Fishing - Activity data and statistics

What is it: 

Data is collated about fishing activity in Scottish waters from a range of sources, including:

Links to Scotland's Marine Atlas: 
Chapter 5: Fishing
Data originators: 
European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
Scottish Government (Marine Directorate)
This information page is part of the theme: 
Fishing Activity
Demersal sales (£) from Scottish waters (per ICES statistcial rectangle) 20012-2016 © Marine Scotland
More Information: 

Where possible, fisheries data from the Scottish Government, Marine Management Organisation (MMO), and other European bodies is available to view on our interactive map portal.  Links to other data sources and statistics are provided in the 'Data Sources' tabs.  

This page was last modified on : 
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 17:41

Links and Resources

Map Typesort descending Click title for metadata and licence information Date of data View Map
Map Layers (NMPi) Fishing effort (days) - pelagic active gear by rectangle- 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Mackerel Lines - Number of Vessels 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Fishing - Scottish Under 12m vessels - Creels, Pots and Traps - Annual average value (2017-2021) (£) 2017-01-01 to 2021-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Total hours fished by UK vessels >15m - all gears (2020) (MMO WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Pelagic fish - Landed sales value (£) by rectangle 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - NOT Nephrops Trawls - Number of Vessels 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Total value (£) of UK vessels >15m length - all gears (2020) (MMO WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Fishing effort (days) - passive gear by rectangle - 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Scallop Towed Dredges - Monetary Value (£) 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Route Density (EMSA) Annual Totals - Fishing (EMODnet WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Demersal fish - Landed weight (tonnes) by rectangle 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2023-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Mackerel Lines - Monetary Value (£) 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Vessel Density Annual Averages - Fishing (EMODnet WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Shellfish - Landed sales value (£) by rectangle 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Scallop Divers - Monetary Value (£) 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Average intensity (hours) - Bottom trawls (OT) - 2010-2020 (ICES SR.2021.11) 2021-09-24 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Pelagic fish - Landed weight (tonnes) by rectangle 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Scallop Towed Dredges - Number of Vessels 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Average intensity (hours) - Nephrops and crustaceans with bottom trawls (OT CRU) - 2010-2020 (ICES SR.2021.11) 2021-09-24 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Shellfish - Landed weight (tonnes) by rectangle 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - NOT Nephrops Trawls - Monetary Value (£) 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Average intensity (hours) - Dredges (DRB MOL) - 2010-2020 (ICES SR.2021.11) 2021-09-24 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Sea Fisheries Statistics - Districts (2013 onwards) 2013-01-01 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Relative Value (£) 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - UK activity associated with Oil and Gas Pipelines (2007-2015) - Nephrops Trawls 2017-07-19 Access this map on NMPi

Pages

Type Link Title External Link
Statistics Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics www.gov.scot
Statistics Scottish Government - Reporting statistics from marine and fisheries compliance www.gov.scot
Marine Scotland Data Portal ScotMap Inshore Fisheries Mapping in Scotland: Recording Fishermen’s use of the Sea data.marine.gov.scot
Datasets OSPAR request on the production of spatial data layers of fishing intensity/pressure (SR.2021.11) doi.org
Datasets Marine Management Organisation (MMO) spatial datasets environment.data.gov.uk
Data Portals Global Fishing Watch (GFW) globalfishingwatch.org
Data Portals European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) emodnet.ec.europa.eu, emodnet.ec.europa.eu, emodnet.ec.europa.eu
Type Title External link
Reports Scottish Government - Assessing fisheries displacement by other licensed marine activities: good practice guidance www.gov.scot