Accredited official statistics
Monthly Sea Fisheries Statistics January 2023
UK and foreign vessels landings by UK port and UK vessel landings abroad: provisional data
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- Total landings by UK vessels increased in January 2023 compared to 2022, up 6 per cent. The value of landings in January 2023 (£141 million) also increased by 4 per cent compared to 2022.
- Landings comprised mostly of pelagic species (83 per cent) driven by high landings of Mackerel which is a typically heavily targeted fishery in the winter months, Mackerel landings accounted for 79 per cent of total landings by UK vessels in January 2023.
- The majority of landings were made by large Scottish pelagic vessels targeting Mackerel stocks which have a high capacity therefore although landings increased the number of trips were down compared to January 2022.