Priority Marine Features list of Fish species

Key Findings

  • Scotland’s seas sustain an extensive range of fish that have been supporting livelihoods, food and culture in the country for centuries. The term ‘Wider fish community’ relates to 167 commercial and non-commercial species (including elasmobranchs) collected by the International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) undertaken twice yearly by Marine Scotland to investigate any changes in bottom-dwelling (demersal) fish communities4. Several of these fish species are also protected as PMFs in the Scottish territorial and offshore waters 

 

Notes

2006 represents the data used in the 2009 State of the East Grampian Coast report.

Fraserburgh (including the ports of Fraserburgh, Gardenstown, Macduff, Pennan, Portsoy, Rosehearty, Sandhaven and Whitehills)

Peterhead (Peterhead, Port Errol and Boddam) 

Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Catterline, Gourdon, Johnshaven, Stonehaven, Montrose and Arbroath)

 

Linked Information Sheets

Seafood Landings by Value 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

26/07/23 by Ian Hay

29/08/23 by Ian Hay

 

Status

 First Draft

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