HC Deb 24 June 1991 vol 193 cc375-6W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of fishing vessels by port(a) over 400 hp and (b) below 400 hp.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information requested is given in the table for the base districts of active Scottish-based fishing vessels. Base districts are defined as the district in which the majority of the owners of the vessels live. District figures include vessels from a number of small ports and creeks in addition to those from the main port on which the district is centred.

Horse Power
Base district of vessel Under 400 400 or above Not Known All
Eyemouth 117 14 2 133
Pittenweem 110 18 128
Arbroath 81 4 85
Aberdeen 34 16 1 51
Peterhead 58 90 148
Fraserburgh 84 89 173
MacDuff 40 57 97
Buckie 56 51 107
Lossiemouth 45 53 98
Wick 87 3 90
Orkney 87 14 101
Shetland 55 37 92
Stornoway 298 4 3 305
Ullapool 52 52
Mallaig 216 3 5 224
Oban 142 1 1 144
Campbeltown 182 7 189
Ayr 108 20 1 129

Horse Power
Base district of vessel Under 400 400 or above Not Known All
Kinlochbervie 14 1 15
Lochinver 25 5 30
ALL 1,891 480 20 2,391

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