Ullapool fish landings show significant monthly decline
Fish landings at Ullapool have seen a significant decline according to the latest figures.
The latest report from the Marine Managament Organistion (MMO) shows that in September of this year the total of fish landed at the harbour amounted to 349 tonnes.
That compared to 354 tonnes landed in the same month for 2023.
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While that represented a drop of just one per cent in terms of actual value the decline was much steeper - £891,000 worth of fish landed this September compared to a value of £935,000 in September 2023, a drop of 15 per cent.
For the period January to September this year the total value of fish landed at Ullapool is £12.7 million, compared to £18.7 million for the same period last year - tonnage showing a collective decline from 7452 to 5228.
In contrast landings at Kinlochbervie totalled 594 tonnes this September compared to 449,000 for the same month in September 2023, with value increasing from £1.04 million to £1.14 million (a percentage increase of nine per cent, with tonnage up 32 per cent).
Over the nine month period Kinlochbervie tonnage landings increased from 4876 tonnes to 6160 (+26 per cent) with value climbing from £10.2 million to £11.6 million (+14 per cent).
For Scotland as a whole for the month of September there was a two per cent fall in the value of fish landings - to £39.6 million - compared with September 2023, but a 10 per cent increase in tonnage, to 30,461.
That is better than the UK totals, which saw a 15 per cent fall in value but a three per cent increase in tonnage.
Scotland accounted for 64.7 per cent of the UK value and 70.6 per cent of the tonnage of fish landed.
