Fishing Effort in Days for UK Vessels Using Active Demersal Gears in Scottish Seas

Five years of published statistics on fishing effort in days for UK-registered commercial vessels 10 meters or greater operating in Scottish seas. The data is derived from activity using active demersal gears such as bottom trawls, bottom seines, and dredges. It is published by the Government Digital Service, with values redacted to -1 in statistical rectangles where fewer than five vessels operate.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in fishing effort based on the five-year time series.
• Modeling spatial distribution of fishing activity based on ICES statistical rectangles.
• Assessing the impact of data suppression rules on statistical analysis based on the redaction for areas with fewer than five vessels.
• Evaluating the relative use of different active demersal gear types mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Covers a five-year time series, providing a multi-year perspective.
• Includes explicit data suppression rules for privacy (redacted when <5 vessels).
• Focuses on a specific, defined fleet (UK-registered vessels >=10m) and gear type (active demersal).

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Derived from recorded UK-registered commercial fishing activity.

Time Range

Last five years of published statistics

Freshness

Covers the latest published statistics and the previous four years; specific publication date is unknown.

Geography

Scottish seas