Crown | Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020

Crown

Error message

Notice: Undefined offset: 1 in drupal_settings_initialize() (line 806 of D:\htdocs\sma\includes\bootstrap.inc).

Crown copyright covers material created by civil servants, ministers and government departments and agencies. This includes legislation, government codes of practice, Ordnance Survey mapping, government reports, official press releases, government forms and many public records.

Crown copyright is legally defined under section 163 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 as works made by officers or servants of the Crown in the course of their duties.

For more details on use of Crown copyright data below please visit the gov.scot website.

If used, the data should be acknowledged with:

licence link:

Crown copyright - gov.scot

Title	Copyright or Terms of Use
Inshore Fishing - ScotMap - Nephrops Trawls - Monetary Value (£)	ScotMap is a Marine Scotland project which provides spatial information on the fishing activity of Scottish registered commercial fishing vessels under 15 m in overall length. The data were collected during face-to-face interview with individual vessel owners and operators and relate to fishing activity for the period 2007 to 2011. The data are aggregated and analysed to provide information on the monetary value, relative importance (relative value) and the usage (number of fishing vessels and crew) of seas around Scotland. The dataset, as of July 2013, is based on interviews of 1,090 fishermen. Individuals defined their fishing areas with variable levels of precision. Users of the data should be aware of this, particularly of the coverage provided by the ScotMap data set which varies regionally. This layer shows the monetary value of polygons identifying Norway Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) as the primary target species where fishing gear is trawls.
Scallop 2009-2013 amalgamated VMS intensity layer	The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) provides information on the location and identity of all vessels greater than 15m in length. This layer shows the VMS data for all UK registered commercial fishing vessels (>15m length) fishing for Scallop species for the period 2009-2013. This provides an indication of the most intense areas for Scallop in Scottish waters. The values contained within the layer should not be taken as an absolute representation of amount of fishing vessels in a given area. Rather, the VMS values are a product of the statistical model used.
Economic Analysis - Marine Employment 2011 by Local Authority	The percentage of the population employed in the core marine sector varies significantly between local authorities. This layer shows core sector employment as a percentage of total employment for each local authority area for 2011. Figures from Scottish Annual Business Statistics (SABS) and the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES). SABS, sourced from the Annual Business Survey (ABS), allow detailed analysis of the structure and performance of businesses in Scotland. The BRES is the official source of employee and employment estimates by detailed geography and industry. Data are presented as core marine sector employment as a percentage of total employment. The core marine sector is defined as businesses whose operations are directly or indirectly dependent on the marine environment. It excludes oil and gas extraction.
Inshore Fishing - ScotMap - Nephrops Pots - Monetary Value (£)	ScotMap is a Marine Scotland project which provides spatial information on the fishing activity of Scottish registered commercial fishing vessels under 15 m in overall length. The data were collected during face-to-face interview with individual vessel owners and operators and relate to fishing activity for the period 2007 to 2011. The data are aggregated and analysed to provide information on the monetary value, relative importance (relative value) and the usage (number of fishing vessels and crew) of seas around Scotland. The dataset, as of July 2013, is based on interviews of 1,090 fishermen. Individuals defined their fishing areas with variable levels of precision. Users of the data should be aware of this, particularly of the coverage provided by the ScotMap data set which varies regionally. This layer shows the monetary value of polygons identifying Norway Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) as the primary target species where fishing gear is pots.
Demersal mobile 2009-2013 amalgamated VMS intensity layer	The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) provides information on the location and identity of all vessels greater than 15m in length. This layer shows the VMS data for all UK registered commercial fishing vessels (>15m length) fishing using mobile gear for Demersal species for the period 2009-2013. This provides an indication of the most intense areas for Demersal in Scottish waters. The values contained within the layer should not be taken as an absolute representation of amount of fishing vessels in a given area. Rather, the VMS values are a product of the statistical model used.
Economic Analysis - Direct employment in fishing, fish processing and aquaculture activities by travel to work areas (% of total employment, 2012)	The dataset show the direct employment in fishing, fish processing and aquaculture activities in 2012 by travel to work areas as a % of total employment in Scotland. There are places where non-coastal areas have some employment e.g. fish processing facilities. This dataset was derived from data produced by Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) and Marine Scotland Sea Fisheries Statistics. The area polygons are derived from Travel-to-Work Areas (TTWA) and cannot shared without an OS licence.
Inshore Fishing - ScotMap - Number of Crew	ScotMap is a Marine Scotland project which provides spatial information on the fishing activity of Scottish registered commercial fishing vessels under 15 m in overall length. The data were collected during face-to-face interview with individual vessel owners and operators and relate to fishing activity for the period 2007 to 2011. The data are aggregated and analysed to provide information on the monetary value, relative importance (relative value) and the usage (number of fishing vessels and crew) of seas around Scotland. The dataset, as of July 2013, is based on interviews of 1,090 fishermen. Individuals defined their fishing areas or 'polygons' with variable levels of precision. Users of the data should be aware of this, particularly of the coverage provided by the ScotMap data set which varies regionally. This layer shows the number of crew associated with each grid cell. The average number of crew working on a vessel is attributed to each polygon for that vessel. The same value is then allocated to each overlapping grid cell and numbers summed to derive the number of crew associated with each grid cell.
Pelagic - Mackerel 2009-2013 amalgamated VMS intensity layer	The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) provides information on the location and identity of all vessels greater than 15m in length. This layer shows the VMS data for all UK registered commercial fishing vessels (>15m length) fishing for Mackerel species for the period 2009-2013. This provides an indication of the most intense areas for Mackerel in Scottish waters. The values contained within the layer should not be taken as an absolute representation of amount of fishing vessels in a given area. Rather, the VMS values are a product of the statistical model used.
Economic Analysis - Marine Employment 2008 by Local Authority	The percentage of the population employed in the core marine sector varies significantly between local authorities. This layer shows core sector employment as a percentage of total employment for each local authority area for 2008. Figures from Scottish Annual Business Statistics (SABS) and the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES). SABS, sourced from the Annual Business Survey (ABS), allow detailed analysis of the structure and performance of businesses in Scotland. The BRES is the official source of employee and employment estimates by detailed geography and industry. Data are presented as core marine sector employment as a percentage of total employment. The core marine sector is defined as businesses whose operations are directly or indirectly dependent on the marine environment. It excludes oil and gas extraction.
Inshore Fishing - ScotMap - Scallop Divers - Number of Vessels	ScotMap is a Marine Scotland project which provides spatial information on the fishing activity of Scottish registered commercial fishing vessels under 15 m in overall length. The data were collected during face-to-face interview with individual vessel owners and operators and relate to fishing activity for the period 2007 to 2011. The data are aggregated and analysed to provide information on the monetary value, relative importance (relative value) and the usage (number of fishing vessels and crew) of seas around Scotland. The dataset, as of July 2013, is based on interviews of 1,090 fishermen. Individuals defined their fishing areas with variable levels of precision. Users of the data should be aware of this, particularly of the coverage provided by the ScotMap data set which varies regionally. This layer shows the number of vessels in polygons identifying scallops as the primary target species where fishing method is diving.