UK fishing industry report published

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The annual ‘UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2010’ report, published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), shows an increase in both the quantity and value of fish landed by the UK fleet.

The report includes detailed figures on the UK fishing fleet, the number of fishermen, the quantity and value of landings, international trade and the state of key fishing stocks. The publication has been fully refreshed this year and now includes many new data sets.

The report reveals that during 2010 the UK fleet landed 606,000t of sea fish (including shellfish) into the UK and abroad with a value of £719m. Compared with 2009, this represents a 4% increase in quantity and a 7% increase in value.

In 2010:

The UK fishing fleet remained the sixth largest in the EU in terms of vessel numbers, with the second largest capacity and fourth largest power. 6,477 fishing vessels were registered with a total capacity of 207,000GT and total power of 827,000kW.
Around 12,700 fishermen were reported as active in the UK; of these, 2,500 were part-time. The number of days spent at sea by over 10m vessels has fallen by 37% since 2001.
Scottish vessels accounted for 61% of the weight of landings by UK vessels, while English vessels accounted for 30%. Peterhead remains the port with highest landings, up 9% from 2009 levels to 122,000t.
Landings of cod by the UK fleet increased to 26,000t. Overall, the UK fleet landed 169,000t of demersal species, 5% higher than in 2009.
Over a quarter of all fish landed by UK vessels was mackerel. In total, 286,000t of pelagic species were landed by the UK fleet, unchanged from 2009.
Scallops landings by the UK fleet were 20,000t higher than in 2006, an 80% increase. Total shellfish landings by UK vessels rose to 152,000t.
First sale prices of fish rose by an average of 7.4% on 2009 levels.
Imports of fish fell to 703,000t, a 2% decrease from 2009. Over the same period, exports increased by 8% to 516,000t. Imports were highest for cod, tuna and shrimps and prawns. The UK’s main exports were mackerel, salmon and herring.
World figures for 2009 showed that China remained the largest producer of fish, landing 12.9 million tonnes of fish.

The full report can be seen at http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/annual.htm