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Fish production
Value 2004
Inland
2%
Aquaculture
35%
Sea landings
63%
30 March 2007
Fishery Statistics2003 and 2004
Sea Inland Totallandings Aquaculture catches production
2002 €209.9m €125.2m €5.5m €340.6m
2003 €180.3m €101.8m €4.5m €286.7m
2004 €180.9m €100.5m €5.0m €286.4m
2003/2004 %change +0.3% -1.3% +9.3% -0.1%
Value of fish production €286.4 million in 2004
The value of total fish production showed a very slight decrease
in 2004. The valueof sea fish landings in 2004 was €180.9m,
aquaculture was €100.5m and inlandcatches were estimated at €5.0m.
See graph and Tables 1, 6 and 7.
The live weight of sea landings increased by 44,951 tonnes
(17.0%) to 309,332tonnes in 2004, due mainly to increases in
landings of low value pelagic species.See Table 1.
The weight and value of aquaculture production decreased in 2004
by 6.7% and1.3% respectively. See graph and Table 6.
There were 264,581 tonnes of fish and fish products exported in
2004 at a value of€391.2m. The corresponding import figures were
60,924 tonnes and €116.9m. SeeTables 10 and 11.
Finally, between 2003 and 2004:
� Sales of commercial and rod angling licences decreased by 3.3%
to
32,279. See Table 8.
� The number of fishing vessels decreased by 4.9% to 1,436. See
Table 9.
For more information contact James Mahon 021-453 5341 or Sheila
Somers
021-453 5355.
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Table 1 Sea fish landings2 by species
Species20021 2003 2004 20021 2003 2004
tonnes live weight value: 000 euro
Total 245,165 264,381 309,332 209,883 180,330 180,907
Demersal 32,089 29,419 27,645 61,105 50,600 48,941 Brill 100 112
130 670 472 540 Cod 2,503 1,694 1,246 5,680 5,126 3,702 Dogfish
1,871 2,212 1,685 2,563 1,557 1,125 Dover sole 334 312 292 3,794
2,964 3,444 Haddock 3,505 2,788 2,257 4,709 5,215 4,379 Hake 698
1,077 1,068 2,401 3,372 3,344 John Dory 154 266 327 655 709 969
Lemon sole 482 521 519 1,197 790 759 Ling 1,305 1,299 1,258 1,627
1,081 1,020 Megrim 2,848 2,679 2,613 8,415 8,444 8,494 Monk/Angler
2,523 2,116 2,249 8,138 6,411 7,045 Plaice 801 876 564 2,126 1,678
1,087 Ray/Skate 2,503 2,890 2,705 2,778 2,315 2,408 Saithe 1,354
924 724 1,772 667 496 Turbot 184 231 321 1,950 1,557 2,161 White
pollock 1,335 1,238 1,119 2,261 1,195 1,014 Whiting 6,657 5,351
4,799 5,452 4,468 4,026 Witch 832 971 962 1,713 1,397 1,375 Other
demersal 2,100 1,862 2,806 3,204 1,183 1,554
Pelagic 173,085 197,660 243,935 63,973 60,734 66,125 Blue
whiting 14,268 22,586 61,470 972 3,244 8,346 Pilchard 12,002 3,972
12,997 4,055 479 2,465 Herring 30,606 28,839 33,178 6,430 6,036
7,139 Horse mackerel 34,769 36,960 37,431 10,394 8,981 8,845
Mackerel 71,431 67,480 72,345 38,624 27,411 32,241 Sprat 1,728
5,059 4,639 607 866 730 Tuna 1,313 947 582 2,444 2,765 825 Other
pelagic 6,968 31,818 21,294 447 10,952 5,534
Shellfish 32,087 33,859 34,803 67,228 57,483 62,195 Blue mussel2
408 422 412 379 339 343 Crab 11,527 12,441 14,429 15,444 12,744
15,409 Crawfish 37 58 80 877 1,266 1,787 Dublin Bay prawns3 4,991
6,825 6,790 23,906 18,768 19,507 Escallop 1,139 1,758 1,824 3,367
3,662 3,590 Lobster 737 657 853 9,522 8,241 10,705 Periwinkle 2,274
1,838 1,683 2,268 2,484 2,518 Prawn tails3 1,992 : : 2,986 : :
Shrimp 216 202 413 1,493 1,412 2,547 Squid 513 457 322 1,068 1,306
914 Whelk 7,901 8,752 7,560 5,029 5,798 3,332 Other shellfish 351
449 436 888 1,464 1,542
Deepwater 7,905 3,442 2,949 17,577 11,512 3,646 Orange roughy
4,646 310 209 13,021 399 230 Siki 340 728 485 715 2,109 1,413 Other
deepwater 2,919 2,404 2,255 3,841 9,005 2,003
1 Revised (see technical notes)2 Oysters, clams and farmed
mussels have been excluded from this table and included in
aquaculture3 From 2003 onwards Prawn tails are included with Dublin
Bay prawnsSource: Department of Communications, Marine and Natural
Resources
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Table 2 Sea fish landings1 by port
Port2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004
tonnes live weight value: 000 euro
Total 245,165 264,381 309,332 209,883 180,330 180,907
Irish ports Achill 189 198 453 354 545 565 Aran Islands 55 63 79
268 328 452 Arklow 393 804 689 292 600 407 Ballycotton 519 612 583
939 1,060 1,233 Baltimore 1,500 1,336 1,932 1,744 1,210 1,481
Bantry 22 11 46 46 20 286 Burtonport 545 414 300 1,215 903 823
Carna 128 153 78 516 554 466 Carrigaholt 230 166 200 760 401 561
Castlegregory 357 119 122 1,041 249 434 Castletownbere 5,905 5,580
5,784 8,679 8,517 8,594 Clogherhead 880 791 702 3,477 1,942 1,754
Cobh 8,710 8,959 6,199 3,023 3,262 2,275 Courtown 324 297 300 206
208 120 Crosshaven 687 930 818 898 1,411 1,382 Dingle 5,906 4,263
3,484 11,906 6,623 3,679 Downings 2,157 2,359 2,678 3,914 3,045
3,492 Dun Laoghaire 337 1,093 397 264 788 308 Duncannon/St. Helens
661 2,128 779 1,199 996 1,341 Dunmore East 7,341 7,154 13,270
10,831 7,642 10,088 Fenit 4,639 2,148 2,345 9,932 6,192 2,746
Greencastle 3,587 3,195 2,683 5,420 4,798 4,209 Helvick 423 318 285
922 616 532 Howth 4,662 4,196 4,491 13,392 8,815 7,759 Killybegs
80,594 82,862 104,317 32,222 30,207 29,141 Kilmore Quay 1,997 2,290
2,401 5,288 4,193 4,534 Kinsale 1,726 1,881 1,104 2,661 2,533 2,137
Malin Head 1,092 1,665 1,561 1,396 2,054 2,021 Moville 758 643 167
770 827 201 Portmagee 375 361 357 1,538 844 1,190 Rathmullan 5,966
6,134 2,213 1,632 1,725 837 Rossaveal 11,760 7,883 5,476 14,454
9,064 8,605 Schull 1,234 699 762 2,269 1,611 1,774 Skerries 434 732
886 1,856 1,999 2,482 Union Hall 2,381 1,969 1,937 4,046 3,931
3,605 Valentia 534 355 403 1,398 829 982 Wexford 209 390 288 151
150 112 Wicklow 6,241 5,344 5,005 3,988 3,717 2,002 Other ports
10,904 11,900 13,718 19,193 21,590 26,037
Foreign ports 68,802 91,985 120,040 35,783 34,330 40,259
1 Oysters, clams and farmed mussels have been excluded from this
table and included in aquaculture
Source: Department of Communications, Marine and Natural
Resources
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Table 3 Average price per tonne live weight of main fish species
euro per tonne
Species 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Demersal Brill 6,082 9,441 6,717 4,194 4,160 Cod 2,073 3,017
2,269 3,026 2,970 Dogfish 617 836 1,370 704 668 Dover sole 8,832
11,936 11,372 9,508 11,775 Haddock 1,166 1,564 1,344 1,871 1,940
Hake 3,214 4,185 3,440 3,132 3,131 John Dory 3,453 5,244 4,253
2,668 2,962 Lemon sole 1,706 2,920 2,483 1,516 1,461 Ling 982 1,334
1,247 832 811 Megrim 2,508 2,982 2,954 3,152 3,250 Monk/Angler
3,005 3,780 3,226 3,030 3,132 Plaice 2,237 3,071 2,653 1,915 1,927
Ray/Skate 1,225 1,945 1,110 801 890 Saithe 792 984 1,308 722 685
Turbot 9,429 12,151 10,599 6,729 6,724 White pollock 1,162 1,856
1,694 965 906 Whiting 902 1,287 819 835 839 Witch 1,597 2,098 2,059
1,438 1,429
Pelagic Blue whiting 57 95 68 144 136 Pilchard 295 441 338 121
190 Herring 227 267 210 209 215 Horse mackerel 278 328 299 243 236
Mackerel 410 501 541 406 446 Sprat 315 233 351 171 157 Tuna 2,125
2,221 1,861 2,921 1,417
Shellfish Blue mussel1 300 225 928 803 831 Crab 1,234 1,675
1,340 1,024 1,068 Crawfish 17,908 28,457 24,040 21,943 22,252
Dublin Bay prawns2 3,972 4,548 4,790 2,750 2,873 Escallop 2,540
3,258 2,955 2,083 1,968 Lobster 13,837 19,751 12,916 12,545 12,547
Periwinkle 1,322 1,208 997 1,352 1,497 Prawn tails2 1,280 1,731
1,499 : : Shrimp 6,800 7,810 6,905 6,976 6,166 Squid 1,608 2,276
2,080 2,859 2,839 Whelk 624 806 637 662 441
Deepwater Orange Roughy 1,143 3,138 2,802 1,285 1,100 Siki 1,481
1,442 2,103 2,896 2,912
1 Oysters, clams and farmed mussels have been excluded from this
table and included in aquaculture2 From 2003 onwards Prawn tails
are included with Dublin Bay prawns: Data not available
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Table 6 Aquaculture production
Species20021 2003 2004 20021 2003 2004
tonnes value: 000 euro
Aquaculture 60,984 62,516 58,355 125,218 101,848 100,502
Shellfish 37,704 44,678 43,092 37,892 41,782 43,600
Finfish 23,280 17,838 15,263 87,326 60,066 56,902Salmon 21,423
16,347 14,067 77,731 54,198 51,289
1 Revised
Source: Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Table 7 Inland fish catches
Species2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004
tonnes value: 000 euro
Inland 789 605 555 5,461 4,547 4,968 Salmon 673 501 431 4,893
4,005 4,308 Other 116 104 124 568 542 660
Source: Central Fisheries Board and CSO
Table 8 Sales of commercial and rod angling licences number
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Commercial and rod 32,973 34,105 34,685 37,127 33,394 32,279
Commercial 2,015 1,942 1,960 1,987 1,585 1,472 Drift 872 871 880
876 877 848 Draft 461 445 504 520 549 473 Other 682 626 576 591 159
151
Rod 30,958 32,163 32,725 35,140 31,809 30,807
Source: Central Fisheries Board
Table 9 Fishing fleet1 structure
Category 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Number of boats2 1,689 1,615 1,580 1,587 1,510 1,436Tonnage2
64,836 68,282 72,330 82,771 85,444 86,862Kilowatts2 208,245 211,894
215,567 229,093 223,890 213,675
1 Includes aquaculture vessels2 Revised (see technical notes)
Source: New Cronos database, Eurostat and Department of
Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
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20023
2003 2004 20023
2003 2004
Country of destination
tonnes value: 000 euro
Exports 308,119 260,542 264,581 427,819 383,953 391,238
European Union 25 ¹ - - 179,715 - - 321,504
European Union 15 ² 189,633 174,029 162,484 320,699 299,885
304,438
Austria 351 213 304 525 385 455
Belgium and Luxembourg 589 1,634 1,126 2,584 4,983 3,584
Cyprus 79 34 181 47 17 182
Czech Republic 2,317 2,643 2,813 2,284 2,387 2,256
Denmark 3,491 2,598 6,746 4,256 3,786 6,128
Estonia 39 215 35 47 212 57
Finland 408 334 305 1,518 696 524
France 44,465 42,334 33,498 96,056 91,118 87,507
Germany 23,546 21,264 24,949 34,764 29,305 29,303
Great Britain 60,662 52,823 53,792 68,314 56,488 64,214
Greece 1,254 416 461 1,724 836 868
Hungary 617 400 229 678 450 310
Italy 5,046 6,634 4,566 27,387 24,646 21,625
Latvia 29 115 429 62 91 997
Lithuania 282 950 22 336 941 24
Malta 77 28 350 143 31 556
Netherlands 17,699 10,749 12,582 15,103 11,449 12,431
Northern Ireland 10,575 10,010 6,047 9,892 9,959 8,023
Poland 6,237 8,432 11,969 7,006 7,878 11,702
Portugal 938 1,792 772 2,398 3,094 1,719
Slovakia 1,671 1,533 1,152 1,655 1,399 927
Slovenia 28 69 51 205 194 54
Spain 19,140 21,413 16,100 52,104 58,242 63,480
Sweden 1,469 1,815 1,236 4,074 4,898 4,577
Non-European Union 107,111 72,093 84,865 94,657 70,468
69,733
Bulgaria 3,501 2,228 987 2,464 1,714 559
China 2,438 2,423 4,414 2,785 2,666 4,059
Egypt 28,245 7,672 33,680 15,654 3,262 13,896
Japan 18,601 17,027 13,983 20,390 16,590 15,059
Nigeria 15,346 17,421 9,718 11,427 9,869 6,958
Romania 11,767 7,167 6,306 8,447 4,593 3,737
Russia 4,176 6,651 4,516 4,284 6,444 3,870
South Korea 5,312 3,165 1,672 11,350 12,295 5,879
USA 4,445 1,244 1,413 7,593 4,416 5,155
Other countries 13,280 7,095 8,176 10,263 8,619 10,561
3Revised
Source: CSO External Trade, see background notes
Table 10 External trade of fish and fish products classified by
country of destination
¹ European Union states from 1 May 2004
² European Union states prior to 1 May 2004
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20023
2003 2004 20023
2003 2004
Country of origintonnes value: 000 euro
Imports 94,866 69,240 60,924 143,799 113,566 116,906
European Union 25 ¹ - - 37,397 - - 101,467
European Union 15 ² 55,627 38,934 37,331 115,459 97,985
101,272
Austria 600 0 0 80 0 0
Belgium and Luxembourg 133 139 867 344 390 388
Cyprus 0 1 0 0 7 0
Czech Republic 0 2 0 5 12 8
Denmark 3,037 2,255 2,336 7,772 5,403 5,655
Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0
France 331 877 381 815 1,360 1,185
Germany 1,232 1,388 1,081 4,402 5,070 4,316
Great Britain 31,090 25,664 24,527 82,098 73,414 76,968
Greece 10 8 17 47 47 112
Hungary 0 0 0 3 0 0
Italy 13 22 17 52 114 64
Latvia 0 1 0 0 5 0
Lithuania 34 108 47 70 235 117
Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 8,716 1,130 775 7,164 2,773 2,062
Northern Ireland 10,231 7,334 4,850 12,107 8,806 9,549
Poland 0 8 19 0 25 71
Portugal 25 27 24 123 74 70
Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 157 44 2,385 139 174 517
Sweden 52 46 70 316 359 385
Non-European Union 39,204 30,187 23,526 28,263 15,297 15,438
China 12 41 79 26 125 352
Faroe Islands 107 2,075 4,303 276 602 571
Iceland 267 1,310 389 1,621 1,855 2,196
Nigeria 0 0 0 1 0 2
Norway 8,909 21,320 8,489 3,651 2,897 788
Russia 17 0 0 12 0 0
Switzerland 70 34 64 470 631 676
Thailand 310 255 512 863 636 1,262
USA 351 334 636 1,084 974 1,405
Other countries 29,161 4,818 9,054 20,259 7,576 8,185
3Revised
Source: CSO External Trade, see background notes
Table 11 External trade of fish and fish products classified by
country of origin
¹ European Union states from 1 May 2004
² European Union states prior to 1 May 2004
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Table 12 External trade of fish and fish products classified by
main species1
Species20022 2003 2004 20022 2003 2004
tonnes value: 000 euro
Exports 308,119 260,542 264,581 427,819 383,953 391,238
Cod 473 949 2,381 1,551 1,979 6,713 Crab 7,919 7,789 7,836
24,045 23,144 26,816 Flatfish 2,782 3,429 2,454 6,628 8,628 6,446
Haddock 950 670 1,020 1,346 721 2,067 Hake 1,332 287 157 949 641
475 Herring 23,422 22,085 24,715 27,637 20,272 20,968 Ling 156 272
311 285 483 541 Livers and roes 545 1,542 552 1,772 3,727 3,169
Lobster 256 299 255 4,303 4,762 4,523 Mackerel and horse mackerel
150,541 106,769 114,246 116,013 84,259 82,787 Megrim 1,593 1,571
1,728 5,346 5,792 6,785 Monk/Angler 2,856 4,171 4,968 12,631 16,404
21,050 Mussels 21,022 22,007 20,401 35,910 36,406 34,829 Oysters
900 1,422 1,313 3,779 3,892 3,661 Pollock 97 137 207 148 241 410
Salmon 15,819 11,669 8,303 57,966 45,045 36,642 Sardines 22,194
21,448 14,655 9,272 8,498 8,623 Scallops 467 551 445 4,115 4,703
4,211 Shrimps and prawns 5,790 7,176 7,930 39,941 43,482 47,603
Sole 182 320 296 1,288 2,161 1,956 Squid 138 318 202 472 1,458
1,086 Surimi 2,792 2,606 1,537 4,721 5,670 2,408 Trout 3,431 1,001
1,266 8,424 3,443 3,139 Tuna 648 4,113 1,120 1,316 4,323 2,550
Whiting 5,136 7,704 1,892 5,558 5,678 3,932
Meal, oils, fats, waste 25,178 16,446 29,757 17,319 11,741
20,726
Other species and products 11,500 13,792 14,634 35,085 36,400
37,122
Imports 94,866 69,240 60,924 143,799 113,566 116,906
Cod 2,564 2,994 4,029 12,469 13,438 18,663 Crab 175 1,368 2,351
783 1,930 2,992 Haddock 349 251 670 1,622 1,169 2,960 Herring 2,810
1,511 986 2,267 2,439 2,344 Mackerel and horse mackerel 19,642
3,493 2,244 10,716 2,865 2,572 Mussels 246 319 527 797 1,150 1,580
Plaice 260 316 379 1,061 1,148 1,588 Salmon 2,909 3,159 4,012
11,288 12,639 16,126 Sardines 14,964 736 771 8,888 2,489 2,333
Shrimps and prawns 3,269 3,152 4,188 20,850 16,501 18,222 Surimi
572 355 404 2,362 1,429 1,898 Tuna 5,212 5,354 3,838 16,088 15,752
11,538 Whiting 2,393 71 283 4,143 247 913
Meal, oils, fats, waste 32,588 40,739 30,461 24,401 18,017
11,303
Other species and products 6,914 5,421 5,780 26,065 22,354
21,875
1 Species figures include processed products2 RevisedSource: CSO
External Trade, see background notes
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Table 13 External trade of fish and fish products classified by
product and degree of processing
CategoryWhole fish1 Fillets Shellfish Whole fish1 Fillets
Shellfish
tonnes value: 000 euro
20022
Exports 241,394 28,031 38,695 263,877 42,085 121,856
Live, fresh, chilled 58,482 2,816 20,893 109,696 3,631 45,906
Frozen 148,122 23,128 10,562 108,546 30,414 51,795 Dried, salted,
in brine, smoked 2,543 857 590 11,431 1,743 1,830 Prepared,
preserved 7,069 1,230 6,650 16,884 6,297 22,325 Meal, oil, fats,
waste 25,178 0 0 17,319 0 0
Imports 85,710 5,005 4,151 98,164 20,907 24,728
Live, fresh, chilled 5,983 243 565 11,227 1,213 2,528 Frozen
36,101 3,334 2,688 22,357 13,611 17,528 Dried, salted, in brine,
smoked 994 191 7 3,226 639 50 Prepared, preserved 10,044 1,238 891
36,954 5,443 4,622 Meal, oil, fats, waste 32,588 0 0 24,401 0 0
2003
Exports 198,203 19,341 42,998 222,181 29,992 131,780
Live, fresh, chilled 60,154 1,882 23,398 101,884 3,437 48,172
Frozen 111,921 15,161 11,564 79,420 19,328 54,470 Dried, salted, in
brine, smoked 2,705 1,177 1,121 12,004 1,715 4,196 Prepared,
preserved 6,977 1,120 6,916 17,131 5,511 24,942 Meal, oil, fats,
waste 16,446 0 0 11,741 0 0
Imports 58,050 5,902 5,288 68,029 23,649 21,888
Live, fresh, chilled 4,298 530 2,289 8,017 2,035 4,670 Frozen
2,535 3,605 2,137 5,476 14,903 12,216 Dried, salted, in brine,
smoked 833 448 6 2,353 1,223 21 Prepared, preserved 9,644 1,319 856
34,166 5,488 4,981 Meal, oil, fats, waste 40,739 0 0 18,017 0 0
2004
Exports 201,065 22,197 41,319 222,268 33,566 135,404
Live, fresh, chilled 42,322 1,314 19,269 92,876 3,533 42,166
Frozen 118,611 19,291 12,864 79,916 23,885 60,536 Dried, salted, in
brine, smoked 1,919 423 764 9,011 575 2,838 Prepared, preserved
8,457 1,169 8,422 19,738 5,572 29,863 Meal, oil, fats, waste 29,757
0 0 20,726 0 0
Imports 45,734 7,758 7,432 57,864 34,258 24,784
Live, fresh, chilled 3,364 996 3,760 8,010 5,022 7,079 Frozen
2,201 5,184 2,189 5,371 23,155 12,631 Dried, salted, in brine,
smoked 774 316 2 2,765 918 7 Prepared, preserved 8,934 1,263 1,482
30,415 5,164 5,067 Meal, oil, fats, waste 30,461 0 0 11,303 0 0
1 Includes fish in pieces etc2 RevisedSource: CSO External
Trade, see background notes
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Category 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Gross output 342.9 365.6 429.6 378.4 325.3
Industrial inputs 238.9 272.6 302.6 267.2 207.9
Net output 104.0 93.0 126.9 111.2 117.4
Wages and salaries 40.9 44.7 50.7 52.9 47.5
Number of persons engaged ¹ 2,568 2,802 3,009 2,697 2,617
Source: CSO Census of Industrial Production
Product 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Food products 92.1 98.2 101.6 103.0 102.7
Fresh fish 94.6 99.4 104.9 108.5 110.2
Frozen fish 92.3 97.5 102.6 104.4 106.5
Smoked fish 99.8 99.6 102.8 105.2 104.8
Tinned fish 93.3 103.4 101.6 101.0 97.9
Source: CSO Consumer Price Index
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Product
mid-November
Whiting fillets 7.45 8.15 8.69 9.04 9.06
Cod cutlets 12.61 12.66 14.44 15.16 15.24
Plaice fillets 14.08 14.08 16.22 16.46 16.57
Salmon steak ¹ : : 12.39 12.79 12.60
Source: CSO Consumer Prices
Table 14 Processing and preserving of fish and fish
productsmillion euro
¹ Excludes outside piece workers
Table 15 Consumer price indices of selected fish products
¹ Product price available from 2002
December 2001=100
Table 16 National average prices of selected fish productseuro
per kg
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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 Communications,
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. Deepwater or deep
sea species for the purpose of catch statistics, are those
referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No.
2347/2002.
Aquacultureproduction
Bord Iascaigh Mhara conducts an annual survey of finfish and
shellfish farms. Figures on
production and employment are collected.
Inland catches The inland catch estimates are compiled by using
declared or reported quantity data and value
estimates supplied by the Central Fisheries Board. 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.
External tradestatistics
The estimates for exports and imports are taken from the CSO
external trade statistics.
The basic external trade data are collected and edited by the
Office of the Revenue Commissioners
and passed to the External Trade Statistics Division of the CSO.
The CSO checks the data for
consistency and then disseminates the final results. 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 submitted 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 data.
Non-EU trade data is still compiled
from the normal Customs clearance documentation.
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.
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Licences The Central Fisheries Board collate the sales figures
from returns made to them by the Regional
Fishery Boards.
Fishing fleet The Department of Communications, Marine and
Natural Resources compile these figures and are
also responsible for maintaining the fishing vessel register.
These data are in turn transmitted to the
EU statistical office, Eurostat. The figures include vessels
used for aquaculture.
Census of IndustrialProduction
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.
Consumer PriceIndex
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.
Technical Notes Tables 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5: Sea fish landings data
presented in Tables 1-5 are based on unit level
landings data transmitted by the Department of Communications,
Marine and Natural Resources in
an annual report to the CSO. From 2003 onwards the Department
revised their species and class
coding structure, to include a deepwater species class. In
accordance with this revised structure,
some of the data previously published for 2002 under the heading
demersal has been re-classified
as deepwater for comparative purposes.
Table 9: The revisions in Table 9 regarding fishing fleet
statistics are due to changes in EU Fleet
Policy. As a result of this policy change Ireland has
re-measured its fishing fleet and now uses GT
(gross tonnage) instead of GRT (Gross Registered Tonnage). In
recent years Ireland has also
carried out two schemes for the registration of Inshore vessels.
These were traditional Inshore
vessels which were previously operating outside the fleet. They
were registered retrospectively
dating back to 1990 in most cases.
Compositionof EU 15
EU 15 includes the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
2003 and 2004Table 1Table 2Table 3Table 4Table 6Table 10Table
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