UK2 Fish Fleet Characteristics


Table 2.2 in Final Report Number of Vessels by Length for the Scottish Fishing Fleet by District (1990 and 1996)*                      
FISHING DISTRICT 1990         1996            
  Less than 9m 9 - < 12m 12 - < 24m Over 24m TOTAL Less than 10m 10 - < 15m 15 - < 25m Over 25m TOTAL    
EYEMOUTH 31 53 45 4 133 62 29 29 4 124    
PITTENWEEM 59 36 34 0 129 67 16 18 1 102    
ARBROATH 41 12 28 2 83 62 7 8 0 77    
ABERDEEN 17 11 12 10 50 32 7 7 10 56    
PETERHEAD 23 6 65 49 143 43 6 65 60 174    
FRASERBURGH 40 13 130 69 252 80 6 135 60 281    
BUCKIE 3 18 173 18 212 40 10 96 17 163    
WICK 51 21 17 2 91 106 19 9 2 136    
ORKNEY 40 43 8 12 103 136 41 11 11 199    
SHETLAND 22 16 34 19 91 144 25 28 20 217    
STORNOWAY 192 80 33 1 306 288 47 26 3 364    
KINLOCHBERVIE**           17 1 4 0 22    
LOCHINVER**           14 7 9 1 31    
ULLAPOOL** 36 39 21 1 97 40 13 6 0 59    
MALLAIG 110 79 28 2 219 184 41 32 2 259    
OBAN 89 38 12 0 139 129 30 8 0 167    
CAMPBELTOWN 90 55 39 0 184 130 36 28 0 194    
AYR 13 41 66 0 120 86 24 46 25 181    
                         
TOTAL SCOTLAND 857 561 745 189 2352 1660 365 565 216 2806    
Source: Sea Fish Industry Authority, 1992 (Vol.2, Statistical Appendices), Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 1991 & 1996.                        
* The length class categories differ slightly from 1990 to 1996, although the discrepancies are minor thereby allowing some comparisons to be made.                        
** Ullapool figures for 1990 include vessels registered in Kinlochbervie and Lochinver. According to the 1991 published statistics, the split of vessels between these three fishing districts was 53 in Ullapool, 27 in Lochinver and 15 in Kinlochbervie.                        
Lowest regional division of data is 137 fishing creeks.                        
                         
Table 2.6(a)&(b) in Final Report Number of Vessels by Length for Fishing Ports (1991)           Number of Vessels by Length for Fishing Ports (1996)          
FISHING PORT Less than 10m 10 - < 12m 12 - < 18m 18m - < 24m Over 24m TOTAL Less than 10m 10 - < 12m 12 - < 18m 18m - < 24m Over 24m TOTAL
KILKEEL 36 18 29 38 13 134 43 19 29 38 13 142
PORTAVOGIE 7 2 15 34 2 60 10 1 12 34 2 59
ARDGLASS 9 2 18 5 0 34 8 2 19 5 0 34
OTHERS 112 9 2 1 0 124 163 9 3 1 0 176
NORTHERN IRELAND 164 31 64 78 15 352 224 31 63 78 15 411
Source: Report on the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Northern Ireland 1991                        


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By Ian Goulding
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