Value and volume both on the up

摘要

Although the final results for 2011 have yet to be published, statistics produced by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) provide a comprehensive picture of the state of the industry in 2010. The UK fishing industry had 6,477 fishing vessels, compared with 7,721 in 2001, a reduction of 16 per cent. The fleet in 2010 comprised 5,047 vessels of 10 metres and under and 1,430 vessels over 10 metres. There were around 12,700 fishermen in 2010, down 15 per cent since 2001. Of these, 5,800 were based inEngland (down 13 per cent since 2001), 1,100 in Wales (unchanged), 5,200 in Scotland (down 22 percent) and 600 in Northern Ireland (up 16 per cent). Part-time fishermen accounted for 20 per cent of the total, a proportion that has changed little over the last ten years.