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Fish landings

Data up to 2006 for the UK are presented in the national indicator

(a) Index of total annual catch (tonnes landed) per capita of fishery products from all oceans and internal waters of the world, 1990 to 2005

UK and selected countries

Index of total annual catch (tonnes landed) per capita of fishery products from all oceans and internal waters of the world, 1990 to 2004

 

(b) Kg fishery products per capita landed from all oceans and internal waters of the world, 2005

UK and selected countries

Kg fishery products per capita landed from all oceans and internal waters of the world, 2005

  • The amount of fishery products landed per capita in the UK declined by 17 per cent between 1990 and 2005. There were also declines in 9 other countries and increases in 2.
  • Between 1999 and 2005 UK fishery landings per capita declined by 22 per cent. There were also declines in 7 other countries, the largest of which (36 per cent) was in Denmark. Landings per capita increased in 3 of the 12 selected countries and little or no change in one. 
  • In 2005 the UK landed 11 Kg of fish per capita, the fifth lowest of the 12 countries. Norway landed the most fish per capita at 518 Kg.
  • Data up to 2006 for the UK are presented in the national indicator

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Updated: 31 July 2008