23 December 2002 Fish production Value 2001 Fishery Statistics 2001 nland Sea Inland Total landings Aquaculture catches production a l e 2000 188.9m 95.4m 3.4m 287.6m 2001 206.2m 107.1m 3.0m 316.3m % change 9.2% 12.3% -10.9% 10.0% Sea landings 6 Value of fish production 316.3 million in 2001 The value of fish production increased by 10.0 % to 316.3m in 2001. The value of sea landings in 2001 was 206.2m, aquaculture was 107.1m and inland catches were estimated at 3.0m. See graph and Tables 1, 8 and 9. The live weight of sea landings increased by 7.8% to 293,868 tonnes, mainly due to increases of 8,216 tonnes in blue whiting and 8,201 tonnes in horse mackerel. See Table 1. The weight and value of aquaculture production both increased with salmon at 70.9m representing over 66% of the total value. See Table 8. There were 314,043 tonnes of fish and fish products exported in 2001 at a value of 444.7m. The comparative import figures were 110,399 tonnes and 161.6m. See Table 12. Published by the Central Statistics Office, Ireland. Ardee Road Dublin 6 Ireland LoCall: 1890 313 414 Skehard Road Cork Ireland Tel: +353-1 498 4000 Tel: +353-21 453 5000 Fax: +353-1 498 4229 Fax: +353-21 453 5555 Both offices may be contacted through any of these telephone numbers. CSO on the Web: http://www.cso.ie An analysis of the statistics shows that: The number of rod licences issued was 32,725. See Table 10. There was an increase in the number of fishing vessels to 1,421. See Table 11. The Consumer Price Index for tinned fish rose by 10.8% to 148.6. See Table 16. For more information contact James Mahon 021-453 5331 or Sheila Somers 021-453 5315. Director General: Donal Garvey Enquiries: Statistics Agriculture Section, ext 5315 agri@cso.ie Sales Information Section, ext 5032 information@cso.ie Central Statistics Office The contents of this release may be quoted provided the source is given clearly and accurately. Reproduction for own or internal use is permitted. Ref 268/2002 ISSN 1393-5674
Table 1 Sea fish landings 1 by species Species 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 tonnes live weight value: 000 euro Total 279,230 272,482 293,868 189,467 188,866 206,161 Demersal 39,431 36,680 42,089 65,995 65,189 77,600 Brill 126 120 96 639 729 712 Cod 3,860 2,928 2,831 6,154 6,071 8,031 Dogfish 1,645 1,361 1,937 904 840 1,763 Dover sole 492 376 356 3,858 3,321 3,678 Haddock 4,898 5,812 5,945 5,289 6,774 6,945 Hake 2,090 2,037 1,112 7,005 6,548 3,858 John Dory 145 174 173 535 600 711 Lemon sole 531 468 443 965 798 1,070 Ling 1,138 1,089 1,318 1,045 1,069 1,464 Megrim 3,162 3,364 3,705 7,939 8,437 8,783 Monk/Angler 4,298 3,838 3,183 11,324 11,534 9,891 Plaice 1,424 1,029 824 2,945 2,301 2,074 Ray/Skate 2,283 2,077 2,173 2,439 2,546 3,338 Saithe 1,704 1,741 2,080 1,574 1,379 1,829 Turbot 261 236 186 2,124 2,226 1,724 White pollock 1,049 1,131 1,447 1,318 1,314 2,170 Whiting 7,643 6,505 6,877 6,820 5,866 6,405 Witch 713 552 865 999 882 1,469 Other demersal 1,967 1,842 6,539 2,117 1,956 11,686 Pelagic 211,264 206,282 222,666 68,063 65,897 66,116 Blue whiting 33,687 21,693 29,909 2,365 1,243 2,240 Herring 45,334 42,114 41,238 8,849 9,555 10,048 Horse mackerel 58,201 55,438 63,639 20,219 15,429 18,188 Mackerel 59,609 70,183 69,627 19,750 28,786 27,638 Sprat 5,826 6,032 455 1,791 1,898 85 Tuna 4,909 3,486 2,411 13,638 7,407 4,429 Other pelagic 3,699 7,337 15,387 1,450 1,580 3,488 Shellfish 28,534 29,520 29,113 55,410 57,780 62,446 Blue mussel 1 503 1,053 832 195 316 141 Crab 8,550 10,295 11,138 10,705 12,699 15,353 Crawfish 35 42 115 794 748 2,483 Dublin Bay prawns 4,603 4,077 4,277 15,522 16,192 19,044 Escallop 1,497 1,577 1,131 4,232 4,006 3,086 Lobster 597 605 685 7,807 8,378 10,637 Periwinkle 3,014 2,634 1,766 2,863 3,482 1,723 Prawn tails 3,889 3,632 2,102 5,183 4,647 2,955 Shrimp 551 449 253 3,570 3,055 2,025 Squid 282 322 315 711 520 607 Whelk 4,561 4,474 6,363 2,573 2,794 4,040 Other shellfish 452 359 136 1,254 942 352 1 Oysters, clams and farmed mussels have been included in aquaculture Source: Department of the Marine and Natural Resources 2
Table 2 Sea fish landings 1 by port Port 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 tonnes live weight value: 000 euro Total 279,230 272,482 293,868 189,467 188,866 206,161 Irish ports Achill 2 1,276 719 439 763 474 196 Aran Islands 213 256 99 415 595 461 Arklow 2 966 920 1,077 644 466 363 Ballycotton 941 973 642 1,755 1,651 1,801 Baltimore 2 2,220 1,324 2,303 3,532 2,573 2,260 Bantry 208 166 63 584 565 245 Burtonport 1,050 1,033 744 1,892 2,202 1,609 Carna 2 190 222 222 594 905 914 Carrigaholt 244 590 346 557 549 1,104 Castlegregory 267 175 245 750 566 717 Castletownbere 2 9,675 10,670 8,422 17,248 15,052 10,678 Clogherhead 1,304 1,083 647 2,328 2,537 2,018 Cobh 10,111 8,274 10,889 3,198 3,021 4,224 Courtown 568 460 425 319 284 270 Crosshaven 818 1,066 890 1,213 1,431 1,976 Dingle 6,674 6,295 7,509 13,654 8,247 7,980 Downings 2 1,232 973 2,271 2,043 1,813 4,404 Dun Laoghaire 631 656 387 390 488 285 Duncannon/St. Helens 589 492 606 914 1,035 1,185 Dunmore east 12,666 16,345 13,605 9,007 12,839 16,090 Fenit 336 1,851 2,333 725 1,018 3,575 Greencastle 2 3,011 2,686 4,654 4,677 4,132 5,962 Helvick 609 731 476 921 1,532 1,259 Howth 5,548 5,034 5,308 10,702 11,229 13,462 Killybegs 100,151 85,371 103,355 28,229 26,207 31,679 Kilmore quay 1,651 1,978 1,841 3,436 4,324 3,967 Kinsale 2 1,315 1,774 1,696 2,092 2,487 3,005 Malin head 815 1,233 914 1,248 1,320 1,363 Moville 2 330 340 326 210 345 332 Portmagee 438 426 830 1,283 1,268 944 Rathmullan 13,276 15,360 11,534 5,312 4,017 3,654 Rossaveal 6,412 10,268 10,004 9,194 9,949 11,338 Schull 2 1,531 1,236 1,216 2,594 2,138 2,326 Skerries 1,657 1,022 559 2,815 2,217 1,281 Union Hall 4,367 2,578 2,871 6,238 4,954 4,385 Valentia 804 691 827 1,924 1,312 1,717 Wexford 2 168 266 251 85 203 159 Wicklow 2 2,390 2,211 4,455 1,366 1,541 3,064 Other ports 2 10,029 9,244 8,591 16,289 17,444 18,452 Foreign ports 3 72,550 75,488 79,996 28,326 33,939 35,457 1 Oysters, clams and farmed mussels have been included in aquaculture 2 Farmed mussels excluded 3 Distributed across all consumption categories in Table 3 Table 3 Sea fish landings by consumption category Category 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 tonnes live weight value: 000 euro Total 279,230 272,482 293,868 189,467 188,866 206,161 Human consumption 169,014 172,484 178,663 157,876 153,643 167,684 Foreign ports 72,361 75,265 79,890 28,090 33,397 35,030 Fish meal 1 37,854 24,734 35,315 3,501 1,826 3,448 1 Includes withdrawals Source: Department of the Marine and Natural Resources 3
Table 4 Sea fish landings by month Month 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 tonnes live weight value: 000 euro Total 279,230 272,482 293,868 189,467 188,866 206,161 January 27,280 39,341 43,218 10,593 19,492 21,579 February 28,793 26,123 42,054 15,474 13,114 21,088 March 40,936 44,287 36,508 16,256 20,299 17,486 April 33,286 15,681 29,348 12,053 13,166 14,964 May 12,962 14,350 11,584 14,800 15,241 14,279 June 10,516 10,929 10,164 14,752 15,561 14,921 July 8,496 10,597 7,561 17,665 15,644 15,942 August 10,964 11,841 9,557 16,856 16,525 16,601 September 18,218 13,977 13,787 20,047 14,817 15,159 October 25,792 26,610 21,126 17,473 13,878 14,636 November 40,914 38,336 36,698 21,731 20,530 21,467 December 21,074 20,409 32,262 11,767 10,599 18,039 Table 5 Average price per tonne live weight of main fish species euro per tonne Species 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Demersal Brill 3,923 4,037 4,568 5,065 6,082 7,446 Cod 1,396 1,433 1,535 1,594 2,073 2,837 Dogfish 567 605 509 550 617 910 Dover sole 7,792 7,815 8,362 7,848 8,832 10,326 Haddock 1,015 983 1,063 1,080 1,166 1,168 Hake 3,180 3,365 3,401 3,351 3,214 3,469 John Dory 3,265 3,005 2,991 3,695 3,453 4,103 Lemon sole 1,720 1,677 1,685 1,816 1,706 2,418 Ling 862 826 1,086 918 982 1,111 Megrim 2,175 2,253 2,238 2,510 2,508 2,370 Monk/Angler 2,271 2,306 2,346 2,635 3,005 3,108 Plaice 1,659 1,768 1,731 2,068 2,237 2,516 Ray/Skate 831 842 943 1,068 1,225 1,536 Saithe 746 713 759 923 792 879 Turbot 7,804 8,202 8,723 8,126 9,429 9,294 White pollock 1,130 1,093 1,189 1,257 1,162 1,500 Whiting 759 784 867 892 902 931 Witch 1,525 1,494 1,405 1,400 1,597 1,697 Pelagic Blue whiting 56 83 77 70 57 75 Herring 210 167 184 195 227 244 Horse mackerel 179 265 232 347 278 286 Mackerel 472 439 575 331 410 397 Sprat 167 296 145 307 315 186 Tuna 1,772 1,857 1,944 2,778 2,125 1,837 Shellfish Blue mussel 1 157 275 323 388 300 169 Crab 1,105 992 1,159 1,252 1,234 1,378 Crawfish 19,878 17,448 20,855 22,594 17,908 21,523 Dublin Bay prawns 3,045 3,373 3,148 3,372 3,972 4,453 Escallop 2,659 2,611 2,786 2,827 2,540 2,729 Lobster 11,737 11,037 11,856 13,069 13,837 15,522 Periwinkle 1,001 846 1,057 950 1,322 976 Prawn tails 1,226 1,541 1,316 1,333 1,280 1,406 Shrimp 6,480 5,916 6,199 6,481 6,800 7,997 Squid 2,321 2,506 2,276 2,524 1,616 1,928 Whelk 657 559 546 564 624 635 1 Farmed mussels have been included in aquaculture Source: Department of the Marine and Natural Resources 4
Table 8 Aquaculture production Species 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 tonnes value: 000 euro Aquaculture 43,856 51,247 60,935 85,983 95,354 107,109 Shellfish 23,516 31,110 35,853 21,639 21,512 27,944 Finfish 20,340 20,137 25,082 64,344 73,840 79,166 Salmon 18,076 17,648 23,312 54,797 61,445 70,869 Source: Bord Iascaigh Mhara Table 9 Inland fish catches Species 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 tonnes value: 000 euro Inland 775 881 900 2,885 3,359 2,992 Salmon 515 621 792 1,863 2,239 2,455 Other 260 260 108 1,022 1,120 537 Source: Marine Institute, Central Fisheries Board and CSO Table 10 Sales of commercial and rod angling licences number Type 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Commercial and rod 30,358 31,964 31,962 32,973 34,105 34,685 Commercial 2,097 2,083 2,114 2,015 1,942 1,960 Drift 778 852 871 872 871 880 Draft 497 492 494 461 445 504 Other 822 739 749 682 626 576 Rod 28,261 29,881 29,848 30,958 32,163 32,725 Source: Central Fisheries Board Table 11 Fishing fleet 1 structure Category 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Number of boats 1,249 1,185 1,156 1,177 1,274 1,421 Tonnage 2 54,577 55,028 55,093 56,686 61,262 65,339 Kilowatts 190,771 191,883 188,976 199,312 191,157 208,479 1 Includes aquaculture vessels 2 The European Union requires that fleet capacity is now expressed in gross tonnage. This is normally a higher figure than the corresponding gross registered tonnage figure used from 1995 to 1999 Source: Department of the Marine and Natural Resources 6
Table 12 External trade of fish and fish products classified by country of origin or destination Country of origin or destination 1999 2000 1 2001 1999 2000 1 2001 tonnes value: 000 euro Exports 208,402 216,191 314,043 306,040 330,052 444,700 European Union 124,792 128,078 209,302 246,801 257,871 349,379 Austria 192 188 510 192 304 705 Belgium and Luxembourg 952 1,565 856 2,356 3,096 3,159 Denmark 1,087 692 5,541 2,540 1,971 6,866 Finland 228 41 162 160 96 245 France 32,745 28,444 42,473 80,806 73,832 93,756 Germany 32,002 28,511 25,848 26,646 30,436 37,865 Greece 91 202 1,777 237 323 2,333 Great Britain 25,220 39,437 81,207 40,388 54,118 80,086 Italy 6,680 5,528 6,068 32,179 28,884 31,303 Portugal 894 753 751 1,019 1,605 1,965 Netherlands 4,122 5,672 10,659 4,604 7,375 12,922 Northern Ireland 4,431 2,240 8,711 4,552 4,319 10,415 Spain 14,859 13,617 21,508 47,811 47,991 62,424 Sweden 1,290 1,187 3,231 3,309 3,521 5,335 Non-European Union 83,610 88,113 104,740 59,239 72,181 95,320 Bulgaria 878 3,031 2,735 373 2,509 2,172 Czech Republic 1,770 1,247 2,442 1,028 1,004 2,467 Egypt 17,230 36,849 26,163 7,027 18,540 17,491 Japan 24,463 15,451 20,105 19,876 18,351 21,375 Poland 9,855 8,796 6,150 7,992 7,685 7,542 Romania 4,807 2,214 7,613 2,749 2,147 5,835 Russia 51 3,039 3,611 29 2,413 3,096 South Korea 1,828 1,954 4,911 4,707 5,091 8,733 USA 385 331 1,535 1,559 1,469 4,403 Other countries 22,343 15,201 29,476 13,898 12,971 22,205 Imports 57,221 65,725 110,399 113,923 122,784 161,590 European Union 39,233 42,457 98,169 101,208 110,070 146,949 Belgium and Luxembourg 44 35 72 242 235 293 Denmark 4,070 5,972 5,135 10,585 11,448 12,701 Finland 37 0 0 22 0 0 France 26 103 38,693 159 399 15,652 Germany 24 192 500 96 380 1,732 Greece 0 1 5 2 7 34 Great Britain 23,777 29,311 42,730 72,738 81,651 98,105 Italy 201 3 4 395 11 27 Portugal 49 57 63 94 170 178 Netherlands 1,271 1,305 1,265 5,464 3,889 3,322 Northern Ireland 9,682 5,244 9,442 11,131 11,355 14,434 Spain 15 112 181 84 219 172 Sweden 37 122 80 195 305 299 Non-European Union 17,988 23,268 12,230 12,714 12,714 14,641 Faroe Islands 4,519 6,656 44 579 478 117 Iceland 1,779 3,494 253 1,621 2,188 1,577 Norway 8,687 10,209 6,720 4,322 4,173 426 Thailand 281 318 360 689 849 1,073 USA 898 508 198 1,572 1,012 723 Other countries 1,824 2,084 4,655 3,931 4,015 10,725 1 Revised Source: CSO External Trade, see background notes 7
Table 13 External trade of fish and fish products classified by main species 1 Species 1999 2000 2 2001 1999 2000 2 2001 tonnes value: 000 euro Exports 208,402 216,191 314,043 306,040 330,052 444,700 Cod 469 1,435 1,644 971 1,545 4,066 Crab 5,332 5,722 6,698 16,834 17,802 19,371 Flatfish 1,054 954 1,229 2,636 2,880 3,616 Haddock 1,070 850 886 1,690 1,271 1,270 Hake 339 732 235 1,188 1,362 850 Herring 29,186 22,697 30,190 20,698 21,967 31,028 Livers and roes 578 725 621 2,602 3,413 2,825 Lobster 249 262 312 4,032 4,570 5,282 Mackerel and horse mackerel 101,646 102,946 128,196 57,699 68,157 106,043 Megrim 1,956 2,014 1,960 6,723 6,930 6,951 Monk/Angler 2,406 2,461 2,880 10,983 12,073 14,090 Mussels 10,550 13,626 20,208 19,010 24,086 32,300 Oysters 1,056 1,042 1,067 2,770 3,786 4,364 Pollock 205 480 633 341 581 722 Salmon 11,520 10,796 16,986 47,356 50,964 61,721 Sardines 2,011 4,819 25,993 1,610 5,333 12,057 Scallops 624 684 623 4,543 4,308 4,497 Shrimps and prawns 8,239 6,710 7,063 50,237 41,458 46,358 Sole 182 170 174 892 901 1,077 Squid 210 104 129 737 336 375 Surimi 814 1,367 1,670 812 1,424 2,380 Trout 1,135 1,639 2,165 3,740 6,177 4,979 Tuna 3,285 3,038 4,340 7,673 7,983 8,854 Whiting 1,360 1,625 3,032 3,420 3,331 4,118 Meal, oils, fats, waste 7,262 13,605 38,459 6,421 6,125 21,211 Other species and products 15,662 15,686 16,651 30,422 31,292 44,293 Imports 57,221 65,725 110,399 113,923 122,784 161,590 Cod 1,331 1,828 1,446 4,989 6,910 6,038 Crab 944 2,108 1,639 1,530 2,846 2,376 Haddock 831 530 564 2,756 1,963 2,289 Herring 1,058 543 5,899 1,291 917 6,059 Lamprey 1,463 1,753 1,739 5,793 7,258 7,708 Mackerel and horse mackerel 490 1,944 19,113 766 2,355 10,112 Mussels 107 78 149 424 342 576 Plaice 508 430 455 2,392 1,938 1,860 Salmon 2,974 2,912 3,936 11,876 12,080 14,139 Shrimps and prawns 4,706 3,882 4,114 26,058 24,506 25,873 Surimi 439 645 644 1,762 2,353 2,743 Tuna 3,624 3,510 4,789 10,485 11,637 13,817 Whiting 3,281 2,701 3,198 7,203 9,031 11,536 Meal, oils, fats, waste 32,042 39,804 32,838 23,204 26,305 25,568 Other species and products 3,422 3,059 29,875 13,394 12,344 30,897 1 Species figures include processed products 2 Revised Source: CSO External Trade, see background notes 8
Table 14 External trade of fish and fish products classified by product and degree of processing Category Whole fish 1 Fillets Shellfish Whole fish 1 Fillets Shellfish tonnes value: 000 euro 1999 Exports 153,864 26,483 28,055 174,017 27,847 104,176 Live, fresh, chilled 36,762 6,032 12,409 83,580 4,560 39,248 Frozen 96,954 18,669 9,427 56,897 18,092 45,821 Dried, salted, in brine, smoked 7,764 849 460 16,944 888 1,363 Prepared, preserved 5,122 933 5,759 10,175 4,308 17,743 Meal, oil, fats, waste 7,262 0 0 6,421 0 0 Imports 47,840 3,299 6,082 72,067 11,920 29,936 Live, fresh, chilled 5,845 397 3,111 15,837 791 10,069 Frozen 850 1,810 2,518 1,990 6,796 17,152 Dried, salted, in brine, smoked 1,264 158 18 4,187 459 97 Prepared, preserved 7,839 934 434 26,850 3,873 2,618 Meal, oil, fats, waste 32,042 0 0 23,204 0 0 2000 2 Exports 161,425 25,189 29,577 197,974 30,064 102,014 Live, fresh, chilled 39,633 3,500 14,581 90,605 2,848 38,888 Frozen 98,653 20,255 8,104 77,151 21,910 39,661 Dried, salted, in brine, smoked 4,594 327 730 13,730 580 2,378 Prepared, preserved 4,940 1,106 6,162 10,363 4,726 21,087 Meal, oil, fats, waste 13,605 0 0 6,125 0 0 Imports 56,456 2,829 6,440 80,730 12,269 29,785 Live, fresh, chilled 6,218 218 3,537 18,020 858 8,522 Frozen 1,462 1,612 2,289 3,850 7,024 16,914 Dried, salted, in brine, smoked 956 192 6 2,778 641 26 Prepared, preserved 8,016 808 609 29,777 3,746 4,323 Meal, oil, fats, waste 39,804 0 0 26,305 0 0 2001 Exports 242,685 33,368 37,990 275,667 50,929 118,103 Live, fresh, chilled 64,013 3,872 20,807 118,402 5,675 51,860 Frozen 130,428 27,618 9,812 109,961 36,027 43,668 Dried, salted, in brine, smoked 3,093 422 567 11,347 1,322 1,569 Prepared, preserved 6,692 1,455 6,805 14,746 7,906 21,006 Meal, oil, fats, waste 38,459 0 0 21,211 0 0 Imports 99,376 4,803 6,221 115,148 15,912 30,530 Live, fresh, chilled 12,106 574 2,762 25,295 2,042 7,108 Frozen 43,204 2,881 2,651 24,693 7,989 18,375 Dried, salted, in brine, smoked 1,011 221 7 3,556 771 19 Prepared, preserved 10,217 1,127 800 36,036 5,110 5,028 Meal, oil, fats, waste 32,838 0 0 25,568 0 0 1 Includes fish in pieces etc. 2 Revised Source: CSO External Trade, see background notes 9
Table 15 Processing and preserving of fish and fish products million euro Category 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Gross output 284.0 301.3 303.9 315.2 342.9 Industrial inputs 183.1 200.2 202.4 227.5 238.9 Net output 100.9 101.1 101.5 87.6 104.0 Wages and Salaries 36.3 37.2 39.2 41.8 40.9 Number of persons engaged 1 2,758 2,756 2,754 2,645 2,568 1 Excludes outside piece workers Source: CSO Census of Industrial Production Table 16 Consumer price indices of selected fish products mid-november 1996=100 Product 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Food products 100.1 101.8 106.1 109.6 113.7 121.2 Fresh fish 96.0 99.1 104.4 111.3 122.6 128.8 Frozen fish 101.1 101.0 105.1 112.6 119.2 125.9 Smoked fish 98.6 97.9 98.3 98.6 103.4 103.2 Tinned fish 101.3 100.3 118.0 128.6 134.1 148.6 Source: CSO Consumer Price Index Table 17 National average prices of selected fish products euro per kg Product 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 mid-november Whiting fillets 5.53 5.43 6.21 6.98 7.45 8.15 Cod cutlets 8.43 8.68 9.69 10.88 12.61 12.66 Plaice fillets 10.28 10.65 11.20 12.41 14.08 14.08 Smoked kippers 4.16 4.76 5.51 5.85 6.32 6.52 Source: CSO Consumer Prices 10
Central Statistics Office Fishery Statistics Background Notes General This release has been compiled from existing administrative and statistical sources. It brings together into one release the various fishery statistics that are already available. Comparisons between sea landings and external trade statistics should allow for the differences between both systems mentioned below. Allowance should also be made for aquaculture and inland fish production as well as for any stock changes of frozen fish etc. and for trade outside the scope of the External Trade statistics thresholds. Sea landings Fishery statistics are collected by the Sea Fishery Officers of the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources. They are processed by the Sea Fisheries Control Division of the Department. The Sea Fisheries Division are responsible for the transmission of the figures to the EU statistical office, Eurostat, under the terms of Council Regulation No 2104/93. Landings of clams, oysters and salmon have been excluded by the CSO from the figures supplied by the Department. Landings of blue mussels into ports where blue mussel aquaculture farming is located have also been excluded from 1990 onwards. In 1990 the amount of excluded farmed mussels was 13,600 tonnes valued at 3.3 million. Landings by foreign boats into Irish ports are not included in the figures. Demersal fish are found on or near the bottom of the sea. They are often referred to as white fish. Pelagic fish live in the surface waters or middle depths of the sea. Shellfish are of two kinds, crustaceans - prawns, lobsters, crabs etc. and molluscs - mussels, oysters etc. Aquaculture production Bord Iascaigh Mhara conducts an annual survey of finfish and shellfish farms. production and employment are collected. Figures on Inland catches The salmon quantity figures are compiled by the Marine Institute. The methodology was amended in 1994 to supplement reports from registered dealers with indications from inspectors of what was caught but not sold through the dealers. The quantity and value of eels are estimated by the Central Fisheries Board. External trade statistics The estimates for exports and imports are taken from the CSO external trade statistics. The basic external trade data are collected by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and passed to the External Trade Statistics Division of the CSO for checking and publication. Since the completion of the EU Single Market at the end of 1992, trade statistics with EU member states and trade statistics with non-eu countries are compiled from two separate sources. The EU-wide system, Intrastat, involves a direct survey of the larger traders and an analysis of the regular VAT returns made by all traders. Traders not registered for VAT have no obligations under the Intrastat system and their trade is therefore not included in the statistics. The Intrastat figures include estimates for traders who did not make Intrastat returns and for traders below the thresholds who did not provide aggregate inter-eu trade figures on their VAT returns. Statistics of trade with non-eu countries are compiled from documents returned to the Customs Authorities. Some amendments have been made, mainly to quantity figures, arising from an analysis of unit values at tariff level. Landings of fish by European Union registered vessels are not included in import statistics. If these fish are sold and subsequently exported, they are included in export statistics. 11
Central Statistics Office Licences Fishing fleet Census of Industrial Production Consumer Price Index Fishery Statistics The Central Fisheries Board collate the sales figures from returns made to them by the Regional Fishery Boards. The Department of the Marine and Natural Resources compile these figures and are also responsible for maintaining the fishing vessel register. The figures include vessels used for aquaculture. The figures are taken from the CSO Census of Industrial Local Units. The results cover all industrial local units with three or more persons engaged and relate to the NACE code 1520 - Processing and preserving of fish and fish products. The Consumer Price Index is compiled by the CSO. It is designed to measure the average change in the level of the prices paid for consumer goods and services by all private households in the country. In addition to the price indices, national average prices are also published for selected items. EU 2000 EU aquaculture production 000 Country Total aquaculture Finfish Shellfish European Union 2,842,466 1,949,453 882,119 Austria 12,973 12,939 34 Belgium 5,912 5,912 - Denmark 159,307 159,294 13 Finland 62,800 62,800 - France 470,610 140,081 330,529 Germany 127,598 109,448 18,150 Greece 311,320 307,789 3,531 Ireland 95,354 73,840 21,512 Italy 494,366 260,045 223,427 Luxembourg - - - Netherlands 116,330 40,294 76,036 Portugal 54,786 31,892 22,895 Spain 414,771 254,315 160,457 Sweden 16,165 15,754 411 United Kingdom 500,174 475,050 25,124 Source: New Cronos database, Eurostat 12