Collection

Effort use statistics

This is an official statistics publication

These monthly statistics are provided to supervise control of fishing effort in Western Waters areas within British fisheries limits waters by UK vessels. The Western Waters regulations were originally derived from EU law and have been transposed into UK law. The statistics are made available on or after the 15th day of each month.

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Effort statistics 2015

Effort statistics 2014

Updates to this page

Published 11 June 2014
Last updated 12 August 2025 show all updates
  1. Update July 2025

  2. June effort statistics 2025 added.

  3. Update 12/06

  4. Update March 2025

  5. 2025 - update

  6. Update December 2024

  7. November effort statistics 2024 added.

  8. Update - October 2024

  9. September effort statistics 2024 added.

  10. August effort statistics 2024 - added

  11. July effort statistics 2024 added.

  12. June update 2024

  13. February 2024 update

  14. January 2024 update

  15. December 2023 - update

  16. November 2023 statistics added.

  17. October effort statistics 2023 added

  18. September Effort Statistics added

  19. August effort statistics added

  20. 06 June 2023 update.

  21. 24 March 2023 update.

  22. December update

  23. October added

  24. September update

  25. Page collection updated with January- April 2022 effort statistics

  26. Page updated with November 2021 effort use statistics

  27. Publication of October Effort use statistics

  28. August and September effort statistics added to page

  29. Publication of July 2021 effort statistics

  30. Page updated with June 2021 effort statistics

  31. MAy updated

  32. Page updated with April 2021 effort statistics

  33. new documents

  34. Final Doc added

  35. January 2021 added

  36. Updated with Provisional December 2020 effort statistics

  37. Page updated with November 2020 effort uptake figures

  38. October 2020 effort uptake figures added

  39. September 2020 data added

  40. August data added

  41. July 2020 effort uptake figures added

  42. Adding on June 2020 Effort Statistics

  43. May 2020 statistics added

  44. Updated with effort statistics April 2020

  45. February & March 2020 effort use statistics uploaded

  46. January 2020 effort statistics added

  47. Statistics for December 2019 Final uploaded

  48. Updated with December provisional effort uptake

  49. Statistics for November 2019 added

  50. October 2019 effort uptake figures added

  51. Statistics for September 2019 added

  52. August Stats added

  53. July 2019 stats added

  54. June 2019 statistics added

  55. April 2019 Statistics added

  56. May 2019 Stats added

  57. March 2019 statistics added

  58. Effort use stats for February 2019 added

  59. Final effort statistics December 2018 added

  60. Effort statistics January 2019 added

  61. Effort statistics December 2018 added

  62. October 2018 data added

  63. Effort statistics September 2018 added

  64. Effort statistics August 2018 added

  65. Effort statistics July 2018 data added

  66. Added effort statistics for June 2018

  67. Effort statistics May 2018 added

  68. Effort statistics April 2018 added

  69. Effort statistics February 2018 added

  70. Effort statistics March 2018 added

  71. Effort statistics December 2017 added

  72. Effort statistics January 2018 added

  73. Effort statistics November 2017 added

  74. Effort statistics September 2017 data added

  75. Effort statistics August 2017 added

  76. Effort statistics July 2017 added

  77. Effort statistics June 2017 added

  78. Effort statistics May 2017 data added

  79. Effort statistics April 2017 added

  80. Effort statistics March 2017 added

  81. February 2017 data added

  82. Effort statistics January 2017 data added

  83. Effort statistics December 2016 added

  84. November 2016 added

  85. Effort statistics October 2016 data added

  86. September 2016 added

  87. Effort statistics August 2016 added

  88. Effort statistics July 2016 data added

  89. Effort statistics June 2016 added

  90. Effort statistics May 2016 added

  91. Effort statistics April 2016 added

  92. Effort statistics March 2016 added

  93. Effort statistics February 2016 data added

  94. Effort statistics January 2016 added

  95. Effort statistics November 2015 added

  96. Effort statistics December 2015 added

  97. Effort statistics October 2015 added

  98. September data added

  99. August 2015 data added

  100. Effort statistics July 2015 added

  101. Effort use statistics for June 2015 added

  102. May 2015 effort use statistics added

  103. April 2015 effort use statistics published

  104. March 2015 effort use statistics added

  105. Effort statistics February 2015 added

  106. Effort statistics for January 2015 added and December 2014 amended

  107. Statistics for December 2014 added

  108. Statistics for November 2014

  109. Statistics for November 2014 added

  110. effort use statistics for October added

  111. September statistics added

  112. August data updated

  113. July stats added

  114. Effort statistics for June 2014 added to website - 14 July 2014

  115. First published.