Scottish Shellfish Landings Sales in GBP for the Last Five Years

Government Digital Service provides statistics on the first sales value in GBP from commercial shellfish fishing in Scottish seas. The data covers the latest published year and the previous four years, including landings by UK-registered vessels and non-UK vessels landing into the UK. Data is redacted to -1 in ICES statistical rectangles with fewer than five vessels.

Use Cases

• Analyzing annual trends in shellfish fishing revenue based on the five-year time series.
• Modeling the economic impact of fishing activity in specific marine areas based on ICES statistical rectangle data.
• Assessing the contribution of UK versus non-UK vessels to the shellfish market based on vessel registration criteria.

Strengths

• Data covers a five-year time series, providing a medium-term trend view.
• Includes a specific data protection measure (redaction for <5 vessels) to preserve confidentiality.
• Scope includes both UK-registered vessels and non-UK vessels landing into the UK.

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Actual data values are suppressed in areas with low vessel activity, which may limit spatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely collected from official sales records of commercial fishing landings.

Time Range

The latest published year and the previous four years.

Freshness

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

Geography

Scottish seas, including landings into the UK.