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Annual statistics

UK Sea Fisheries Statistics and its subsidiary publications The UK Fishing Industry: Structure and Activity and The UK Fishing Industry: Landings are annual Office for National Statistics publications, adhering to the Code of Practice of Practice for Official Statistics.

UK Sea Fisheries Statistics provides a broad picture of the UK fishing industry and its operations. The coverage includes the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands with separate figures for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The publication includes information on:

  • the structure and activity of the UK fishing industry
  • landings
  • supplies, overseas trade and marketing
  • main stocks and their level of exploitation
  • the world fishing industry

UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2011 was published on 27 September 2012.

UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2011
UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2011 (PDF 23.9 MB)
UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2011 (Excel tables within the publication).

The UK Fishing Industry: Landings contains information published in chapter 3 of UK Sea Fisheries Statistics. The publication provides a comprehensive overview of the quantity and value of species landed by UK and foreign vessels into the UK and by UK vessels landing abroad. It includes breakdowns by:

  • vessel nationality
  • port and country of landing
  • area of capture and fishing gear used
  • vessel size and sectoral membership.

The UK Fishing Industry in 2011: Landings was published on 30 August 2012.

The UK Fishing Industry in 2011: Landings
The UK Fishing Industry in 2011: Landings (PDF 8.2 MB)

The UK Fishing Industry: Structure and Activity contains information published in chapter 2 of UK Sea Fisheries Statistics. The publication is available below, and covers:

  • the size and composition of the UK fishing fleet
  • number of fishermen on UK registered fishing vessels
  • accidents involving fishing vessels and fishermen
  • fishing effort by UK vessels, including expanded coverage of effort in the cod and sole recovery zones and the Western Waters.

The UK Fishing Industry in 2011: Structure and Activity was published on 12 July 2012.

The UK Fishing Industry in 2011: Structure and Activity
The UK Fishing Industry in 2011: Structure and Activity (PDF 4.4 MB)

Contact information

Statistics and Analysis Team
Marine Management Organisation
Area 8C
9 Millbank
c/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR

Tel: 020 7979 8573
Fax: 020 7270 8072
Email: statistics@
marinemanagement.org.uk

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