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Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey

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Publisher: Fisheries Research Services (Scotland)

Creation date: March 2003

This report is based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all registered Scottish shellfish farming companies. The cooperation of the shellfish farming industry is gratefully acknowledged. Movement and production forms were sent to 183 companies registered as active before the survey. One hundred and eighty two returns were received; the company that did not respond made only a small contribution to production in 2001, and the figure previously given for production was used in the 2002 survey. Production returns are recorded from 174 companies, while eight became non-producing during the year. One wild mussel fishery registered as a shellfish farm has been excluded from this report. During 2002 thirteen companies registered while eleven de-registered. The survey shows that 102 companies (59%) produced shellfish for sale, both for the table and for ongrowing. The remaining 72 continued in operation, but had no sales during 2002. The number of active companies continued to decrease from a peak of 229 in 1990, to 183 at the end of 2002. These companies farmed 288 active sites, of which 136 (47%), placed shellfish on the market. Shellfish production by company and site is presented in the report.

Key Words: Scotland • UK • Shellfish • Production Statistics