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

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

Map Type	Click title for metadata and licence information	Date of data	View Map
Map Layers (NMPi)	VMS - UK activity associated with Oil and Gas Pipelines (2007-2015) - Nephrops Trawls	2017-07-19	Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi)	VMS - UK activity associated with Oil and Gas Pipelines (2007-2015) - Dredges	2017-07-19	Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi)	VMS - UK activity associated with Oil and Gas Pipelines (2007-2015) - Demersal Trawls	2017-07-19	Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi)	VMS - UK activity associated with Oil and Gas Pipelines (2007-2015) - All Gears	2017-07-19	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)	VMS - Average intensity (hours) - Dredges (DRB MOL) - 2010-2020 (ICES SR.2021.11)	2021-09-24	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)	VMS - Total hours fished by UK vessels >15m - all gears (2020) (MMO WMS)		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)	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)	Shellfish - Landed weight (tonnes) by rectangle 2018-2022	2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31	Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi)	Sea Fisheries Statistics - Ports (2013 onwards)	2013-01-01	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)	Sea features and fishing ground names	2019-04-12	Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi)	Route Density (EMSA) Annual Totals - Fishing (EMODnet WMS)		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)	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 - Shetland - Important Shellfish Dredging Grounds (NAFC) - July 2013	2013-07-01	Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi)	Inshore Fishing - Shetland - Important Shellfish Creeling Grounds (NAFC) - July 2013	2013-07-01	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)	Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Scallop Towed Dredges - Monetary Value (£)	2013-08-26	Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi)	Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Scallop Divers - Number of Vessels	2013-08-26	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)	Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Relative Value (£)	2013-08-26	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