Stats for the UK Fishing fleet

Fishing vessel statistics are based on the fleet of fishing vessels as registered with the Register of Shipping and Seamen. This is part of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that is an executive agency of the Department for Transport.

Information from the registry includes vessel:

•length (overall and registered)

•gross tonnage

•power

•age

Statistics on the number of fishermen are drawn from surveys carried out by the MFA in England for England and Wales, by the Sea Fisheries Inspectorate in Northern Ireland and by the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency in Scotland.

UK FLEET SIZE






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