The file scallop_landings_by_area.csv contains the data presented in Tables A.2, A.3 and A.4 of the report.

The variables in the file are:

Area
Description: Scottish scallop stock assessment area name
Type: categorical
Levels: 9 (Clyde, East Coast, Irish Sea, North East, North West, Orkney, Other, Shetland, West of Kintyre)
Note:

Year
Description: year of landings
Type: discrete
Range: 1982, 2022
Note:

dredge
Description: reported landings of king scallops by UK dredge fishing vessels landing into Scottish ports (in tonnes).
Type: continuous
Range: 0, 4264
Note: Values are rounded to the nearest tonne. NA indicates values not available for some areas and years.

dive
Description: reported landings of king scallops by UK dive fishing vessels landing into Scottish ports (in tonnes).
Type: continuous
Range: 0, 481
Note: Values are rounded to the nearest tonne. NA indicates values not available for some areas and years.

total
Description: total reported landings of king scallops including all fishing gears and all nations (in tonnes).
Type: continuous
Range: 0, 4536
Note: Values are rounded to the nearest tonne. NA indicates values not available for some areas and years.