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Scottish Shellfish Farms Annual Production Survey 1996

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Publisher: Fisheries Research Services (Scotland)

Creation date: 1997

This report is based on an annual survey questionnaire of all registered Scottish shellfish farming companies. The cooperation of the shellfish farming industry is gratefully acknowledged. Movement and production forms were sent to 202 companies registered as active prior to the survey. Returns received were 201, the remaining one could not be contacted. Production returns were recorded from 187 companies, 13 had ceased trading and one wild mussel fishery, registered as a shellfish farm, was excluded from the report. The survey showed that 108 companies produced shellfish for sale, both for the table and for on growing, the remaining 79 companies remained in operation but for various reasons had no sales during 1996. The number of active companies decreased from 190 to 187 since 1995 (from a peak of 229 in 1990). These companies consisted of 293 active sites, of which 157 produced shellfish, a 15% decrease from the 185 registered as productive at the end of 1995 and a decrease of 45% since 1993 when 287 sites produced shellfish.

Key Words: Scotland • UK • Shellfish • Production Statistics