Annual statistics for commercial fishing activity by UK registered fishing vessels for the year indicated. Vessels are grouped according to their length in metres.
Statistics are provided for the North East Atlantic (FAO Major Area 27) to ICES statistical rectangle level by fishing gear and vessel length on:
fishing effort (kilowatt/days)
landings by live weight (tonnes),
landings by value (pounds sterling),
number of vessels (this information may be omitted from published versions).
Gear types are shown at the level of the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG) and also aggregated into different groups to allow analysis at different levels.
Vessel lengths are aggregated as follows:
10m and under,
over 10-12m,
over 12-under 15m,
15m and over.
