UK: Increase in whitefish volume landed at Lerwick

Published 2024년 3월 7일

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Despite a slight decrease in fishing vessel arrivals, Lerwick Harbour experienced a surge in activity in 2023, with a 14% increase in whitefish boxes landed, a 39% rise in ferry passengers, and a record number of cruise ship visitors. The port also saw a 33% increase in the tonnage of ships piloted and a 5% increase in vessel arrivals. Additionally, offshore industry traffic saw a 12% rise in oil-related shipping. However, there was a 1% decrease in overall cargo due to a drop in roll-on/roll-off shipments.

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Increase in whitefish volume landed at Lerwick. In 2023 there was a 2% drop in fishing vessel arrivals at Lerwick, but a 14% increase to 232,701 in the number of whitefish boxes landed as skippers took advantage of strong prices. And the future for fishing is looking good with the recently completed reclamation of land at Arlanda available for future pelagic sector improvements, including a new cold store for processor Pelagia Shetland. Overall, Lerwick Harbour handled record levels of activity across several areas of operation in 2023 as it emerged strongly from the downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and is looking forward to significant new opportunities in 2024. The latest activity report confirms that Shetland’s principal port was used by 161,713 passengers on the ferries to-and-from Kirkwall and Aberdeen, up 39% compared to 2022, while cruise vessels brought 123,903 visitors, up from 58,540 – both new records for the highest overall figure yet at 285,616, 63% up on the ...

Source: Fish Focus