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Marine Directorate manages quota for fish stocks and all inshore fisheries within the 12 nautical mile territorial water limit. It is also responsible for controlling the activities of fishing vessels and fishing effort (days spent at sea) in the North Sea, west of Scotland and Faroese waters.
In this section, citable data and reports relevant to fishing activities will be added.

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2024 Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics - Fishing Effort and Quantity and Value of Landings by ICES Rectangles

These datasets provide fishing effort and landings data (tonnage and value) by ICES rectangles (geographic areas).

doi: 
https://doi.org/10.7489/12559-1
Citation: 
Marine Directorate, Scottish Government 2025. 2024 Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics - Fishing Effort and Quantity and Value of Landings by ICES Rectangles; doi: 10.7489/12559-1

Data and Resources

Fish and shellfish catch statistics
fishing effort
FieldValue
Publisher
Fisheries
Modified
2025-12-17
Release Date
2025-12-17
Identifier
9d78834d-388c-483b-b62c-1a22384efe03
Temporal Coverage
2020-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Language
English (United Kingdom)
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Data Dictionary

These are published in line with the annual Accredited Official Statistics publication for the previous years data.
Contact Name
Marine Directorate
Contact Email
marinedirectorate@gov.scot
Public Access Level
Public