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Sustainability - Commercial Fish Stocks
in Scotland
Key Findings
- In 2023, an estimated 73% of commercial fish stocks were fished at sustainable levels in Scottish waters. This represents an increase of 3 percentage points from 2022 and 31 percentage points from 2000. The percentage fished sustainably in 2023 is the highest level recorded since this data collection began (1983) and demonstrates the ongoing recovery of the commercial fish stocks.
- In 2023, an estimated 73% of commercial fish stocks were fished at sustainable levels in Scottish waters. This represents an increase of 3 percentage points from 2022 and 31 percentage points from 2000. The percentage fished sustainably in 2023 is the highest level recorded since this data collection began (1983) and demonstrates the ongoing recovery of the commercial fish stocks.
Figure 1: Commercial fish stocks fished at sustainable levels 1991 - 2020
Notes
Information on the calculations behind these figures can be found at:
Sustainability of Fish Stocks | National Performance Framework
Linked Information Sheets
Seafood Landings by Tonnage into the North East of Scotland - Employment in the fishing industry offshore - Employment in the fishing industry onshore - Markets for Seafood - Fraserburgh Harbour, Peterhead Harbour - Aberdeen Harbour - Small Harbours north of Aberdeen - Small Harbours South of Aberdeen - Status of key commercial species - Numbers of fishing vessels - Training - Employment - Mackerel line catch value
Key Sources of Information
Reviewed on/by
26/07/2023 by Ian Hay
29/08/2023 by Ian Hay
08/01/2025 by Ian Hay
06/03/2025 by Charlotte Tomlinson
04/01/2026 by Corinne Meinert
14/01/2026 by Ian Hay
Status
Live - next update 14/01/2027
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