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MMO Ad hoc statistical release UK Sea Fisheries Statistics

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Published Data

	Data has been published on PMD4 for Quantity only. All four sheets have been joined together, which produces duplicates rows based on different decimal places. Have had to set values to 4 decimal places to enable removal of duplicates.

Table Structure

	Period, ONS Geography Code, Vessel Length, Species Group, Marker, Value

Sheet: Table 1 - Activity (value and volume landed) of the UK fishing fleet by country, vessel length and species group

	D6:E6 - Year - format as required
	B8, B21, B34, B47, B60 - UK and Nations - change to ONS Geography Code and use 
		Wales - W08000001
		Scotland - S04000001
		Northern Ireland - N07000001
		England - E92000001
		United Kingdom - K02000001
	C9, C13, C17 - Vessel Length (Codelist)
		u10m total - u10m			(Under 10 Metres)
		10-12m total - 10-12m			(10 to 12 Metres)
		012m total - o12m			(Over 12 Metres)
		Add Total category
	C10:C12 - Species Group (Codelist)
		Demersal
		Pelagic
		Shellfish
		Add All category	
	F, J Change has latest Year in Period column
	Any values of .. to be replaced with 0 and "Figure less than 1" put in Marker column

Sheet: Table 2 - Activity (value, volume landed and number of trips) of the UK fishing fleet by country and admin port

	D6:E6 - Year - format as required
	B:C - Country & Admin Port - change to ONS Code and change values to 9 digit codes
		Ignore Unknown rows for now as we currently do not have a Geography code for it
	Add Vessel Length column with value All
	Add Species Group column with value All
	F, J, N Change has latest Year in Period column
	Any values of .. to be replaced with 0 and "Figure less than 1" put in Marker column

Sheet: Table 3 - Activity (value and volume landed) of the UK fishing fleet by species group and country

	D6:E6 - Year - format as required
	B8, C10:C13 - Country - change to ONS Geography Code and change values to 9 digit codes
	B9, B14, B19 - Species Group (Codelist)
		Demersal
		Pelagic
		Shellfish
		Add All category	
	F, J Change has latest Year in Period column
	Any values of .. to be replaced with 0 and "Figure less than 1" put in Marker column

Sheet: Table 4 - Activity (value and volume landed) of the UK fishing fleet by country and vessel length

	D6:E6 - Year - format as required
	B8, B14, B20, B26, B32 - Country - change to ONS Code and change values to 9 digit codes
	C9:C13 - Vessel Length (Codelist)
		u10m
		10-12m
		12-15m
		15-24m
		o24m	
	F, J Change has latest Year in Period column
	Any values of .. to be replaced with 0 and "Figure less than 1" put in Marker column

Measures and Units

	Add Measure Type column with values GBP Thousands, Weight and Annual Percentage Change
	Add Unit column with values GBP, Tonnes, Percent
Footnotes
	Please note this release contains provisional data and therefore may not provide a complete picture of recent fishing activity.

DM Notes

Intro

The MMO publishes national statistics on fishing activity across the UK on a monthly basis with a two month lag: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-uk-sea-fisheries-statistics.

In response to COVID-19, the MMO will be publishing an additional ad hoc statistical release with more timely figures on fishing activity data. This will be published monthly while coronavirus continues to have a large impact on the fishing industry.

In publishing more timely data we are accepting a reduction in data quality as the picture of fishing activity may not be complete while data is still being processed. This release is therefore not badged as national statistics, reflecting the temporary nature of the recurring publication and the reduced data quality when compared to our regular monthly national statistics.

We welcome feedback on this publication. Please submit your comments here: https://forms.gle/Qoaty1byCddJYryb9.

Glossary

Demersal: Species of demersal fish inhabit the bottom of the ocean. Key demersal species fished by the UK fleet include cod, haddock and whiting.

Pelagic: Pelagic fish inhabit the water column (not near the sea bed or shore). The two main pelagic species fished by the UK fleet are mackerel and herring.

Shellfish: Shellfish include various species of molluscs (e.g. scallops, whelks) and crustaceans (e.g. crabs and nephrops).

Number of trips: The number of distinct trips (out from port and back to port) where fish were landed taken by a given group of vessels in a given time frame. The same vessel will account for multiple trips.

Admin port: Vessels are registered with specific ports. This is not necessarily where they land all their catches but gives an indication of where vessels are based around the UK and its nations.

Value: In this publication the value in £000’s is reported. This is the value fishers received for their landings at first sale as recorded on sales notes from Registered Buyers and Sellers of fish.

Quantity: The quantity in tonnes in reported. This is the live weight of fish caught and landed by fishers.