Written Question · S6W-39917 · Session 6
What information it holds on what the recorded landings were, by weight, of (a) haddock, (b) whiting, (c) cod and (d) saithe at west coast …
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on what the recorded landings were, by weight, of (a) haddock, (b) whiting, (c) cod and (d) saithe at west coast fishing harbours in (i) 1986, (ii) 1996, and (iii) 2006, and what the recorded returns were for wild salmon for the same harbours and years.
The answer
The available information on the recorded landings of UK vessels by species and district landed into Scotland in 1986 are published in table 6 of the Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 1986:https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2020/11/sea-fisheries-statistics-1922-2010/documents/1986/1986/govscot%3Adocument/1986.pdfThere is no information available for 1986 on the recorded landings of foreign vessels into Scotland in 1986 by species and district landed.The available information on recorded landings by species and district landed into Scotland for 1996 are published in tables 12 (for UK vessels) and 26 (for foreign vessels) of the Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 1996:https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2020/11/sea-fisheries-statistics-1922-2010/documents/1996/1996/govscot%3Adocument/1996.pdfThe recording landings in tonnes for all vessels into west coast ports in Scotland for the requested species by district in 2006 are as follows:DistrictCodHaddockSaitheWhitingAyr73951Campbeltown21904Kinlochbervie25074576043Lochinver2036325,5867Mallaig13267974Oban22 2Portree08640Stornoway3906Ullapool752,03960918Total West Coast5553,8386,972154Prior to 2016, salmon were caught in commercial coastal net fisheries, but they were not landed through harbours. Salmon catches for 1952-2024, including 1986, 1996 and 2006, are published as official statistics in Scottish salmon and sea trout fishery statistics: http://www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781836914761/documents. Detailed supporting data is available for download: https://data.marine.gov.scot/dataset/salmon-and-sea-trout-fishery-statistics-1952-2024-season-reported-catch-and-effort-district
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-39917 by reference.