) at 2015 prices | Price (£ per tonne) at 2015 prices | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Cod | 24,129 | 22,191 | 21,800 | 22,208 | 22,665 | 2,337 | 2,060 | 2,019 | 2,032 | 1,969 |
| Haddock | 32,182 | 33,296 | 39,457 | 42,148 | 37,382 | 1,316 | 1,087 | 1,141 | 1,386 | 1,362 |
| Hake | 13,264 | 15,688 | 13,634 | 13,807 | 15,895 | 1,983 | 2,232 | 2,475 | 2,239 | 2,389 |
| Ling | 6,459 | 6,138 | 4,868 | 4,417 | 4,670 | 1,578 | 1,480 | 1,377 | 1,239 | 1,292 |
| Megrims | 9,554 | 8,031 | 5,703 | 5,619 | 4,709 | 3,430 | 2,930 | 2,437 | 2,613 | 2,477 |
| Monkfish | 35,336 | 28,352 | 20,955 | 24,968 | 26,269 | 3,644 | 3,416 | 3,000 | 2,840 | 2,360 |
| Plaice | 4,119 | 3,282 | 4,828 | 4,190 | 4,534 | 1,258 | 1,133 | 999 | 959 | 972 |
| Saithe | 12,102 | 10,972 | 9,291 | 7,552 | 7,220 | 1,101 | 1,094 | 856 | 904 | 872 |
| Whiting | 10,044 | 9,985 | 10,150 | 9,737 | 8,593 | 1,285 | 1,105 | 1,015 | 1,115 | 1,068 |
| Total demersal | 161,120 | 148,683 | 142,146 | 143,622 | 142,791 | |||||
| Herring | 17,912 | 30,110 | 23,221 | 18,532 | 21,307 | 475 | 554 | 400 | 302 | 363 |
| Mackerel | 171,471 | 136,246 | 128,643 | 195,449 | 130,513 | 1,175 | 1,014 | 960 | 816 | 653 |
| Total pelagic | 193,868 | 172,599 | 156,225 | 220,896 | 160,153 | |||||
| Edible crabs | 12,209 | 11,791 | 12,037 | 13,680 | 12,380 | 1,244 | 1,242 | 1,263 | 1,289 | 1,248 |
| Lobsters | 13,951 | 12,211 | 10,758 | 12,494 | 11,021 | 11,197 | 10,813 | 10,489 | 10,299 | 10,559 |
| Nephrops | 88,943 | 85,732 | 65,907 | 75,222 | 61,025 | 3,924 | 4,028 | 3,565 | 3,670 | 3,696 |
| Queen scallops | 6,733 | 6,159 | 5,134 | 3,226 | 5,079 | 409 | 416 | 506 | 464 | 559 |
| Scallops | 31,534 | 32,654 | 32,520 | 32,875 | 33,083 | 2,000 | 1,905 | 1,850 | 2,001 | 2,062 |
| Squid | 9,681 | 5,336 | 4,959 | 6,574 | 4,374 | 4,221 | 3,423 | 3,755 | 2,917 | 3,150 |
| Velvet crabs | 6,151 | 5,065 | 4,061 | 4,134 | 3,733 | 2,791 | 2,486 | 2,582 | 2,498 | 2,534 |
| Total shellfish | 172,347 | 162,750 | 140,144 | 151,232 | 134,335 | |||||
| Total landings | 527,336 | 484,032 | 438,515 | 515,751 | 437,279 | |||||
(1) See Table 1.1.e 'Scottish vessels - All landings' for nominal values. Values in real terms were calculated by application of the HM Treasury Gross Domestic Product deflators,
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-june-2016-quarterly-national-accounts
| Year | GDP deflator |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 94.8 |
| 2012 | 96.2 |
| 2013 | 98.1 |
| 2014 | 99.7 |
| 2015 | 100.0 |
(2) Main species are those landed by Scottish vessels with a value of £2 million or above in 2015.