UK2 Fish Fleet by Age of Vessel


Table 2.3(a) in Final Report Classification of Vessels by Age for Fishing Districts (1990)    
FISHING DISTRICT Average Age % of boats % of boats
    under 10 years over 35 years
EYEMOUTH 19 24 10
PITTENWEEM 17 31 10
ARBROATH 24 16 23
ABERDEEN 18 28 10
PETERHEAD 18 26 9
FRASERBURGH 18 19 6
BUCKIE 18 23 7
WICK 23 25 17
ORKNEY 22 18 16
SHETLAND 18 36 9
STORNOWAY 22 27 18
KINLOCHBERVIE*      
LOCHINVER*      
ULLAPOOL* 16 31 10
MALLAIG 17 29 9
OBAN 17 36 10
CAMPBELTOWN 17 31 5
AYR 22 25 15
TOTAL SCOTLAND 19 26 11
Source: Sea Fish Industry Authority, 1992 (Vol.2, Statistical Appendices)      
*Disaggregated figures are not available for 1990. Ullapool figures include Kinlochbervie and Lochinver      
       
Table 2.7(a) in Final report Classification of Vessels* by Age for Fishing Ports (1996)    
FISHING PORT Average Age % of boats under 10 years % of boats over 35 years
KILKEEL 23 16 19
PORTAVOGIE 25 10 18
ARDGLASS 22 21 15
OTHERS 17 28 13
NORTHERN IRELAND 21 19 13
Source: Sea Fish Industry Authority, 1992 (Vol.2, Statistical Appendices)      
* Note: Vessels over 10m only      
       
Table 2.3(b) in Final Report Classification of Vessels by Age for Fishing Districts (1996)    
FISHING DISTRICT Average Age* % of boats under 10 years % of boats over 35 years
EYEMOUTH 18 30 11
PITTENWEEM 20 23 16
ARBROATH 21 19 19
ABERDEEN 18 20 11
PETERHEAD 18 27 11
FRASERBURGH 16 27 5
BUCKIE 18 15 4
WICK 19 28 13
ORKNEY 19 29 14
SHETLAND 17 33 12
STORNOWAY 19 23 13
KINLOCHBERVIE 15 47 6
LOCHINVER 15 29 4
ULLAPOOL 20 20 12
MALLAIG 16 28 4
OBAN 14 40 5
CAMPBELTOWN 18 30 8
AYR 18 35 9
SCOTLAND 18 28 10
Source: Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 1996      
* Data for the <10m vessels was only available in age group classes. The mid-point of the age range was assumed to apply to all in the group.      
For the open-ended range of >35 years, 40 was assumed as the age.      
       
Table 2.7(b) in Final report Classification of Vessels by Age for Fishing Ports (1996)    
FISHING PORT Average Age* % of boats under 10 years % of boats over 35 years
KILKEEL 23 16 19
PORTAVOGIE 25 10 18
ARDGLASS 22 21 15
OTHERS 17 28 13
NORTHERN IRELAND 21 19 13
Source: DANI, 1996      
* Calculated from data provided in age group classes. The mid-point of the age range was assumed to apply to all in the group.      
For the open-ended range of >35 years, 40 was assumed as the age.      


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By Ian Goulding
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