Scottish Squid Fisheries

[glen]

Here is some data on catches of squid by the commercial squid fishing fleet in Scotland:







EXTRACT - Table 23. Liveweight and value of landings into Scotland by UK

vessels, by landing district and main species, 2004





<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Eyemouth

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 248

</TD>

<TD> 671

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 31

</TD>

<TD> 182

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD valign="top"> Total shellfish

</TD>

<TD valign="top"> 1,295

</TD>

<TD valign="top"> 3,090

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Peterhead

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 120

</TD>

<TD> 275

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 33

</TD>

<TD> 36

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 2,675

</TD>

<TD> 6,224

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Buckie

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 528

</TD>

<TD> 1,276

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 8

</TD>

<TD> 18

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 1,980

</TD>

<TD> 3,844

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Shetland

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 72

</TD>

<TD> 181

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 6

</TD>

<TD> 18

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 1,137

</TD>

<TD> 1,706

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Pittenweem

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 32

</TD>

<TD> 67

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 1,313

</TD>

<TD> 2,615

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Fraserburgh

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 570

</TD>

<TD> 1,480

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 25

</TD>

<TD> 36

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 9,222

</TD>

<TD> 19,485

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Wick

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD colspan="2"> None reported

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 351

</TD>

<TD> 1,225

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 5,458

</TD>

<TD> 5,768

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Stornoway

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD colspan="2"> None reported

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 69

</TD>

<TD> 148

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 3,705

</TD>

<TD> 9,127

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Aberdeen

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 93

</TD>

<TD> 219

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 44

</TD>

<TD> 412

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 2,695

</TD>

<TD> 4,933

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Orkney

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD colspan="2"> None reported

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 197

</TD>

<TD> 1,349

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 3,375

</TD>

<TD> 4,713

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Lochinver

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 63

</TD>

<TD> 135

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 37

</TD>

<TD> 65

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 861

</TD>

<TD> 2,647

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Kinlochbervie

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 139

</TD>

<TD> 321

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 41

</TD>

<TD> 141

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 464

</TD>

<TD> 1,029

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Mallaig

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD colspan="2"> None reported

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 21

</TD>

<TD> 71

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 2,944

</TD>

<TD> 5,849

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Ayr

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD colspan="2"> None

reported

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 48

</TD>

<TD> 150

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 3,911

</TD>

<TD> 4,761

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> All

ports

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 2,125

</TD>

<TD> 5,276

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 44

</TD>

<TD> 137

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 52,513

</TD>

<TD> 99,189

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Ullapool

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD> 37

</TD>

<TD> 93

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 18

</TD>

<TD> 46

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 1,484

</TD>

<TD> 3,476

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Oban

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD colspan="2"> None reported

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 10

</TD>

<TD> 38

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 3,185

</TD>

<TD> 6,181

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Portree

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD colspan="2"> None reported

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 19

</TD>

<TD> 117

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 1,747

</TD>

<TD> 6,191

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>  

<TABLE border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">

<TBODY>

<TR>

<TD rowspan="2">  

</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"> Campbeltown

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Tonnes

</TD>

<TD> £'000

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Squid

</TD>

<TD colspan="2"> None reported

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Other

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 354

</TD>

<TD> 719

</TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD> Total

shellfish

</TD>

<TD> 5,063

</TD>

<TD> 7,551

</TD>

</TR>

</TBODY>

</TABLE>







Source: [url="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/09/27174541/46031"]http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/20.../27174541/46031[/url]

[acc00]

Might be worth a go in the Moray Firth, see the report from the Scotsman in 2003 - should be able to catch them from the shore if you find the right place.



[url="http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1341&id=938162003"]http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=13...mp;id=938162003[/url]



There is also a scientific publication describing the fishery. 'Fishing mainly occurs in the coastal waters from Troup Head (west of Fraserburgh) to Nairn and as far north as Wick. At the beginning of the season, catches are best in shallow water over hard (even rocky) ground close inshore in depths of around 10 m. As the season progresses, the fishery gradually moves further offshore to a sandy/muddy bottom in waters of around 55 m depth. Better catches have been reported in areas that experience stronger tidal currents.'



'...the season normally commenced around the middle of September and continued for around 8 or 9 weeks with the peak occurring in early October.'



The Moray Firth directed squid fishery

Young, IAG; Pierce, GJ; Stowasser, G; Santos, MB; Wang, J; Boyle, PR; Shaw, PW; Bailey, N; Tuck, I; Collins, MA

Fisheries Research (Amsterdam) [Fish. Res.]. Vol. 78, no. 1, pp. 39-43. 2006.

[glen]

thanks angus, here are some extracts from the article referred to above:

Hard-hit crews could be squids in

Tue 26 Aug 2003

FRANK URQUHART FISHERMEN in the Moray Firth, facing rapidly dwindling white-fish quotas, are enjoying an unexpected catching boom - thanks to an "explosion" of squid in their waters.



Skippers of up to 30 vessels, which normally catch cod, haddock and prawns, have been given a brief respite from the pursuit of pressured stocks in a lucrative "calamari" fishery - with virtually every box destined for the tables of seafood restaurants in Spain.



Some boats have reported landing 50 boxes of squid in a single haul, working close to the shore between Troup Head and Portknockie Head on the Moray Firth coast, near Banff and Macduff.



The discovery of the major squid fishery in the Moray Firth follows the recent revelations by the government’s Fisheries Research Services in Aberdeen that anchovies and sardines, which normally form important commercial fisheries in southern Europe, are being found in increasing numbers in Scottish waters.



Fishermen say the increasing appearance of these - and now squid - in Scottish waters backs their claims that rising sea temperatures may be the key to the fragile state of the cod stocks in the North Sea.



George MacRae, the secretary of the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association, said the amount of squid being caught was unprecedented.



"In the past four weeks or so in the Moray Firth, there has been an explosion of a squid fishery," he said.



"The squid fishery is normally relatively small and confined to a few small boats, under ten metres, but this year it has been a very, very profitable fishery and some of our biggest white-fish boats have been trawling up and down the Moray Firth - sometimes only a few hundred yards off the shore - picking up squid in huge numbers. It is a non-pressure stock species, so there is no formal quota for it."



This article: [url="http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1341&id=938162003"]http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=13...mp;id=938162003[/url]

[trackair]

I hope that the Squid of Scotland don't become an Orange Roughie !! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blueboxbullet.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />

[glen]

well it sounds like there are heaps of them so i would not worry too much! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' /> squid are a lot harder to wipe out than long lived deep sea fish like orange roughie

[glen]

thanks to J.M. Smith for letting us know about this newer data that has become available:







source: [url="http://www.scottishexecutive.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/19141352/32/Q/Zoom/80

"]http://www.scottishexecutive.gov.uk/Public...om/80

[/url]







Table 23. Liveweight and value (1) of landings into Scotland by UK vessels, by landing district and main (2) species, 2005<table cellspacing="1" border="1" cellpadding="2"><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Eyemouth</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Gurnards - Red</th><td>68</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>1,389</td><td>1,440</td></tr><tr><th>Lemon sole</th><td>45</td><td>103</td></tr><tr><th>Plaice</th><td>29</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>172</td><td>131</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>72</td><td>95</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>1,776</td><td>1,853</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>48</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>1,024</td><td>2,738</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>56</td><td>90</td></tr><tr><th>Squid</th><td>74</td><td>182</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>32</td><td>187</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>1,235</td><td>3,248</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>3,010</td><td>5,101</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Pittenweem</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>118</td><td>121</td></tr><tr><th>Lobsters</th><td>46</td><td>512</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>1,076</td><td>2,351</td></tr><tr><th>Razor Fish</th><td>36</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><th>Surf clams</th><td>103</td><td>114</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>52</td><td>85</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>14</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>1,444</td><td>3,301</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>1,449</td><td>3,306</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Aberdeen</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Catfish</th><td>24</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>766</td><td>1,283</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>21</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>7,993</td><td>6,674</td></tr><tr><th>Hake</th><td>96</td><td>130</td></tr><tr><th>Halibut</th><td>30</td><td>143</td></tr><tr><th>Lemon sole</th><td>155</td><td>387</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>92</td><td>98</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>34</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>327</td><td>772</td></tr><tr><th>Plaice</th><td>118</td><td>99</td></tr><tr><th>Pollack</th><td>83</td><td>98</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>929</td><td>406</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & Rays</th><td>29</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>799</td><td>582</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>30</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>49</td><td>84</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>11,573</td><td>10,934</td></tr><tr><th>Blue whiting</th><td>11,664</td><td>583</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>11,668</td><td>587</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>165</td><td>169</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>446</td><td>1,139</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>1,075</td><td>1,767</td></tr><tr><th>Squid</th><td>189</td><td>371</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>30</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>17</td><td>167</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>1,922</td><td>3,663</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>25,164</td><td>15,184</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Peterhead</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Blue Ling</th><td>29</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><th>Catfish</th><td>141</td><td>222</td></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>3,332</td><td>6,219</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>99</td><td>122</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>22,055</td><td>18,094</td></tr><tr><th>Hake</th><td>270</td><td>379</td></tr><tr><th>Halibut</th><td>101</td><td>442</td></tr><tr><th>Lemon sole</th><td>339</td><td>875</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>688</td><td>764</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>321</td><td>668</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>1,791</td><td>4,498</td></tr><tr><th>Plaice</th><td>317</td><td>357</td></tr><tr><th>Pollack</th><td>329</td><td>416</td></tr><tr><th>Roes</th><td>37</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>3,228</td><td>1,561</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & Rays</th><td>61</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><th>Tusk</th><td>36</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>2,181</td><td>1,784</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>145</td><td>200</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>120</td><td>298</td></tr><tr><th>Other flatfish</th><td>37</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>35,659</td><td>37,150</td></tr><tr><th>Argentines</th><td>47</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><th>Herring</th><td>37,080</td><td>7,091</td></tr><tr><th>Horse Mackerel</th><td>114</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><th>Mackerel</th><td>41,807</td><td>30,004</td></tr><tr><th>Other pelagic</th><td>10</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>79,058</td><td>37,114</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>2,091</td><td>5,792</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>547</td><td>809</td></tr><tr><th>Squid</th><td>125</td><td>273</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>9</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>2,773</td><td>6,891</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>117,490</td><td>81,154</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Fraserburgh</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Blue Ling</th><td>28</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>846</td><td>1,194</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>40</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>5,836</td><td>3,773</td></tr><tr><th>Hake</th><td>58</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><th>Halibut</th><td>79</td><td>349</td></tr><tr><th>Lemon sole</th><td>256</td><td>484</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>180</td><td>200</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>252</td><td>438</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>1,869</td><td>4,563</td></tr><tr><th>Plaice</th><td>177</td><td>113</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>783</td><td>322</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & Rays</th><td>53</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>1,535</td><td>864</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>304</td><td>291</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>154</td><td>217</td></tr><tr><th>Other flatfish</th><td>25</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>12,475</td><td>13,012</td></tr><tr><th>Herring</th><td>11,250</td><td>2,420</td></tr><tr><th>Mackerel</th><td>12,024</td><td>10,456</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>23,275</td><td>12,876</td></tr><tr><th>Edible Crabs</th><td>99</td><td>111</td></tr><tr><th>Crabs - other</th><td>58</td><td>67</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>9,287</td><td>23,218</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>926</td><td>1,521</td></tr><tr><th>Squid</th><td>571</td><td>1,272</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>15</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>10,955</td><td>26,219</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>46,705</td><td>52,107</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Buckie</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>57</td><td>98</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>163</td><td>221</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>131</td><td>103</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>48</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>92</td><td>249</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>58</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>29</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>90</td><td>111</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>667</td><td>894</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>25</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>617</td><td>1,438</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>511</td><td>890</td></tr><tr><th>Squid</th><td>735</td><td>1,574</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>26</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>4</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>1,919</td><td>3,975</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>2,589</td><td>4,870</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Wick</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Blue Ling</th><td>142</td><td>157</td></tr><tr><th>Catfish</th><td>23</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>720</td><td>1,334</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>132</td><td>159</td></tr><tr><th>Forkbeards</th><td>44</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><th>Greenland halibut</th><td>348</td><td>748</td></tr><tr><th>Gurnards - Red</th><td>38</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>1,928</td><td>1,727</td></tr><tr><th>Hake</th><td>96</td><td>113</td></tr><tr><th>Halibut</th><td>22</td><td>95</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>390</td><td>436</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>315</td><td>684</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>1,640</td><td>4,168</td></tr><tr><th>Plaice</th><td>71</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><th>Pollack</th><td>42</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><th>Redfish</th><td>209</td><td>233</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>3,407</td><td>1,559</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & rays</th><td>152</td><td>144</td></tr><tr><th>Tusk</th><td>64</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>139</td><td>125</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>48</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>98</td><td>147</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>10,067</td><td>12,121</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>12</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>2,693</td><td>3,203</td></tr><tr><th>Crabs - Other</th><td>52</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><th>Lobsters</th><td>47</td><td>560</td></tr><tr><th>Mussels</th><td>975</td><td>240</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>237</td><td>580</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>631</td><td>893</td></tr><tr><th>Squid</th><td>69</td><td>178</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet Crabs</th><td>91</td><td>150</td></tr><tr><th>Whelks</th><td>379</td><td>193</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>15</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>5,188</td><td>6,071</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>15,267</td><td>18,197</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Orkney</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>30</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>1,705</td><td>1,744</td></tr><tr><th>Green crabs</th><td>227</td><td>116</td></tr><tr><th>Lobsters</th><td>110</td><td>1200</td></tr><tr><th>Periwinkles</th><td>41</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>288</td><td>712</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>752</td><td>1,219</td></tr><tr><th>Whelks</th><td>455</td><td>232</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>31</td><td>79</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>3,608</td><td>5,349</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>3,642</td><td>5,382</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2" ></th><th colspan="2" >Shetland</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>1,068</td><td>1,910</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>50</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>3,823</td><td>3,061</td></tr><tr><th>Hake</th><td>40</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><th>Lemon Sole</th><td>37</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>450</td><td>443</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>296</td><td>562</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>1,698</td><td>3,866</td></tr><tr><th>Plaice</th><td>137</td><td>120</td></tr><tr><th>Pollack</th><td>74</td><td>95</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>901</td><td>358</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & rays</th><td>137</td><td>129</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>758</td><td>600</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>43</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>152</td><td>194</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>9,664</td><td>11,569</td></tr><tr><th>Blue whiting</th><td>17,093</td><td>783</td></tr><tr><th>Herring</th><td>22,995</td><td>4,926</td></tr><tr><th>Mackerel</th><td>62,104</td><td>35,456</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>102,191</td><td>41,165</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>62</td><td>69</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>223</td><td>717</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>711</td><td>991</td></tr><tr><th>Squid</th><td>55</td><td>142</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>8</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>1,059</td><td>1,928</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>112,914</td><td>54,663</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Stornoway</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>40</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & rays</th><td>42</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>89</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>172</td><td>169</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>611</td><td>647</td></tr><tr><th>Cockles</th><td>67</td><td>75</td></tr><tr><th>Lobsters</th><td>90</td><td>893</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>1,671</td><td>5,283</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>755</td><td>1,174</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>230</td><td>421</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>42</td><td>132</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>3,465</td><td>8,627</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>3,637</td><td>8,796</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Lochinver</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Blue Ling</th><td>84</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>45</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>Forkbeard</th><td>20</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>304</td><td>240</td></tr><tr><th>Hake</th><td>694</td><td>3,023</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>498</td><td>603</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>86</td><td>200</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>472</td><td>1,306</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>107</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & rays</th><td>32</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><th>Tusk</th><td>27</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>100</td><td>167</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>56</td><td>73</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>2,525</td><td>5,902</td></tr><tr><th>Crabs - Other</th><td>31</td><td>79</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>617</td><td>1,783</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>58</td><td>105</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>707</td><td>1,967</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>3,232</td><td>7,869</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Kinlochbervie</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Blue Ling</th><td>178</td><td>213</td></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>290</td><td>525</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>40</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><th>Forkbeard</th><td>49</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><th>Greenland halibut</th><td>149</td><td>295</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>666</td><td>551</td></tr><tr><th>Hake</th><td>98</td><td>133</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>403</td><td>428</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>323</td><td>725</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>1,062</td><td>2,749</td></tr><tr><th>Plaice</th><td>33</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><th>Redfish</th><td>93</td><td>107</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>637</td><td>301</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & rays</th><td>143</td><td>124</td></tr><tr><th>Tusk</th><td>54</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>29</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>24</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>94</td><td>175</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>4,364</td><td>6,507</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>8</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>127</td><td>144</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>171</td><td>464</td></tr><tr><th>Squid</th><td>33</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>37</td><td>113</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>369</td><td>785</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>4,741</td><td>7,294</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2" ></th><th colspan="2" >Ullapool</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Blue Ling</th><td>118</td><td>124</td></tr><tr><th>Bluemouth</th><td>46</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>142</td><td>291</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Portugese</th><td>143</td><td>113</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>83</td><td>93</td></tr><tr><th>Forkbeard</th><td>38</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>892</td><td>897</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>145</td><td>163</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>128</td><td>302</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>504</td><td>1,382</td></tr><tr><th>Roundnose Grenadier</th><td>65</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>475</td><td>258</td></tr><tr><th>Scabbardfish</th><td>77</td><td>140</td></tr><tr><th>Shark (leafscale gulper)</th><td>41</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & rays</th><td>85</td><td>110</td></tr><tr><th>Tusk</th><td>28</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>643</td><td>1,651</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>118</td><td>158</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>3,770</td><td>5,902</td></tr><tr><th>Mackerel</th><td>25</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><th>Other pelagic</th><td>7</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>33</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>592</td><td>642</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>572</td><td>2,801</td></tr><tr><th>Red crabs</th><td>102</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>119</td><td>172</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>32</td><td>84</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>1,417</td><td>3,741</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>5,220</td><td>9,661</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2" ></th><th colspan="2" >Mallaig</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>104</td><td>103</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>184</td><td>125</td></tr><tr><th>Hake</th><td>146</td><td>156</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>55</td><td>98</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>110</td><td>238</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & Rays</th><td>92</td><td>73</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>79</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>76</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>78</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>924</td><td>989</td></tr><tr><th>Herring</th><td>59</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><th>Sprats</th><td>894</td><td>116</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>953</td><td>126</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>37</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>1,994</td><td>4,631</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>670</td><td>933</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>28</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>26</td><td>130</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>2,754</td><td>5,784</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>4,632</td><td>6,899</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Oban</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spotted</th><td>22</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>136</td><td>193</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & rays</th><td>111</td><td>166</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>29</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>299</td><td>390</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>1,288</td><td>1,404</td></tr><tr><th>Lobsters</th><td>29</td><td>319</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>601</td><td>2,353</td></tr><tr><th>Queen Scallops</th><td>49</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>937</td><td>1,448</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>140</td><td>242</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>3</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>3,047</td><td>5,843</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>3,346</td><td>6,233</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><td colspan="2">Campbeltown</td></tr><tr><td>Tonnes</td><td>£'000</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>23</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>45</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>68</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>259</td><td>268</td></tr><tr><th>Lobsters</th><td>24</td><td>260</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>2,237</td><td>5,176</td></tr><tr><th>Queen scallops</th><td>372</td><td>220</td></tr><tr><th>Razor fish</th><td>110</td><td>281</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>1,003</td><td>1,632</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>314</td><td>525</td></tr><tr><th>Whelks</th><td>123</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>13</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>4,454</td><td>8,439</td></tr><tr><th>Total</th><td>4,523</td><td>8,501</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Ayr</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>240</td><td>300</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>33</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>30</td><td>89</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & rays</th><td>106</td><td>159</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>67</td><td>138</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>476</td><td>714</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><th>Clams</th><td>42</td><td>119</td></tr><tr><th>Cockles</th><td>29</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>1,170</td><td>2,608</td></tr><tr><th>Queen scallops</th><td>3,716</td><td>1,704</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>1,104</td><td>1,869</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>22</td><td>97</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>6,084</td><td>6,439</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>6,561</td><td>7,155</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >Portree</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>65</td><td>89</td></tr><tr><th>Clams</th><td>21</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>393</td><td>437</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>1,154</td><td>4,772</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>401</td><td>741</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>74</td><td>115</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>31</td><td>160</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>2,075</td><td>6,275</td></tr><tr><th>Total</th><td>2,140</td><td>6,364</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" ></td><th colspan="2" >All ports</th></tr><tr><th>Tonnes</th><th>£'000</th></tr><tr><th>Blue Ling</th><td>580</td><td>626</td></tr><tr><th>Bluemouth</th><td>51</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><th>Catfish</th><td>256</td><td>393</td></tr><tr><th>Cod</th><td>7,323</td><td>13,008</td></tr><tr><th>Conger eels</th><td>31</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Portugese</th><td>156</td><td>127</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spotted</th><td>77</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><th>Dogfish - Spur</th><td>1,184</td><td>1,437</td></tr><tr><th>Forkbeard</th><td>162</td><td>137</td></tr><tr><th>Greenland halibut</th><td>498</td><td>1,045</td></tr><tr><th>Gurnards - Red</th><td>120</td><td>69</td></tr><tr><th>Haddock</th><td>45,282</td><td>36,747</td></tr><tr><th>Hake</th><td>1,530</td><td>4,069</td></tr><tr><th>Halibut</th><td>268</td><td>1,210</td></tr><tr><th>John dory</th><td>43</td><td>74</td></tr><tr><th>Lemon sole</th><td>878</td><td>2,035</td></tr><tr><th>Ling</th><td>2,947</td><td>3,239</td></tr><tr><th>Megrims</th><td>1,842</td><td>3,812</td></tr><tr><th>Monks</th><td>9,628</td><td>23,946</td></tr><tr><th>Other flatfish</th><td>85</td><td>142</td></tr><tr><th>Plaice</th><td>900</td><td>820</td></tr><tr><th>Pollack</th><td>553</td><td>690</td></tr><tr><th>Redfish</th><td>342</td><td>382</td></tr><tr><th>Roes</th><td>94</td><td>170</td></tr><tr><th>Roundnose Grenadier</th><td>96</td><td>87</td></tr><tr><th>Saithe</th><td>10,551</td><td>4,876</td></tr><tr><th>Scabbardfish</th><td>101</td><td>186</td></tr><tr><th>Shark (leafscale gulper)</th><td>41</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><th>Skates & rays</th><td>1,079</td><td>1,136</td></tr><tr><th>Turbot</th><td>50</td><td>348</td></tr><tr><th>Tusk</th><td>261</td><td>191</td></tr><tr><th>Whiting</th><td>5,753</td><td>4,199</td></tr><tr><th>Witches</th><td>1,430</td><td>2,564</td></tr><tr><th>Other demersal</th><td>387</td><td>380</td></tr><tr><th>Total demersal</th><td>94,579</td><td>108,293</td></tr><tr><th>Argentines</th><td>75</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><th>Blue whiting</th><td>28,767</td><td>1,367</td></tr><tr><th>Herring</th><td>71,385</td><td>14,446</td></tr><tr><th>Horse mackerel</th><td>115</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><th>Mackerel</th><td>115,970</td><td>75,939</td></tr><tr><th>Sprats</th><td>894</td><td>116</td></tr><tr><th>Total pelagic</th><td>217,206</td><td>91,897</td></tr><tr><th>Clams</th><td>78</td><td>213</td></tr><tr><th>Cockles</th><td>105</td><td>123</td></tr><tr><th>Crabs other</th><td>141</td><td>209</td></tr><tr><th>Edible crabs</th><td>8,248</td><td>9,106</td></tr><tr><th>Green crabs</th><td>260</td><td>134</td></tr><tr><th>Lobsters</th><td>414</td><td>4,467</td></tr><tr><th>Mussels</th><td>975</td><td>240</td></tr><tr><th>Nephrops</th><td>25,199</td><td>67,872</td></tr><tr><th>Periwinkles</th><td>44</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><th>Queen scallops</th><td>4,157</td><td>2,010</td></tr><tr><th>Razor fish</th><td>175</td><td>439</td></tr><tr><th>Red crabs</th><td>104</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><th>Scallops</th><td>9,777</td><td>15,720</td></tr><tr><th>Squid</th><td>1,898</td><td>4,182</td></tr><tr><th>Surf clams</th><td>103</td><td>114</td></tr><tr><th>Velvet crabs</th><td>1,802</td><td>2,995</td></tr><tr><th>Whelks</th><td>983</td><td>509</td></tr><tr><th>Other shellfish</th><td>13</td><td>117</td></tr><tr><th>Total shellfish</th><td>54,476</td><td>108,545</td></tr><tr><th>Total landings</th><td>366,260</td><td>308,736</td></tr></table>(1) When the Register of Buyers and Sellers (RBS) was introduced in September 2005, Sales Notes were not initially required for sales of shellfish and information on the value of such landings is consequently missing. The value has therefore been estimated for a number of landings, mostly shellfish, relating to voyages starting on or after 1 September 2005.

(2) liveweight landings of 20 tonnes or more.

[glen]

Study into viability of squid fishery

RESEARCH is under way to discover whether squid could become a viable commercial alternative for Scottish trawlermen, easing the pressure on fragile cod stocks and other threatened species.



It was revealed yesterday that the Seafish Industry Authority has launched a study with Aberdeen University, the Fisheries Research Service and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science to examine the potential of developing a sustainable squid fishery.



The demand for Scottish "calamari" is growing in Europe, but little is known about the stock dynamics.

[url="http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=47652007"]http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=47652007[/url]

[J.M. Smith]

Thanks, Glen, for making it look better!



Jennifer

[glen]

no problem. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> thanks for posting the data.

[zeusfaber]

2003 was indeed a good year for squid in the Moray Firth (I am not sure about 2004) however 2005 was another bumper year with boats finding squid close inshore in massive amounts. It is worth noting at this time that the squid caught by these vessels is only about 5-10cm long. As far as I am aware the fishery last year failed to materialise in anything like the abundqnce of previous years.

Similar catch rates of squid (of the same size) have been witnessed around Lundy Island in the SW of England in the past but intensive fishing effort from UK and French trawlers may be responsible for the collapse of this fishery approximately 7 years ago. A resurgence of squid in 2005 saw a return to increased trawling effort and in 2006 the squid again failed to materialise.

I leave you to draw your own conclusions



Jon

[J.M. Smith]

I have just learned that the SEAFISH research project funding has been pulled sometime during the past week or so... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[glen]

[quote name='J.M. Smith' post='8043' date='Jan 25 2007, 02:46 AM']I have just learned that the SEAFISH research project funding has been pulled sometime during the past week or so... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':angry:' />[/quote]



really? in the middle of the project? <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[J.M. Smith]

Some fishing trials and observations were done last year, along with some sampling of squid landed in Aberdeen. From what I know, the bulk of the study was to start up soon...

[J.M. Smith]

FYI - I was at the fish market in Fraserburgh Saturday morning, and at least 10 boxes of squid were landed, with some of the boxes containing very large animals (Loligo forbesi). I also saw several large animals landed in Burghead last Wed, and noticed eggs on gear in Buckie and Macduff.



Jennifer

[glen]

[quote name='J.M. Smith' post='8121' date='Feb 5 2007, 11:10 PM']FYI - I was at the fish market in Fraserburgh Saturday morning, and at least 10 boxes of squid were landed, with some of the boxes containing very large animals (Loligo forbesi). I also saw several large animals landed in Burghead last Wed, and noticed eggs on gear in Buckie and Macduff.



Jennifer[/quote]



hi jennifer,



re: squid eggs on the gear..... does that mean the local fisherman are targetting spawning congregations of squid?



cheers, glen

[J.M. Smith]

Hi Glen,



Not that I know of - eggs were just attached to some creels and also brought up on some chains.



Jennifer

[Edward]

Is it possible to catch Squid in Scotland on a rod and line? Is there a Scottish squid record?

[J.M. Smith]

I have no idea - Jon might know... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' />

[glen]

hi godot, i am sure you can catch them on a rod and line! its just a matter of finding a good fishing spot!



hopefully one of the scottish fishers can help you out there.



welcome to the forum!

cheers, glen <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' />