Some 453,000 metric tons (MT) of sea fish and shellfish were landed by Scottish-registered fishing vessels in 2016, representing an increase of 3 percent compared with the previous year. The total first-sales value, meanwhile, increased by 25 percent to GBP 557 million (USD 744.2 million, EUR 632.8 million), Scotland’s Chief Statistician has confirmed.
The rise in value was mainly driven by an increase in value of pelagic species, though shellfish and demersal specie…
