Fishing - Activity data and statistics

What is it:

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

Logbook and landing declaration information
Sales notes from Registered Buyers and Sellers at the first point of sale
Onboard tracking data reported by the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
Statistics on enforcement

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

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